Nosseir (1928)
The History in Color cover photo is based on the black-and-white portrait of legendary El Sayed Nosseir made in 1928 when he won a gold Olympic medal in Amsterdam. El Sayed Nosseir (1905-1977) was...
Daily Archive: March 25, 2020
Gennady Ivanchenko (USSR): Pressing Strong in 1971
History in Color: July 21, 1971, Moscow, Russia – The first light heavyweight in the club 500, World Champion, Gennady Ivanchenko of Riga, Latvia is pressing heavy on his way to a gold medal...
Nikolay Laputin (USSR): 1947 European Championships in Helsinki
History in Color: October 3, 1947, Helsinki, Finland – Soviet heavyweight Nikolay Laputin performs a snatch lift in the 82.5+kg weight class at the 1947 European Championships in Helsinki. It was the first European...
