Bulgaria: On Top of the World
November 15, 1986, Sofia, Bulgaria – Bulgarian weightlifing team just finished competing in the 1986 World Championships with a phenomenal team record. They won 7 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals in 10...
November 15, 1986, Sofia, Bulgaria – Bulgarian weightlifing team just finished competing in the 1986 World Championships with a phenomenal team record. They won 7 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals in 10...
History in Color: September 17, 1975, Moscow – Featherweight Georgi Todorov of Bulgaria wins his 2nd world title with a world record total of 285kg (125+160) at the 1975 World Championship in Moscow. Georgi...
October 19, 1946, Paris, France – Grigory Novak of Team CCCP Weightlifting wins the world title in the 82.5kg weight class at the 1946 World Championship in France and becomes the 1st ever Soviet...
October 19, 1968, Mexico City – 24-year old super heavyweight Joe Dube of Team USA competes in the snatch part of Olympic weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Joe had...