16. Vasily Alexeev
Already a past World and Olympic Champion, Soviet weightlifter Vasily Alexeev didn't have much to top at the 1976 Montreal Games — except for his own world records. The hulking Alexeev bested East Germany's Gerd Bonk with ease, but with one lift left, the consummate showman wasn't one to let the crowd down. He hoisted 562 pounds overhead with his final clean and jerk, smashing his previous record and establishing himself as one of the most revered Olympians of the 20th century.