1st Snatch by Stoichev in Moscow
History in Color: September 20, 1975, Moscow, Russia – Bulgarian light heavyweight Trendafil Stoichev goes for his first attempt in the first lift at the 1975 World Championship in Moscow.
Daily Archive: June 14, 2018
Petr Pavlasek (Czechoslovakia)
History in Color: September 23, 1969, Warsaw, Poland – 22-year old super heavyweight Petr Pavlasek of Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslvakia competes at the 1969 World Championships in Warsaw. At the 147kg bodyweight, young Pavlasek took...
George Asanidze (Georgia)
The History in Color features a color version of the photo with Olympic champion George Asanidze at the early stage of his career in Olympic weightlifting. George Asanidze (b. 1975) competed for his native...
Two Olympic Champions: Andon Nikolov and David Rigert
History in Color: June 17, 1978, Havirov, Czechoslovakia – 1976 Summer Olympics Champion, legendary David Rigert of Team CCCP wins the gold medal in the 9okg class at the 1978 European Championships in Havirov....
Remembering Chuck Vinci: Weightlifting Match in 1958
History in Color: May 1958, Chicago IL – One of the best bantamweight athletes in the world, Chuck Vinci competes for Team USA at the 1958 USA vs. USSR weightlifting series in Chicago.
Remembering Chuck Vinci: First Gold Medal at the Olympics
History in Color: November 23, 1956, Melbourne, Australia – Charles Vinci, of York, Pennsylvania displays his Olympic Gold medal after winning the bantamweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. That was the...
Remembering Chuck Vinci: Melbourne 1956
History in Color: November 23, 1956, Melbourn, Australia – Bantamweight Chuck Vinci of Team USA is being surrounded by the support team during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (left to right:) Peter George...
Sevdalin Marinov
History in Color: March 6, 1985, Yerevan, Armenia – 17-year old high school student Sevdalin Marinov of Plovdiv, Bulgaria wins the second place in the 52kg weight class at the 1985 Friendship Cup in...
Chuck Vinci (1932-2018)
Very sad news came from Cleveland, OH. Chuck Vinci died on June 13, 2018 at 85. Vinci was a two-time Olympic champion in weightlifting. He won the bantamweight class at the 1956 Games in...
Neno Terziyski (Bulgaria)
October 22, 1983, Moscow, Russia – 19-year old flyweight Neno Terziyski of Team Bulgaria wins his first World title with a world record total of 260kg at the 1983 World Championships in Moscow. Neno...
