Paul Anderson: Circus Act in Leningrad (1955)
History in Color: June 18, 1955, Leningrad, Russia, USSR – Paul Anderson of Team USA competes in the 90+kg class in the second match of the historical USA vs. USSR Olympic weightlifting meet held...
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Gennady Ivanchenko (Latvia, USSR) at the 1970 European Championships in Hungary
History in Color: June 23, 1970, Szombathely, Hungary – Legendary Gennady Ivanchenko of Riga, Latvia performs a 162.5kg press lift in the light heavyweight (82.5kg) class at the 1970 European Championships in Szombathely. In...
John Grimek at York Barbell Club
History in Cover@LiftUp : The original black-and-white photo of legendary U.S. bodybuilder and weightlifter John Grimek (1910-1998) was taken in 1955 by Tommy Kono in front of the entrance to the York Barbell Club...
The Last USSR Super Heavyweight Champions in 3-Lifts Total (1972)
History in Color@LiftUp: April 15, 1972, Tallinn, Estonia, USSR – National medal winners in the 110+kg weightclass at the 1972 USSR Championships in Tallinn (left to right): Stanislav Batishchev (Avangard, Donetsk, Ukraine, 620kg, silver...
World Record by Vartan Militosyan (Armenia, USSR)
History in Color: April 7, 1976, Berlin, East Germany – 26-year old middleweight Vartan Militosyan of Gyumri, Armenia sets a new world record in cj at 190.5kg and wins a gold medal at the...
Alexander Kurlovich at the 1983 USSR Spartakiade
History in color: July 31 1983, Moscow, Russia, USSR – 22-year old super heavyweight Alexander Kurlovich of Grodno, Belarus competes in the 110kg+ weight class at the 1983 USSR Spartakiade and Championships in Moscow....
Imre Foldi: Winning the Bantamweight Class at the Prize of Moscow
Lift Up: History in Color March 16, 1965, Moscow, USSR– Bantamweight Imre Foldi of Team Hungary wins the Prize of Moscow in the 56kg weight class in Moscow. One of the best Olympic weightlifters...
Bob Bednarski (USA) Becomes a Vice Champion of the World in East Berlin
History in Color: October 15, 1966, East Berlin, GDR – 22-year old Bob Bednarski of Team USA competes in the 90kg+ weight class at the 1966 World Championships in East Germany. It was the...
Mladen Kuchev Sets a New Bulgarian Record
History in Color: June 21, 1971, Sofia, Bulgaria – 24-year old featherweight Mladen Kuchev of Team Bulgaria sets a new national record in CJ (147.5kg) in the 60kg weight class at the 1971 European...
