Best Middle Heavyweights in 1972
History in Color: September 3, 1972, Munich, Germany – The medal ceremony is about to begin for the winners in the 90kg class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich (left to right): Atanas...
Daily Archive: June 21, 2018
Valery Ustyuzhin
History in Color: Valery Ustyuzhin (1945-2001) was a very strong heavyweight athlete of the 1970s. Ustyuzhin competed for the Dynamo Club of Rovno, Ukraine. His forte was his clean-and-jerk lift. In 1973, 28-year old...
Amazing Valentin Khristov (Bulgaria)
History in Color: September 22, 1975, Moscow, Russia – 19-year old Bulgarian junior heavyweight Valentin Khristov competes with a happy smile at the 1975 World Championships in Moscow. Valentin Khristov was simply amazing. He...
Tyngdlyftning Means Weightlifting (Take 2)
History in Color: Rickard Nilssen and his trainer Lennart Dahlgren (both competed for Team Sweden Weightlifting.)
Tyngdlyftning Means Weightlifting
Legends of Swedish Olympic weightlifting are being features on the History in Color cover (left to right): Arvid Andersson (1919-2011), Lage Andersson (1920-2011) and Lennart Englund . More at Lift Up
Stanczyk in Helsinki
History in Color: July 27, 1952, Helsinki, Finland – Light heavyweight Stan Stanczyk is competing in the snatch lift for Team USA at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. One of the best athletes of...
