Vasily Alexeev and Leonid Zhabotinsky are my heroes since I was little. 1964 & 1968 Olympics, Leonid died on my mom's birthday 2016. I got both of their autographs, and shook their hands, R.I.P. My friends...
@midwestguy761
5 жыл бұрын
I envy you for not only seeing Vasily, but getting his auto graph.. Vasily and David Rigert were true standouts. Jon Cole and Jack Barnes were great on the power lifting side. I would like to go back in time when these guys roamed the planet in their prime....
@ДмитрийВладимирович-т7ж
4 жыл бұрын
Big tks, sir.
@lloydprock8873
3 жыл бұрын
The greatest....loved watching him as a kid
@johnshell2480
8 жыл бұрын
Greatest weightlifter ever. Grew up watching this guy with my dad. He never disappointed.
@sevfan1
9 жыл бұрын
I'm 53, I remember watching him when I was a kid. What a legend.
@bfr74vz80
8 жыл бұрын
Before the internet and ESPN, all we had was ABC Wide world of Sports. To this day Vasily is the only name I remember from weightlifting, the man was a true legend
@mjb12141963
4 жыл бұрын
I'm 56 now. I have the same memories. Watching Wide World of Sports with the "Agony of Defeat". That skier walked away they said. When weight lifting or body building was on or Nascar when it was worth watching. Too bad the world turned out the way it has.
@ДмитрийВладимирович-т7ж
4 жыл бұрын
Big tks, sir.
@22448824
3 жыл бұрын
@@mjb12141963 You’re not wrong there MJB
@ManuelRamirez-lz8gw
3 жыл бұрын
Great weightlifter athletic
@chuckbuckbobuck
7 жыл бұрын
I remember Columbus, 1970 and seeing the 501 C&J on ABC's Wide World of Sports. It got one of the highest ratings of all times for that series. I later became an Olympic lifter myself and have I had lived in the USSR probably would have been a Olympic possibility (Cleaned & Jerked 205 lbs at 13 years of age at 132 lbs.) but that never happened. After all these years Alekseyev first 500 + C&J still resonates with me. They say he could have done 600 lbs but ran out time as he made his world records incrementally to get as much cash from the decrepit Soviet system as possible as every WR was big money for him back then. We miss you Vassily--weightlifting showman extraordinaire!
@jdanderson915
2 жыл бұрын
Vasily the GREAT! Why is he the only guy I remember when I was a kid!? just kept piling on the weight. As a kid, I was impressed with this Russian no one could touch!
@suffolkmike1
12 жыл бұрын
I don't doubt it a bit. He was unbelievable to watch. I remember like it was yesterday when he lifted 501 for the first time. That's all you heard people talk about for a week. The olympic coverage sucks these days. Beach volleyball has taken place of weightlifting...wtf is that?
@frankbullock2046
2 жыл бұрын
I saw him on Wide World of Sports back in the 70s...That 507+ press is beyond awesome...still love the Man...God Bless his Family...
@pachachaz
8 ай бұрын
I'm 53 now and I remember very well him, a Real Beast
@bobaxe6197
8 жыл бұрын
I watched him some years ago when he had hurt his arm doing 1 armed lifts and all I can say it was AWESOME
@mance02
9 жыл бұрын
No hating, nut I personally loved Serge Reding's lift on the Clean & Press; so smooth, so clean.
@vonkaunaz
10 жыл бұрын
I would have loved to be a kid, or a teenage back in those days! It was an era when children and teenagers dreamed about and admired TRUE SUPER ATHLETES. The sound of the audience being wowed and amazed at 1:45, as they witness the first man in history to lift more than 500lbs in competition, sends shivers down my spine!! It was a time of such incredible excitement. The overwhelming majority of the greatest athletes back then had an impeccable record both at the competition and outside the tournaments. Compare that era, with what children have been witnessing in sports, especially over the last 20 years until this day.... Just check the NFL, NBA, MLB...we have homicides, drug dealers, junkies, gang looking tattooed ass covered punks, animal fighting sponsors, long hair, earrings, piercings, and all sorts of outright vulgarity and disciplinary problems both in the competition as well as in the street. Superb Athletes like Vasily Alexeev are, in our present-day world , a needle in a haystack. Rest in Peace.
@gemaf
9 жыл бұрын
It was great in those days.
@CLASSICALFAN100
4 жыл бұрын
The early 1960's were America's true Golden Age, and they were GREAT! A loaf of bread cost a dime, and gasoline was 35 cents per gallon. Jobs were plentiful across the board, with 'way more jobs than applicants. ( There was no "outsourcing" or "climate change" then.) John F. Kennedy was President, and **America was King of the World!!**
@robbennett3704
3 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure how to phrase this well in light of modern vernacular, but Vasily had a very explosive jerk. He was somewhat unique in how little he squatted down, and then BOOM! The weight was almost instantaneously on locked arms. I'm not sure if Vasily simply had the inherent genetics to do this, or if years of also doing the clean and press aided his ability. He looked capable of jerking 600+ lbs (272.5+ kg), but unfortunately, it took him a while to build up the overall strength/power and technique to clean 250+ kg.
@captainamericaamerica8090
Жыл бұрын
HE WAS A LUMBER JACK AS A YOUNGER TEEN. HE'D LIFT BROKEN OFF PIECES OF RAIL ROAD TRACK FOR FUN
@josephsissler1103
5 жыл бұрын
I was there in Columbus on leave from the service. A few days earlier I was in the field house watching them train (I loaded some for Dube) and as I neared the exit Aleeve waylaid me “You...me...Hotel) I guessed the Holiday Inn and took him there where I watched him drain a couple of pitchers of beer
@biggunno1
9 жыл бұрын
a favorite of mine to watch, what a legend,this guy was an animal
@DonCarlosHormozi
12 жыл бұрын
THE MAN WAS A BEAST!!!!! RIP MY FRIEND.
@kellydir4825
14 күн бұрын
This is the guy who inspired me to start weight training, I'm mid 50s now and still lift
@nicholasschroeder3678
4 жыл бұрын
I remember them doing this up close and personal bit on him during the Olympics. He was in his backyard and watering his plants with a regular hose, no nosel. They were chatting away, and he moved the stream across something that couldnt get wet: the stream stopped in the transition because he just clamped off the stream with his grip. They didn't comment on it, but it was hilarious
@johnzenczak630
Жыл бұрын
He was the best!
@captainamericaamerica8090
Жыл бұрын
FOR SURE. THE GOAT= 👑👑👑🐯🐯🐯🐑🐑🐑🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
@alcapone6041
7 жыл бұрын
very strong man great stuff
@tec-9o
22 күн бұрын
This guy was strong as fuck
@ardvarkkkkk1
12 жыл бұрын
Yes. I watched a documentary on him once. It didn't really go into it but did say that he ate a 36 egg omelet for breakfast. I'm not exactly small but I couldn't get down a third of that.
@stealthbomb6057
8 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest Olympic Weight Lifters of all time. He looked like a fat tub of lard but I think for a lot of heavyset people, he probably inspired them to get into weight lifting, power lifting, and strongman competitions and so forth.
@brucegelman5582
5 жыл бұрын
The purity of this is refreshing
@LAK_770
12 жыл бұрын
They all did roids, especially in Europe, especially back then. This man is an absolute savage beast and a monster of raw strength and technique. But it's naive to think that he wasn't on the gear when that was just what everyone did to compete at the very peak of their potential.
@Ease54
3 жыл бұрын
The Russians pretty much invented using testosterone as a PED. This led to the US developing Dianabol.
@larsen21hensen60
4 жыл бұрын
Jeeezz. These guys don't seem to live long. His fellow competitor Serge Reding of Belgium died at 32!
@johnzenczak630
Жыл бұрын
He was able to do front squats with 1000 lb
@brucedunkle9136
2 жыл бұрын
The great Russian Bear.
@06livefast
12 жыл бұрын
Holding large amounts of weight over your head does not shorten your life span, nor does it tax the heart. The lifestyle you live such as smoking, drinking, nutrition does. In fact, the amount of lifting this man would have done would do nothing but strengthen his heart. And yes, western world medical practices are rather benign (pills for everything under the sun) but no matter where the health practitioner lives, they are the best at what they do.. we must have faith in the people we rely upon
@Michael-pf8we
4 жыл бұрын
Damn, dude is hella strong
@marklitherland
13 жыл бұрын
Rip
@blakeashley1957
6 жыл бұрын
Alexeev once said that Serge Reding had more muscle but lacked the mental strength to beat Alexeev.
@gemaf
9 жыл бұрын
A LEGEND !!!!! Abs? Who cares...
@leaba
4 жыл бұрын
Vasili at 255 to me had some more in the tank. Did he ever surpass that in training?
@PinnaclePete
Жыл бұрын
Someone else here said he did 270 in training and cleaned 273 but missed the jerk.
@RidinOnABigCog
5 жыл бұрын
Alexeev was the greatest ever olympian! alongside Sergey Bubka.....
@alanaliyev456GT
7 жыл бұрын
hes beautiful at 150kg .he carried not to fat. in 1980 his bodyfat became problematic for him
@АлексМайский-ц5й
3 жыл бұрын
А что там Ким Ткаченко делал, когда Василий Иванович 255 толкал?
@Franky8312
11 жыл бұрын
@Danny Sullivan That was a strict press. Even harder.
@ah93704
11 жыл бұрын
That's amazing. Whats the most Paul Anderson ever lifted in this lift?
@fredsoupoux
12 жыл бұрын
ouin 100 % naturel :)
@zbigniewczaykowski514
4 ай бұрын
As good as this guy was and Lasha is , Naim was more impressive.
@9256steven
6 жыл бұрын
Paul Anderson was a greater lifter.
@clayoliver4046
5 жыл бұрын
Paul was a great Christian man, and probably the strongest man in the world from about 1954-1963 or so, but his winning clean and jerk in the 1956 Olympics would not pass today's standards, so he would have bombed out!
@ardvarkkkkk1
12 жыл бұрын
Nope. Heavy eating.
@Hesam0000
8 жыл бұрын
Rezazadeh 263.5 kilo.
@iverar
8 жыл бұрын
How was he that strong when he looked really fat and has no definition at all?
@wyatt2137
8 жыл бұрын
+CLASSICALFAN100 this is not powerlifting, this is Olympic weightlifting. Powerlifting is bench squat deadlift, Olympic weightlifting is clean and jerk, clean and press, snatch
@ostinlt12
8 жыл бұрын
HGH, anabolic steroids, and performance enhancing drugs. Russian weightlifters were banned the Rio Olympics for the same thing Alexeev got away with in the 70s. Was still fun to watch.
@ThreeLittleBirds111
6 жыл бұрын
I'm 63 ..growing up watching this man shatter records was so incredible I'll never forget ...amazing human
@rico300zx
13 жыл бұрын
Rip
@EpicsAdademy
9 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of meeting Vasily many years ago at his home when I was making a film about his life. He was a very funny guy and extremely generous and we were made to feel extremely welcome when filming in his home for several days. He was truly one of the greatest Olympic athletes of all time.
@CekTopGaZa1988
8 жыл бұрын
where can we watch this film??
@EpicsAdademy
8 жыл бұрын
Hi, I found it on You tube the film I worked on was for a UK braodcast channel.
@jxqjxq727
5 жыл бұрын
@@EpicsAdademy what was the name of that film?
@EpicsAdademy
5 жыл бұрын
@@jxqjxq727 It was a series, something like olympic legends, I am not sure , its been a long time. sorry. There was Olga Korbut, Mark Spitz, and about another 8 or so...so all the real top level superstars of all time, It was made before Sir Steve Redgrave won his 6th Gold medal,
@jxqjxq727
5 жыл бұрын
@@EpicsAdademy much appreciated!
@deetsepnopoulos3122
4 жыл бұрын
That 255kg lift in the 1976 Olympics which was not shown here is still a monster lift today 44 years later. He also had the best sideburns ever. Ha ha. RIP Vasily Alexeev.
@thesergio9444
8 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough to be the second person to congratulate Alexeev after his 500lb clean and jerk.I was backstage with my coach Larry Barnolth.
@odessafile75
3 жыл бұрын
You had an incredible physique Sergio. I think you should have beaten Arnold at the 1970 AAU Mr. World which was held in conjunction with the Weightlifting in Columbus.
@Ease54
3 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to be in the audience in Columbus for the big milestone. One of my fondest memories.
@keithlilly6242
Ай бұрын
@@odessafile75Sergio died in 2012. Am I missing something if this post was 7 years ago. Just saying couldn’t be Sergio unless I’m looking at something wrong.
@odessafile75
Ай бұрын
@keithlilly6242 I was joking with the poster who calls himself " the Sergio" advising that he ( if he was the actual Sergio Oliva) should have won the 1970 AAU World over Arnold as he had the better physique. Yes, you are correct. The real Sergio Oliva died many years before I made the comment.
@carpediem6568
5 жыл бұрын
Saw him on Wide World of Sports and interview by Jim McKay, right in the middle of the Cold War. Alekseyev, in good English, made the point to mention he liked coming to the US. A great ambassador, as well as athlete for the USSR.
@edwardtaylor6251
9 жыл бұрын
The greatest lifter i ever saw, my hero. If he was lifting today with all the latest training techniques, he would be unbeatable, just like my drumming hero buddy rich who was my inspiration to play drums. I have been drumming for over fifty years, I was a lightweight lifter back in the sixties, so two masters of their craft to inspire me.
@ЯрославКозвонин
5 жыл бұрын
Василию Алексееву светлая память,богатырь земли Русской.
@dina.4283
3 жыл бұрын
Он не русский во всяком случае есть примесь
@uilgood2943
3 жыл бұрын
@@dina.4283 Бл чел, по твоему русский не может иметь чёрных волос и карих глаз!? В инете фио Василий Иванович Алексеев, знач русский!
@atleticpower119
3 жыл бұрын
Самый сильный среди всех евреев Василий Алексеев
@uilgood2943
3 жыл бұрын
@@atleticpower119 так он не еврей
@atleticpower119
3 жыл бұрын
@@uilgood2943 посмотрите выпуск с Гордоном.Он сам про себя так говорил.
@ВасилийИванов-л2ц
5 жыл бұрын
Василий Иванович Алексеев, величайший штангист, слава Советского спорта!!!
@DonCarlosHormozi
8 жыл бұрын
What a monster!!!! I loved this guy!!! RIP
@vjreejr
10 жыл бұрын
In his day, he was the Michael Jordan of weightlifting. The best you could hope for was second when you were in competition with him. I was 9 during the 1972 Olympics and was awestruck watching this Russian do those lifts. I never forgot him.
@earldeanpowell
9 жыл бұрын
Well said...a majestic athlete
@cdrandi7in
5 жыл бұрын
Naim lol
@Poogoo701
5 жыл бұрын
if he had these lifts even today he'd still dominate
@jfg1104
Жыл бұрын
@Konrad Prodamski not even close. LASHA , destroys him
@BLUTOV
9 жыл бұрын
I was 10 years old during the 72 Olympics.....the man had a presence no one could touch.
@РафаэльЗиннатуллин-п8к
8 жыл бұрын
Наш великий чемпион!!!
@MrOnceinside
10 жыл бұрын
The Elvis of weightlifting!
@captainamericaamerica8090
Жыл бұрын
FREDDIE MERCURY WAS THE Goat!🐑🐑🐑👑👑👑🎤🎤🎹🎹Not elvis
@trevorregay9283
2 жыл бұрын
this guy will forever be etched in my memories....as a kid watching Olympics it was truly cool to watch him, but I have to admit, the USSR tainted my enthusiasm for him a bit.......I also thought he was taller as I checked on the internet and it lists him as being 6' 1" tall.....but weighed in a 353 lbs....I suppose in order to press over 500 lbs, you need that body weight to do it though.....anyway, Great champion!
@streetmachine100
4 жыл бұрын
No disrespect to any other weightlifter, but this guy is THE guy. So many world records, he was just incredible. For me he is the lifter all are judged by, and so far they have all come short
@carlosaraujo1327
9 жыл бұрын
i saw him for the first time in The 76 olimpic games...very impressive indeed...may you rest in peace ..Alexeev the great...
@darknessblackened
8 жыл бұрын
Russian Legend !!
@526Lis
8 жыл бұрын
Без Мельдония человек обходился!
@АлмазГордин
3 жыл бұрын
Нафик ему твой мельдоний, когда в сборной жрали Данабол без ограничений.
@BigSkyCurmudgeon
3 жыл бұрын
i too grew up watching Wide World of Sports, and this legend. my favorite memory came at a meet in Ohio State University when the camera went along with his lunch break at the cafeteria for the athletes. literally this legend had 2 complete trays of food, fruits, meats and chicken, with some seafood added. then cheeses and some carb veggies. milk, tea, and orange juice were the beverages. the commentators described it as a light lunch of 12,000 calories. even the emblems on the plates were consumed that day. he was a beat.
@denisgraciov5368
6 жыл бұрын
His life story shows that he was not only strong phisicly, but he was a Humane been with a big hurt and wide soul. Afrer Soviet union fell , he was forgotten and left alone .That man is a legend !!!
@stevenmarvinranger
10 жыл бұрын
I watched him live, he never disappointed anyone. !!!
@ДмитрийВладимирович-т7ж
4 жыл бұрын
Big tks, sir.
@gregkporter1002
2 жыл бұрын
I Remember I was an Fan of Alexi ,when I was an kid !!!
@dannywallace1730
3 жыл бұрын
I also was at meet for the 501 C&J...FREIND OF Dave Rigert...
@MrAckers75
8 жыл бұрын
polished off a leg of lamb lol what a legend
@georgebangert3336
3 жыл бұрын
I was there that night in Columbus it was electric, never will forget it
@drloranzameadows2294
4 жыл бұрын
You always look like you just left Golden Corral it looks like you be a good trucker but all kidding aside he was a he was the one of the greatest weightlifters ever I remember seeing him on the worldwide World of Sports inspired me to get into weight also in powerlifting and now I'm a master USA powerlifter where we just test brute strength in three lifts bench press and deadlift and also squat it's a great strength sport I love it
@riccardocarbo2479
Жыл бұрын
I’m 53 and I remember seeing him when I was a 6-7 year old. It was fun to watch.
@IRONSPECIALIST
12 жыл бұрын
народ помнит своих героев!!!
@davidhoffman5380
3 жыл бұрын
That 507 was a blatant push press. Reding should’ve beat him
@Cristinamk
12 жыл бұрын
Aleexeev said his best in training was 270 kilo's and 200 int he snatch. Aslanbek Yenaldiev said he witnessed him c&j 273 and miss the jerk. He was truly one of a kind
@Александр72
2 ай бұрын
В какой раз пересматриваю и всё как в первый. Мощь сила спокойствие!!!! СССР РОССИЯ!
@kolbeinnbaldursson6788
6 жыл бұрын
Alexeev was great, but in what world was the press legal? Serge Redding should be the one to have the record, he actually pressed it.
@odessafile75
3 жыл бұрын
Serge Reding was an incredible Belgian weightlifter who was built like a tank.
@kollitumi
10 жыл бұрын
Not to diss Alexeev, he was great. But that wasn't a strict press. Reding should have won that.
@ИринаБирюкова-ж5д
5 жыл бұрын
КРАСАВЕЦ ЗЕМЛИ РУССКОЙ !!!!
@ПавелПантелеев-з6т
10 жыл бұрын
Великий Алексеев
@ConnoisseurOfExistence
3 жыл бұрын
I wished he was mentioned more today...
@SHERIFF0001SHEIKH
Жыл бұрын
Было развитие у социалистического государства во всех направлениях, были планы была динамика, потом.... все.... пробел! Почему?!
@shaulbenshimon6463
Жыл бұрын
Потому что СССР был реализован план доступа к ресурсам, которые не должны были использоваться СССР ... Как только построили БАМ и прочую инфраструктуру, проект социалистической идеологи свернули и отдали эстафету Китаю ... Он лучше справлялся на следующем этапе производства.
@maratbodjukyan1967
3 жыл бұрын
ВЕЛИКИЙ
@Илья-р3д7ш
Жыл бұрын
Василий Иванович❤
@ПапинСибиряк-т1ю
3 жыл бұрын
Да уж времена чистого спорта прошли на всегда 😞
@АлмазГордин
3 жыл бұрын
Это кто, Алексеев-то был чистым? Самый "заряженый" в сборной был, Данабол жрал горстями. Сейчас уже много фактов всплывает благодаря интернету. Оставьте сказки про чистых советстких спортсменов, которые ставили рекорды во имя Родины, и про хитрых и нечестных заграничных профи. Все пахали как лошади. И все принимали стероиды. А дядя Вася крут. Уникум и работяга.
@PRAVDORUB_064S
3 жыл бұрын
@@АлмазГордин горстями все жрали, но рекорды почему-то ставил он ))
@АлмазГордин
3 жыл бұрын
@@PRAVDORUB_064S разве я подвергал сомнению талант и самоотдачу Алексеева? Меня удивляют высказывания, что в Союзе был "чистый" спорт. Все топы были на фарме, банально конвеер по подготовке рекордсменов. Это была гонка между государствами за престиж. А то люди наивно верят, что в СССР ставились рекорды исключительно на любви к Родине, и детском питании.
@ssssss-qy6mw
3 жыл бұрын
@@PRAVDORUB_064S боже ну очевидно же что самый способный и работящий был Алексеев, что не отменяет анаболики
@zsoltkiss2835
3 жыл бұрын
Big man
@SHERIFF0001SHEIKH
3 жыл бұрын
Обаятельный был мужик. Царство вам небесное Пусть земля вам будет пухом Пусть могила ваша, зимой будет теплой а летом холодной. Пусть то, что не удалось и не сбылось у вас, сбудется и удастся вашим детям!
@eero8843
Жыл бұрын
All natural, no doping used 😂
@gervaisfillion9417
3 жыл бұрын
a real strong man,,not a doped one!!!!!!!!
@VaibhavAKhandare
3 жыл бұрын
These Russians I tell you😑😑
@jefferyschirm4103
3 жыл бұрын
Did he live through his 50s. ??
@keithgreenan1850
9 жыл бұрын
When Alexeev cleaned and jerked 501.5 pounds the announcer showed his ignorance by saying he was wearing tape on his fingers because they were rubbed raw. The reason he wears tape on his thumbs is for the hook grip for better tracktion and to keep the thumb from hurting. They allways have these announcers who have no knowledge of weightlifting or care about weightlifting.
@Scyllax
7 жыл бұрын
They cover every sport, so what do you expect? I've heard that before from coverage in "niche sports" that they don't know what the gear is for, and how anything works.
@XMIR10C
5 жыл бұрын
LIAR - u are full of it, trying to get \youtube ratingsd
@angrybear2332
3 жыл бұрын
Waaaaa
@jimbob4456
3 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t look juiced.
@YouBios68
12 жыл бұрын
Величайший тяжелоатлет всех Времен! Лучший из лучших! Земля ему пухом - во имя Отца и Сына!
@РотмистръГуляйполе
3 жыл бұрын
"Земля пухом"-это не правильное выражение! Говорят"Царствие небесное,вечная память".
@Tsintsadze...tsintsadze
3 жыл бұрын
Лучший из лучших вообще то Талахадзе во всяком случае что касается веса)))))
@bazovoy
Жыл бұрын
@@Tsintsadze...tsintsadze это в фильмах и особо мультфильмах..
@SomeLittleShoe
Жыл бұрын
I saw the first one on Wide World of Sports. I liked him. I thought the Russians were stronger than Americans. The East Germans too. After the Berlin Wall fell government documents were found that said those governments actually had buying steroids for athletes in their budgets. I saw then why hey had the strongest athletes. But I still like Vassily Alexeev.
@taskpurposeretard9750
2 ай бұрын
Americans were the kings of steroids....kid
@davidolarte149
Жыл бұрын
❤I'm 66 I remember? I just went back to the gym 7 months ago and I'm looking forward to bench press 400 by a few months from now! I can bench press 300 pounds now😂
@SpiritintheSky.
5 ай бұрын
I had the only-too-short privilege of seeing him at London's Heathrow Airport in the late-1970s. He was an awesome. if somewhat modest, figure.
@CamiloMorfa16
4 жыл бұрын
Still bothers me that he cheated that press
@robertnewell4054
4 жыл бұрын
@Camilo Morfa ...... and that’s why the Press is no longer part of competition.
@prun8893
3 жыл бұрын
Notice he has two shoulder buttons; in case he loses some weight. This is exactly what I wear to 24hour Fitness. I use the second button because I've noticed the ladies like it that way better. The first button doesn't support my package quite as well and things get a little......um......liberated occasionally while I'm on the elliptical.
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