Khristo Plachkov (Bulgaria)
Bulgarian super heavyweight Khristo Plachkov (1953-2009) was the first athlete in the world that managed to snatch 200 kg. On the cover photo, Plachkov tries to snatch 200 kg at the 1975 World Championship...
Bulgarian super heavyweight Khristo Plachkov (1953-2009) was the first athlete in the world that managed to snatch 200 kg. On the cover photo, Plachkov tries to snatch 200 kg at the 1975 World Championship...
The strongest man on the planet, Vasily Alexeev (1942-2011) is in deep thoughts on this cover photo from the History in Color series. Alexeev dominated the super heavyweight class in the 1970s, made 80 corrections...