 In reality Zhabotinsky merely positioned himself behind Vlasov, who started the event first, and in his last attempt would order (and lift) any weight required to win the overall competition.Although Vlasov announced his retirement after the 1964 Olympics, he resumed top-level training in 1966 for financial reasons.He set his last world record on 15 May 1967, by pressing 199 kg, for which he received 850 rubles.