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David Rigert is 75
March 12, 2022 – Legendary Soviet Olympic weightlifter David Rigert celebrates his 75th Birthday today. Olympic champion, 6x World and 9x European champion, 5x USSR champion and author of 65 world records, David Rigert...
Hockey Legend Phil Esposito is 80
February 20, 2022 – All-time hockey Legend, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, former super star center of the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers and, of course, Team...
Oscar Chaplin III, USA (1980-2022)
February 5, 2022 – Iconic athlete of the U.S. Olympic weightlifting of the late 1990s and 2000s U.S., Oscar Chaplin III of Savannah, GA died at 41. Oscar Chaplin III was a true American...
Olympic champion Israil Arsamakov is 60
February 8, 2022 – Olympic champion Israil Arsamakov celebrated his 60th Birthday! Israil Arsamakov is a Soviet Olympian who won the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and became the first weightlifter from the Chechen-Ingushetia...
Czech Super Heavyweight Champion Petr Pavlasek is 75
January 31, 2022 – One of the strongest super heavyweights of the 1970s, Petr Pavlasek of Czech Republic celebrated his 75th Birthday. Petr Pavlasek was a 2x Olympian for Czechoslovakia and competed for his...
Referee Sergey Artamonov is 85
January 30, 2022 – Outstanding Olympic weightlifting referee Sergey Artamonov celebrates his 85th Birthday today! Sergey Artamonov served as an official at the national and international IWF competitions for decades and without any doubts...
Viktor Mazin (1954-2022)
Minusinsk, Russia – Legendary Soviet Olympic weightlifter, Olympic champion, Viktor Mazin died at the age of 67. Viktor Mazin won the 1980 Summer Olympics in the featherweight class and, at 26, earned the highest...
Happy New Year 2022
The lovely New Year has arrived to us here in subtropics of Florida. It’s January 1, 2022 in terms of time and 66 degrees in terms of temperature. From our gazebo to yours: Happy...
Lift Up: In Memoriam (2021)
Remembering Olympic weightlifting legends, athletes, coaches, administrators and many more, that we lost in 2021. In Memoriam 2021 Andreas BEHM, East Germany 1962 – 2021 Toivo KURG, Soviet Union 1946 – 2021 Jorgen Ludvig BARTH-JORGENSEN, Norway 1932...
