Bobby Orr Turns 75!
March 20, 2023 – Happy 75th Birthday to Bobby Orr! Golden Goal in Bronze (TD Garden, Boston, MA)
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Yurik Vardanyan: A Starry Night in Dnepropetrovsk (1982)
History in Color: May 21, 1982, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, USSR – Legendary Yurik Vardanyan of Leninakan (Gyumri), Armenia sets a world record in the snatch in the 90kg class at the 1982 USSR Championships in...
Happy Birthday to Robert Kabbas of Australia!
March 15, 2023 – Happy Birthday to legendary Olympic weightlifting champion Robert Kabbas of Australia!
Grand Finale in Paris (1946)
History in Color: October 19, 1946, Paris, France – In the end of the last day of the 1946 World Championships, the winners in the the heavyweight class (82.5+kg) received their medals at the...
Ivan Abadzhiev: Competing For Bulgaria in Stockholm
History in Color: September 19, 1958, Stockholm, Sweden – 26-year old Bulgarian lightweight Ivan Abadzhiev performs his 1st attempt in a clean-and-jerk program in the 67.5kg weight class at the 1958 World Championships in...
U.S.A. vs Germany: A Friendly Match in Europe
History in Color at Lift Up: October 21, 1950, Kaiserslahtern, Germany – Team Germany and Team USA athletes are lined up before a friendly exhibition match in Olympic weightlifting (left to right): GERMANY: Theo...
David Rigert: Signature Appearance Preparing For a Big Lift
History in Color: December 15, 1979, Frunze, Kyrgyzstan, USSR – 32-year old David Rigert of the Trud Team (Taganrog, Russia) prepares for an attempt to snatch a world record (182.5kg) in the 100kg class...
Mladen Kuchev (Bulgaria) and His Eternal World Record in Press
History in Color: August 30, 1972, Munich, Germany – 25-year old lightweight Mladen Kuchev of Team Bulgaria sets the last world record in press (157.5kg) in the 67.5kg weight class at the 1972 Summer...
Lee James (1953-2023)
February 11, 2023, Raleigh, NC, USA – Sad news came from North Carolina. Legendary American weightlifter, Olympic vice champion, Lee James passed away at 69. So far, it is known that he fell from...
