Career
During his career Saksonov set nine world records: seven official records in the clean and jerk and two unofficial records in the total. In 1940–1941 Saksonov studied at naval and infantry military schools, and later fought as a sergeant in World World War World War II During a raid behind the front lines he captured an injured German combatant and brought him to the Soviet positions despite being wounded himself. He took part in various other military operations, for which he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War and the Medal of Bravery, among other medals.
