Weightlifting Team USSR In 1978
Previously, we’ve published photos of several versions of the 1978 Team USSR Weightlifting in our History in Color series.
Here is another group of national team candidates in 1978 (left to right):
Front row:
Sergey Pevzner (Russia, 67,5kg), Nikolay Kolesnikov (Russia, 60kg), Kanybek Osmonaliev (Kirgizia, 52kg),
Back row:
Igor Nikitin (Russia, 100kg), Yurik Vardanyan (Armenia, 82,5kg), Sergey Arakelov (Russia, 100kr ), Vartan Militosyan (Armenia, 75кг), Yury Zaytsev (Ukraine, 110 кg), Valery Kuznichenko (Ukraine, 110kg)