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History in Color: August 16, 1991, Donetsk, Ukraine – 30-year old super heavyweight Alexander Kurlovich of Grodno, Belarus, USSR competes in the 110+kg weight class at the 1991 USSR Spartakiade and 1991 USSR Spartakiade...
March 5, 2021 – Legendary Grigory Novak (1919-1980), the first Soviet World champion and a great athlete and entertainer, would have celebrated his 102nd birthday today. History in Color: October 19, 1946, Paris, France...
History in Color: September 11, 1963, Stockholm, Sweden – 27-year old light heavyweight of Team Hungary, Gyozo Veres competes in the 82.5kg weight class at the 1963 World and European Championships in Stockholm. One...
History in Color: July 31, 1967, Moscow, Russia, USSR – Top 6 light heavyweights in the 82.5+kg weight class at the 1967 USSR Spartakiade and 1967 USSR Championships held at the Shakhtyor Sports Hall...
History in Color: March 8, 1958, Moscow, Russia, USSR – 30-year old heavyweight Alexey Medvedev of Moscow, Russia wins the 1st place with a 482.5kg total in the 90+kg weight class at the 1958...
History in Color: July 29, 1961, London, United Kingdom – Weightlifting Olympians and guest athletes of the British Amateur Weight Lifters’ Association (BAWLA) Jubilee Championships are waiting for their turn to appear at the...
February 15, 2021 – Happy Birthday to World Champion and Olympic medalist Joe Dube (USA)! He turns 77 today. History in Color: March 23, 1968, York, PA, USA – 24-year old super heavyweight Joe...
Remembering Yury Vlasov (1935-2021) History in Color: September 10, 1960, Rome, Italy – 24-year old super heavyweight Yury Vlasov of Moscow, Russia, USSR brings into a spotlight his coach Suren Bogdasarov after a gold...
Legendary Yury Vlasov passed away in the morning of February 13, 2021 in Moscow, Russia. Just a couple of months ago we celebrated his 85th Birthday and now the sad news that he is...
Grigory Novak Wins a World Title in Paris (1946)
4 Mar, 2021
1967 USSR Spartakiade: Top 6 in the 82.5kg Class
20 Feb, 2021
Club 500: Alexey Medvedev (USSR, Russia)
20 Feb, 2021
2 May, 2015
Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
12 May, 2015
28 Sep, 2015
1 May, 2016
1 May, 2017
