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Sad news came from Russia. On April 7, 2021, two days after celebrating his 80th birthday, legendary middleweight, Olympic champion Viktor Kurentsov passed away in Odintsovo, Moscow district, Russia. Viktor Kurentsov was a true...
April 6, 2021 – Clyde Emrich of the legendary U.S. Olympic weightlifting powerhouse of the 1950s turns 90! Happy Birthday, Champion! Clyde Emrich (b. 1931) was a part of the great U.S. weightlifting team...
April 5, 2021- Happy 80th Birthday to Viktor Kurentsov, one of all-time best Olympic weightlifters in the history of sports! Viktor Kuznetsov was a true legend in the middleweight class (75kg). He was a...
Happy Easter to all celebrating today! Cheers from Jacksonville, Florida!
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...
February 4, 2021 – Happy 80th Birthday to Kaarlo Kangasniemi! Olympic champion Kaarlo Kangasniemi of Pori, Finland is a true legend of Olympic weightlifting. 3x Finnish Olympian, author of 17 world records, Kaarlo Kangasniemi...
January 17, 2021 – Happy 70th Birthday to Olympic Champion Yury Zaytsev!
January 12, 2021 – A true legend of Olympic weightlifting, 2x Olympic Champion, 6x World Champion, author of many remarkable world records, U.S. heavyweight John Davis (1921-1984) would have been celebrating his 100th birthday...
Viktor Kurentsov (Russia, USSR): 1941-2021
8 Apr, 2021
Clyde Emrich (USA) Celebrates His 90th Birthday!
6 Apr, 2021
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Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
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