Peter George (USA): What to Do in Munich During the Octoberfest 1955?
History in Color: October 14, 1955, Munich, Germany – Olympic champion Peter George of Acron, Ohio, USA is on his way to win a gold medal in the 75kg weight class at the 1955...
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Masashi Ohuchi (Japan): World Record in Warsaw, 1969
History in Color: September 25, 1969, Warsaw, Poland –25-year old Masashi Ohuchi of Team Japan sets a new world record in the snatch lift (152.5kg) and wins the gold in the 82.5kg weight class...
Super Heavyweight Champions in Lima, 1971
History in Color: September 26, 1971, Lima, Peru – The super heavyweights receive their medals in the 110kg class tournament at the 1971 World Championships in Lima (left to right): Ivan Atanasov (Bulgaria, bronze...
Unsung Heroes: Yury Rascheskin (USSR, Uzbekistan)
History in Color : August 1, 1967, Moscow, USSR – Middle heavyweight Yury Rascheskin of the Army Club, Tashkent competes for Team Uzbekistan in the 90kg class at the 1967 USSR Spartakiade and 1967...
Vyacheslav Klokov (USSR): The Night of Four World Records
History in Color: Moscow, October 30, 1983 –24 year-old Soviet heavyweight Vyacheslav Klokov is performing a 192.5kg snatch lift while competing in the 110kg weight class at the 1983 World Championships in Moscow. Vyacheslav...
Stan Stanczyk (USA) Wins His 3rd World Title In Scheveningen
History in Color: September 6, 1951, Scheveningen, Holland – Olympic champion, 26-year old Stan Stanczyk of the York Barbell Club, USA completes a split-style snatch on his way to win the World title in...
Evgeny Minaev: 1967 USSR Spartakiade
History in Color: July 28, 1967, Moscow, Russia – Olympic champion, 34-year old featherweight of the Soviet Army team Evgeny Minaev performs a clean-and-jerk lift at the 1967 USSR Spartakiade and 1967 USSR Championships...
Weightlifting Americana: Ike Berger at the Venice Beach
History in Color: Venice Beach, California, 1960 – Olympic champion Isaac “Ike” Berger showcases the magic of Olympic weightlifting classics at the Venice Beach, CA.
Valery Yakubovsky: 1971 USSR Spartakiade
History in Color: July 23, 1971, Moscow, Russia – Heavyweight Valery Yakubovsky of the Dynamo Moscow team competes in the 110kg competitions at the 1971 USSR Championships and Spartakiade at the CSKA Weightlifting Arena...
Anatoly Kozlov: Preparing for the Lift in 1975
History in Color: Kholmsk, Russia, USSR, February 1975 – Junior middle heavyweight Anatoly Kozlov of the Vodnik Club is getting ready for his lift in the 90kg weight class at the 1975 Championship of...
