The Brothers Kailajarvi in 1965
All three Kailajarvi lifting brothers are family men. They work in the same big industrial company – Jorma as an iron-plate worker (now a labour investigator), Jouni as a truck mechanic, Jaakko as an...
All three Kailajarvi lifting brothers are family men. They work in the same big industrial company – Jorma as an iron-plate worker (now a labour investigator), Jouni as a truck mechanic, Jaakko as an...
History in Color: November 26, 1956, Melbourne, Australia – Middle heavyweight Dave Sheppard of Team USA Weightlifting competes in the press program of the 90kg weightclass at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Sheppard...
History in Color: Anatoly Kozlov (b. 1955) of Kholmsk, Russia had a phenomenal year of 1977 in Olympic weightlifting. On April 8, 1977, at the 1977 Russian Federation (RSFSR) Championships in Volzhsky, Russia, 22-year...
History in Color: Michel Broillet (b. 1944) of Switzerland was one of the top Olympic weightlifters the 1970s. Michel Broillet represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also won bronze at the...
History in Color: July 23, 1977, Stuttgart, Germany – 26-year old Rolf Milser of West Germany wins a silver medal in the 90kg weight class at the 1977 World Championships in Stuttgart. Rolf Milser...