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History in Color: Moscow, Russia, USSR, March 1963 – Norbert “Norb” Schemansky of Detroit, Michigan, USA is training at the Dynamo Stadium during his stay in the Soviet Union for the 1963 Prize of...
History in Color: The cover photo shows one of the classic examples of a long-term weightlifting partnership between a coach and athlete in Olympic weightlifting. While serving in the army in Kazakhstan, Yury Zaytsev...
History in Color: Team USSR Weightlifting at the 1950 World Championships in Paris (left to right): Top row: N/A (Team Administartor), Gennady Balashov (67.5kg), Yakov Kutsenko (82.5kg+), Konstantin Nazarov (USSR Weightlifting Federation, Chair), Vladimir...
History in Color: September 19, 1975, Moscow, Russia, USS6 – Junior middleweight Yordan Mitkov of Asenovgrad, Bulgaria competes in the snatch program in the 75kg weight class at the 1975 World and European Championships...
History in Color: December 13, 1978, Fergana, Uzbekistan, USSR – 24-year old lightweight Alexander Ayvazyan competes in the 67.5kg weight class at the 1978 USSR Cup in Fergana. Alexander Ayvazyan (1954-2020) was one of...
Sad news arrived from Hungary. Gyorgy Rehus Uzor passed away on August 2020. He was 74. Our condolences to the family and friends of Gyorgy Rehus Uzor. RIP, Champion! History in Color: July 25,...
It’s the 4th Anniversary today. Many more to come, dear friends!
The History in Color series features a photo of David Rigert, one of the most memorable and admired athletes for several generations of Olympic weightlifters and Iron Game fans. Rigert is being remembered by...
History in Color: August 27, 1972, Munich, West Germany – 28-year old flyweight Mohamad Arjomand Nasehi of Iran competes in the 52kg weight class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Nasehi finished with...
History in Color: March 4, 1988, Tallinn, Estonia, USSR – 26-year old light heavyweight Sergey Lee of Frunze, Kirgizia wins the 82.5kg weight class with a 392.5kg (175+217.5) total at the 1988 Friendship Cup...
Paul Anderson: Circus Act in Leningrad (1955)
September 8, 2024
John Grimek at York Barbell Club
May 25, 2024
World Record by Vartan Militosyan (Armenia, USSR)
May 19, 2024
May 2, 2015
Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
May 12, 2015
September 28, 2015
May 1, 2016
May 1, 2017
