Monthly Archive: October 2017
RLOL
RLOL is a little tag for Russian humor. Most of the times, it’s almost impossible to translate or to try to explain it. You’ve got to grow up in Russia to be able to...
Brazilian Beaches and American Weightlifting
Palms, beaches and seriously strong guys from the United States. The History in Color series features Team USA Weightlifting at the 1963 Pan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Left to right: Gary HANSON (56kg,...
Jaakko Kailajarvi (Finland)
September 11, 1963, Stockholm, Sweden – 22-year old light heavyweight Jaakko Kailajarvi of Pirkkala, Finland goes for a snatch wotld record in the 82.5kg class at the 1963 World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden. Jaakko...
Perpendicular Worlds
Just a snapshot of a street that goes under the highway. Those are two perpendicular worlds – the high speed streaming on the highway and the stop-and-go driving on the street under with traffic...
Reflecting on Education
Bernie C. is an educated fella. He has a diploma. He graduated from a highly recommended obedience school. He almost failed the final exam though. When I told him “Come!” he ran to me...
1948 Team USA
Here goes another History in Color shot of American strongest that went to compete for the country at the first post World War II Olympics in London. Top row (left to right): Bob Hoffman,...
Olympic Champions in Weightlifting (Moscow, 1980)
History in Color: A group shot of Soviet weightlifters that won gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow: (left to right) Viktor Mazin (Shakhtinsk, Kazakhstan, 60kg), Yury Sandalov (USSR Weightlifting Federation, Secretary), Sultan Rakhmanov...