Category: Articles in English
Isaac Berger (USA): 1959 World Championships in Warsaw
History in Color: September 30, 1959, Warsaw, Poland – Olympic champion Isaac Berger, legendary featherweight of the United States, competes in the 60kg weight class at the 1959 World Championships in Warsaw.
Vladimir Golovanov: Training for the Olympics in Tokyo
History in Color: Moscow, Russia, USSR, 1964– Vladimir Golovanov, 25-year old mid heavyweight of Khabarovsk, Russia, performs snatches at the training camp of the Soviet national weightlifting team while preparing for the 1964 Summer...
Anatoly Kozlov Turns 65
February 23, 2020 – World, European and USSR champion, holder of numerous world records, Anatoly Kozlov turns 65. Anatoly Kozlov of the Kholmsk, Sakhalin District, Russia was one of the strongest sub heavyweights in...
Ivan Veselinov: The Lionheart of Bulgarian Weightlifting
The History in Color series features a color version of the photo portrait of legendary Bulgarian weightlifter Ivan Veselinov. Ivan Veselinov (1926-1996) of Asenovgrad, Bulgaria was one of the best and most known Bulgarian...