Monthly Archive: May 2020
The Last of the Mohicans: 1991 USSR Championships Medalists in the 82.5kg Class
History in Color: August 14, 1991, Donetsk, Ukraine – USSR national medalists in the 82.5kg class at the 1991 USSR Spartakiade and 1991 USSR Championships in Donetsk (left to right): Alexander Blyshchik (Ukraine, silver...
Family Matters: Vladimir Lee at the 1967 USSR Spartakiade
History in Color: July 28, 1967, Moscow, Russia, USSR – Featherweight Vladimir Lee competes in the 60kg weight class at the 1967 USSR Spartakiade and USSR Championships. Vladimir Lee competed for Team Uzbekistan and...
60 Years Ago: Soviet Champions and the Capitoline Wolf in Rome (1960)
History in Color: Rome, Italy, September 1960 – Soviet weightlifting champions Arkady Vorobyev and Yury Vlasov are being seen in front of the Capitoline Wold statue while walking on the streets of Rome during...
Gone For His 59th Attempt
02.05.2020 – Chidlovski Is Gone Now For His 59th Attempt! Thanks to all for kind wishes and messages!