Dave Sheppard (USA): Unforgettable Lift in Vienna, 1954
History in Color: October 9, 1954, Vienna, Austria – Legendary Dave Sheppard of New York City, NY, USA competes in the 90kg weight class at the 1954 World Championships in Vienna Due to the...
Daily Archive: October 16, 2018
Rigert-o-Mania: And Now For Something Completely Different
Just a different angle for our Rigert-o-Mania series… Don’t take it too serious 🙂 “I loved to add some showbiz stuff to the weightlifting,” said recently legendary David Rigert about his days on the...
Yurik Vardanyan: World Championships in Moscow (1983)
History in Color: October 27, 1983, Moscow, Russia – Olympic champion Yurik Vardanyan of Team USSR and Leninakan, Armenia competes in a snatch lift program in the 82.5kg class at the 1983 World Championships...
