Category: Photography

Articles in English / Photography / Sports History

April 18, 2017

Resting in Vienna (1961)

Participants of the 1961 World Championship in Vienna are taking break between training and competitions: Left to right: Alexander Kurynov (Kazan, 75kg), Rudolf Plyukfelder (Shakhty, 82.5kg), Yury Vlasov (Moscow, 90+kg), Vasily Stepanov (Riga, 90kg)...

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April 17, 2017

Tommy Kono in Budapest (1962)

The History in Color series: September 18, 1962 – Legendary Tommy Kono of the Team USA competes in the 82.5kg weight class at the 1962 World Championship in Budapest, Hungary. Kono is getting ready to lift 150kg in his...

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April 16, 2017

Two Champs of Tokyo 1964

History in Color series: Leonid Zhabotinsky of Zaporozye, Ukraine and Alexey Vakhonin of Shakhty, Russia are enjoying a rest day in the Olympic village in Tokyo in 1964. Both became Olympic champions in 1964....

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April 15, 2017

The Night of Three World Records by Yurik Vardanyan

The History in Color series: May 15, 1981, Novosibirsk, Russia – Yurik Vardanyan of Leninakan, Armenia competes in the 90kg weight class at the 1981 USSR Championship in Novosibirsk. Vardanyan managed to win the...

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April 14, 2017

Team CCCP Weightlifting (1957)

The group photo of Team CCCP Weightlifting in the training camp at the Black Sea continues our History in Color series. Front row (l-r): V. Stepanov (82.5kg, Riga), V. Bushuev (67.5kg, Gorky), A. Kurynov (75kg,...

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April 14, 2017

Bernie C. Is In Trouble

Bernie C. stole a red plastic cup from the kitchen. He is in trouble and don’t want to admit it. Happy Friday to all (including Bernie)!

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April 14, 2017

King of Ping Pong Turns 65

Happy Birthday, Bernard!!!! Very special wishes to a very special person!

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April 13, 2017

Selitsky

Olympic champion of Mexico City (1968), Boris Selitsky of Leningrad is preparing to clean-and-jerk 185 kg at the 1968 USSR Championship in Lugansk, Ukraine. Save

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April 12, 2017

Unsung Heroes: Arnold Golubovich

Arnold Golubovich (1945-2000) was an outstanging light heavyweight of the late 1960s – early 1970s. He was a word records holder and a bronze medalist of the USSR championship (1969). Golubovich was a milestone athlete in...

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April 12, 2017

Kolesnikov

June 12, 1978 – Olympic champion of Montreal (1976), Nikolay Kolesnikov of Shakhty, Russia competes at the 1978 European Championship in Havirov, Czechoslovakia. Kolesnikov won the tournament with the 290kg total (125+165) in the...