Monthly Archive: April 2020
Alexander Bukharov: 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
History in Color: July 25, 1952, Helsinki, Finland – Legendary Soviet weightlifter, official and manager Alexander Bukharov is refereeing the bantamweight class (56kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. It was the first...
Thank You, Mr. Jacque Plante!
Every day brings new buzz words. Learning process takes weeks. Social distancing is the big buzz nowadays. On the photo, it’s seen as view from the keyboard. Also, thanks to legendary hockey goalie Jacque...
Good Morning From Florida!
The positive side of self-isolation is actually a teaming up process. Bernie C. and Daphne have never before actually enjoyed togetherness or sharing. As the photo shows, separation and alienation is gone now. Be...
Rumen Rusev: World Record in Budapest (1972)
History in Color: April 9, 1972, Budapest, Hungary– Light heavyweight Rumen Rusev of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, snatches 156kg and sets a new world record during the competitions in the 82.5kg class at the Danube...
Joe Di Pietro: Lifting Heavy in Paris (1949)
History in Color: September 13, 1949, Paris, France– Olympic champion, bantamweight Joe Di Pietro of the US weightlifting team performs a press lift at the Elysee Montmartre in Paris. After the end of the...
David Rigert: Training in New Zealand (1975)
History in Color: Christchurch, New Zealand, January 1975 – Weightlifting legend David Rigert is performing a narrow grip snatch in a training session before competing at the 1975 New Zealand Games. David Rigert was...
Eino Makinen in Tallinn (1957)
History in color: Tallinn, Estonia, USSR, 1957 – 4x Olympian, European champion Eino Makinen of Tampere, Finland competes a 170kg clean-and-jerk in the 90+kg weight class in the weightlifting match between Finland and Estonia...
Norb Schemansky: 1952 Olympic Tryouts
History in Color : June 28, 1952, NYC, New York – 28-year old mid heavyweight Norbert Schemansky of Detroit, Michigan, USA performs a press lift on his way to the win the 1st place...