Category: Articles in English
Olympic Medalists in the 90kg Class Salute to Montreal (1976)
History in Color: July 25, 1976, Montreal, Canada – Best middle heavyweights receive their awards at the medal ceremony in the 90kg weight class and salute to Montreal, the city that hosted the 1976...
Karel Saitl (Czechia), 1924-2020
January 9, 2020 – Legend of Czech weightlifting, Karel Saitl died in Czech Republic. He was 95. Karel Saitl was an outstanding Czech lifter. He competed for Team Czechoslovakia at two Summer Olympics, won...
Anatoly Pisarenko: 1978 National Championships in Kiev
History in Color: April 25, 1978, Kiev, Ukraine – 20-year old junior weightlifter Anatoly Pisarenko competes for the Dynamo Club at the 1978 USSR Championships held at the Sports Palace in his hometown. In...
Remembering Vasily Alexeev (1942-2011)
January 7, 2020 – Legendary Vasily Alexeev (1942-2011) would have been 78 today. Happy Birthday to the Legend!
Valerios Leonidis (Greece, Russia)
History in Color March 3, 1988, Tallinn, Estonia – 21-year old featherweight candidate to the national team USSR, Valery Leonov competes in the 60kg weight class at the 1988 Friendship Cup in Tallinn. For...
Close-Up: Norbert Schemansky (USA)
History in Color: September 22, 1962, Budapest, Hungary – Olympic weightlifting legend, Olympic champion, 4x Olympian and 4x Olympic medalist, Norbert “Norb” Schemansky of Detroit, Michigan, USA competes in the 90+kg weight class at...