Monthly Archive: September 2017
45 Years Later: Thinking of the 1972 Summit Series
45 years ago Paul Henderson scored The Goal in Canada vs. USSR Game 8 in Moscow, the last game of the 1972 Summit Series. It was a game winning goal. It was...
The Usual Suspects of York Barbell
The original caption for the black and white photo said: “In the 1950s, George F. Jowett held court with the early York barbell crew. Left to right: George Shandor, Steve Stanko, Dick Bachtell, George...
Naim Suleymanoglu Is in Serious Condition with Liver Failure
September 26, 2017, Tuesday – Legendary Olympic weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu has been hospitalized with liver failure and needs a liver transplant. According to numerous Turkish and Bulgarian media, he is in the intensive care...
Team England Finest (1962)
History in Color: Team England Weightlifting before going to the 1962 Empire Games in Perth Australia. Left to right: George Manners (82.5kg, silver medal), Carlton Goring (67.5kg, gold medal), David Prowse, Louis Martin (90kg,...
Powerful Flyweight Krishchishin
The cover photo of our History in Color series depicts Olympic press lift by brilliant Soviet flyweight Vladislav Krishchishin of Lvov, Ukraine. Vladislav Krishchishin (1946-2001) was a World champion (1969), European Champion (1969, 1970)...
Yury Chimrov (USSR)
Yury Chimrov (b. 1956, shown on the cover photo) was one of the young and promising Soviet heavyweights of the late 1970’s and early 1980s. He competed for the Dynamo club of Donetsk, Ukraine...