- Alekseev set 79 world records, 81 USSR records.
- Alekseev set his last official record on 11/01/1977 - Jerk 256 kg in Moscow.
- Vladimir Vysotskiy dedicated the song 'Weightlifter' to Vasiliy Alekseev.
- At the XXV Olympic Games (1992), the CIS team led by Alekseev won the team competition, winning 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals.
- On January 14, 2017, the opening of the monument took place in the homeland of Vasiliy Alekseev, in the village of Miloslavskoe.
- Avenue in the city of Shakhty is named after V. Alekseev.
- Depicted on a 1972 postage stamp of the Republic of Haiti.
- Vasiliy Alekseev is the holder of the current world record for the sum of three exercises - 645 kg.
- The aircraft Airbus A321-211 (tail number VP-BDC) of the Aeroflot company is named after V. Alekseev.
- Depicted on a 1972 Ajman-Manama (UAE) postage stamp.
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