Category: Photography
Before the Lift
History in Color Series: Vladimir Ryzhenkov of the Dynamo Moscow begins his famous walk to the weight. This time he is about to start to clean-and-jerk 192.5kg in the light heavyweight class at the...
Zakharevich
History in Color: 18-year old Yury Zakharevich competes at his first national championship. The original photo was taken during the 1981 USSR Championship in Novosibirsk, Russia. Zakharevich competed in the 90kg class and took...
Alexander Bodunov (1951-2017)
One of the finest Team CCCP Hockey wingers, Alexander Bodunov died on May 11, 2017. He was 65. Alexander Bodunov won the World Championship with the Soviet team in 1973 and 1974. He was...
Berger and Udodov
History in Color: Olympic champions Isaac Berger (60kg, USA) and Ivan Udodov (56kg, USSR) are having a good time in Melbourne, Australia before the beginning of the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Pocket Hercules at 16
16-year old Olympic weightlifter Naim Suleymanov of Bulgaria is training for the 1984 European Championship in Vittorio, Spain. Left to right: Neno Terziysky (52kg), Nedelcho Kolev and Norair Nurikyan are observing the training session of...
