Career
Rakhmanov made 6 perfect lifts to score a decisive victory at the 1980 Olympics. Rakhmanov"s father was Uzbek and his mother was Ukrainian, he was born in Uzbekistan. He trained during his weightlifting career in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.
His most memorable victory was, of course, the super heavyweight class gold medal at the 1980 Olympics.
After his retirement, Rakhmanov was the Chairman of the International Association of Disabled Sports Veterans. Sultan was an honored President of the Aikido Federation of Ukraine.
He also was one of the pioneers of organized armwrestling in the Soviet Union. Rakhmanov died on May 5, 2003 of a heart attack at age 52.