Category: Articles in English
Retro Sounds and Music of Olympic Weightlifting
No endorsement of any weightlifting manufacturers meant, of course. Just a humorous glimpse at the past.
Jaan Talts Joins the 500 Club (1967)
History in Color: Jaan Talts (Estonia) Moscow, USSR, August 1, 1967 – Jaan Talts of Estonia competes in the 90kg of the 1967 USSR Spartakiad weight class at the “Shakhter” (Coal Miner) Weightlifting Hall...
45 Years Ago
Happy 45th Anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series! To all who played. To all who watched. To all who loves hockey. Happy 45th Anniversary To All! 1972 Summit Series @ Chidlovski Blog Chidlovski ...
Made in USA: Glorious Duo
Team USA Olympic Legends in History in Color Olympic champions Tommy Kono and Peter George of Team USA exchange smiles while lifting 170kg at the open training session. Tommy Kono won the Summer Olympics...
Athletes and Coaches of Dynamo Moscow
Athletes Coached by A. Faradzhan in History in Color Series The cover photo from our History in Color series features famous athletes and coaches of the Dynamo club in Moscow, Russia in the 1970s....
On the Stage of the Palais de Chaillot in Paris
Palais de Chaillot theater in Paris, France, 1946 – Altletes of Team Egypt and Team USSR gathered on the stage of the theater for a group shot after the end of the 1946 World...
165 Kg Press By Vladimir Golovanov
May 1968 – Lugansk, Ukraine, USSR: Olympic champion of Tokyo (1964), Vladimir Golovanov presses 165kg at the 1968 USSR Championship. The display behind the athlete shows the world record in the press lift –...
Paul Anderson in the Spoltlight
Legendary American super heavyweight Paul Anderson posing in front of the photo reporters during the exhibition weightlifting at the Madison Square Garden in NYC in 1955. Paul Anderson in the History in Color Series...
First Anniversary of the eLicensing System Launch
Celebrating the eLicensing System Launch!!! Note: Click the thumbnail images to view the full size The eLicensing project was perhaps one of the longest and biggest projects that I was involved in my over...