Team USSR in the Birch Forest
History in Color:
Group shot of the Team USSR Weightlifting coaches and athletes during the training camp (1976-1977) in the birch forest (left to right):
Front row:
N/A (assistant massage therapist), R.Ikaev (coach of A.Yenaldiev), G.Baldin (massage therapist), I.Kudyukov (head coach), R. Plyukfelder (coach), N. Kolesnikov (60kg, Rostov, Russia), A.Voronin (56kg, Kemerovo, Russia)
Mid row:
N/A, V.Avzhyan (82.5kg, Arkhangelsk, Russia), K.Osmonaliev (52kg, Frunze, Kirgizia), V.Polonsky (52kg, Moscow, Russia), Yu. Vardanyav (75kg, Leninakan, Armenia), S.Poltoratsky (90kg, Kiev, Ukraine), Lobodaev (team doctor)
Top row:
G.Borovikov (coach of A.Voronin), S.Pevzner (67.5kg, Rostov, Russia), A.Saydullaev (90kg, Grozny, Russia), I.Nikitin (100kg, Khabarovsk, Russia), G.Bessonov (82.5kg, Shakhty, Russia), A.Yenaldiev (110+kg, Ordzhonikidze, Russia), A.Kozlov (100kg, Kholmsk, Russia), V.Kuznichenko (110kg, Brovary, Ukraine), A.Serdyukov (110kg, Severodvinsk, Russia), V.Kurentsov (75kg, Khabarovsk, Russia)