Myself and Klokov at the 1st Raw World Championships in Rostov, Russia 2009.
Out of all the strength athletes I had the privilege of meeting in Russia. Klokov was my favourite.
I was walking back into the grand hall for the bench press portion of my meet and I heard a Russian accent yell at me, “Hey Canada!! Nice squat!!” I turned and looked over my left shoulder to greet my praises and instantly recognized the barbarian. I was getting respect from my favourite Olympic weightlifter, Beijing Silver Medalist in the 105kg class Dmitry Klokov. “Holy F*$&!! DMITRY KLOKOV!!” I responded with excitement.
Beijing Men’s Weightlifting 105KG mix LOVE THE PRIMITIVE AGGRESSION!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTQnNOsZ0OY
Klokov Snatch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3cqc2Er6hY
I was not able to discuss anything in depth with Klokov because our translator was busy with the show but some notable things are that he started weightlifting seriously when he was 13 years old. This shows how much dedication it takes to master a sport that not only involves so much raw strength, power, and speed, but also the amount of time it takes to apply those attributes to a specific technique.
He also mentioned that he loved competing at the Arnold’s which I wish I would have gone down to see last weekend
Wikipedia:
Dmitriy Vyacheslavovich Klokov (Russian: Дмитрий Вячеславович Клоков) (born February 18, 1983)[1] is a Russian weightlifter competing in the 105 kg category. He is 182cm tall.
Klokov was born in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast.[2] He is the son of World Champion Vyacheslav Klokov, who also competed in the Heavyweight category.[3][4]
He became world champion at the 2005 World Championships, with a total of 419 kg.[1][3]
Klokov also participated at the 2005 and 2006 Arnold Sports Festivals in Columbus, Ohio.[5]
At the 2006 World Championships and 2007 World Championships he ranked 3rd.[6][3]
Klokov won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a total of 423 kg.[1]
