Daily Archive: July 16, 2023
History in Color@LiftUp: September 19, 1958, Stockholm, Sweden – 2-time Olympic Champion, legendary Tommy Kono of the United States competes in the middleweight class (75kg) and sets a world record in snatch (133.5kg) at...
History in Color @LiftUp: August 29, 1953, Stockholm, Sweden – 23-year old U.S. middleweight Tommy Kono just set a world record in clean-and-jerk and the officials are conducting the weigh-in procedure with the new...
History in Color@LiftUp: August 29, 1953, Stockholm, Sweden – Olympic Champion of Helsinki (1952), 23-year old Tommy Kono of the United States competes in the middleweight class (75kg) and sets a world record in...
1. Olympic Weightlifting Saga (Stockholm, Sweden) Back in the old days, Stockholm hosted Olympic Weightlifting World Championships three times – in 1953, 1958 and 1963. Ironically, the years are a perfect match to the...