Chloe Says Hello To NH
Chloe Says Hello to New Hampshire! She said that she’s doing fine but misses her folks
Author: achidlovski
Yakov Kutsenko at the 1950 World Championships
History in Color: October 15, 1950, Paris, France – 35-year old heavyweight, Yakov Kutsenko of Kiev, Ukraine competes for Team USSR at the 1950 World Championships in Paris. It was the last tournament that...
Peter George: American Weightlifting Classics in Action
History in Color: November 24, 1956, Melbourne, Australia – Legendary Peter George of Team USA competes in the 75kg class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and wins his 3rd Olympic medal at...
Jaakko Kailajarvi (Finland) At His 4th Summer Olympics
History in Color: July 25, 1976, Montreal, Canada – 35 year-old legend of Finnish weightlifting, Jaakko Kailajarvi of Tampere, Finland competes at his 4th Olympic tournament in the 90kg class at the 1976 Summer...
Anatoly Khrapaty (USSR and Kazakhstan)
History in Color: July 28, 1983, Moscow, Russia – 21-year old light heavyweight Anatoly Khrapaty of the Army club (Alma Ata) competes for Team Kazakhstan at the 1983 USSR Spatakiade in Moscow. Khrapaty won...
Sergey Arakelov (USSR)
History in color: August 2, 1979, Leningrad, Russia – One of the best Soviet heavyweights of the late 1970s, Sergey Arakelov of Krasnodar, Russia is preparing for the lift in the 110kg class at...
Team USA: Olympic Champions of Helsinki
History in Color: July 27, 1952, Helsinki, Finland – John Davis of NYC, NY, USA just won his second Olympic medal in the 90+kg class and now he is being joined by his teammates,...
Phil Grippaldi (USA) in Montreal (1976)
History in Color: July 25, 1976, Montreal, Canada – Phil Grippaldi of Team USA competes in the snatch program in the 90kg class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Phil Grippaldi was almost...
David Rigert: The Last Tournament
History in Color: December 20, 1981, Donetsk, Ukraine – The athletes of the 100kg class are lined up for the introduction ceremony at the 1981 USSR Cup in Donetsk, Ukraine (left to right): Akhmad...
Where Were You On July 25, 1976?
History in Color: July 25, 1976, Montreal, Canada – 22-year old middle heavyweight Lee James of Team USA wins a silver Olympic medal in the 90kg class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal....
