Vasily Alexeev in Ryazan (1976)
History in Color presents a color version a rare photo with legendary Vasily Alexeev competing in a local meet: May 7, 1976, Ryazan, Russia – Vasily Alexeev bombs out in the snatch program at...
History in Color presents a color version a rare photo with legendary Vasily Alexeev competing in a local meet: May 7, 1976, Ryazan, Russia – Vasily Alexeev bombs out in the snatch program at...
History in Color: September 17, 1962, Budapest, Hungary – 25-year rookie of Team CCCP, featherweight Eugene Katsura of Kazan, Russia wins a silver medal with a 110+107.5+140 = 357.5kg total in the 60kg class...
History in Color: September 26, 1969, Warsaw, Poland – A year after winning the 1968 Summer Olympics, phenomenal middle heavyweight Kaarlo Kangasniemi of Finland wins a gold medal in the 90kg class with 175+150+190...
History in Color: September 27, 1947, Philadelphia, PA, USA – 26-year old John Davis of the United States wins the World title with 3 world records (in snatch, cj, total) in the 82.5+kg class...
On June 29, 2018, legendary athlete, 3-time U.S. Olympian, Olympic champion Peter George turns 89! Peter George is a true hero and inspiration for many generations of Olympic weightlifters. It’s his birthday today. He...