9-11: Notes From 20 Years Ago
Terror and Courage Web technologies have changed. Design trends have changed. We have changed. I just kept this section on the site the way it was back then. No edits. No comments afterwards. Never to forget.
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Yurik Sarkisyan is 60!
August 14, 2021 – Legendary Olympic weightlifter Yurik Sarkisyan (Australia, USSR, Armenia) turns 60. Yurik Sarkisyan had a long and distinguished career in Olympic weightlifting. At 18, he won a silver medal for Team...
Gennady Ivanchenko is 75
July 30, 2021 – One of the most impressive weightlifters of the 1970s, World and European champion, world records holder, Gennady Ivanchenko of Riga, Latvia celebrates his 75th Birthday today. Ivanchenko’s list of sports...
Peter George (1929-2021)
Very sad news for the world of Olympic weightlifting… Legend of this sport, Dr. Peter George passed away on Sunday. He was 92. I don’t think Peter George needs special introduction to anybody who...
Olympics in Tokyo: Bantamweights Champions In the Spotlight of Time
The “before and after” visual snapshot features two remarkable bantamweight champions of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Alexey Vakhonin of the USSR (left) won the bantamweight class in 1964 and Li Fabin of China...
Legendary Jaakko Kailajarvi Celebrates his 80th Birthday
July 1, 2021 – Legend of Finnish and World weightlifting, 4x Olympian Jaakko Kailajarvi of Tampere, Finland turns 80 today! By all means, distinguished athlete and coach, Jaakko Kailajarvi is one of the key...
Happy 92nd Birthday to Dr. Peter George!
June 29, 2021 – Olympic champion and a true legend of Olympic weightlifting Dr. Peter George is celebrating his 92nd Birthday today. Peter George is one of the most successful and decorated lifters of...
Zygmunt Smalcerz Turns 80!
June 8, 2021 – Legendary weightlifting champion and coach Zygmunt Smalcerz of Poland turned 80! Brilliant Polish flyweight of the 1970s, Olympic champion Zygmunt Smalcerz is definitely one of the living classics of this...
