Kolotov (1971)
On the cover shot from the History in Color series, Vasily Kolotov (1944-2001) performs the clean-and-jerk lift on his way to the gold medal of the 1971 Spartakiad of the USSR. Vasily Kolotov of...
Monthly Archive: March 2017
Hockey Replays: Balderis Scores to Toronto!
Just a super blast from the past, Helmut Balderis scores to Toronto! 38-year old rookie of Minnesota Norths Stars plays in the 1988-89 NHL Season… His first and last season in the League. In...
Zhabotinsky In the Training Gym
History in Color: Two-time Olympic champion in the super heavyweight, Leonid Zhabotinsky is having a good time during the training session in his gym. The original b/w photo was taken in 1969. Leonid Zhabotinsky...
Markin Rust
Total blast from the past… Listened to the Russian radio last night and the guest speaker was Vladimir Markin, the singer, producer, businessman, politician. I don’t know anything about the “businessnan anf politician” part....
Is It the Last Snow This Year?
It’s nice and sunny in Boston today! There are still little islands of snow here and there… Like on the cover photo here. Is it the last snow this year? 🙂
David Rigert is 70
Last Sunday, David Rigert turned 70! For whatever reason, I sent my congratulations on so many outlets that… I forgot to mention about it on Chidlovski Blog Chidlovski. We all have our favorite athletes....
Training Hall in 1970
The Lift Up: History in Color series showcases the training hall with Olympic weightlifters in 1970. Gennady Ivanchenko (Riga, Latvia) and David Rigert (Shakhty, Russia) are enjoying the moment of rest between the lifts....
Bob Hoffman and Team USA (1958)
The Lift Up: History in Color series at Chidlovski Blog Chidlovski presents the cover photo with Bob Hoffman (1898-1985) of York Barbell and Team USA at the opening of the USA vs USSR weightlifting...
Igor Rybak
Igor Rybak (1934-2005) of Kharkov, Ukraine was one of the first Soviet Olympic champions. He won the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with a 380kg total (110+120+150) in the 67.5kg weightclass. In the same...
Coaches and Athletes: Plyukfelder and Rigert
The duo Rudolph Plyukfelder and David Rigert was perhaps one of the most inspiring example of work between coaches and athletes in the history of Olympic weightlifting. Plyukfelder (b. 1928) had an outstanding career...
