Sergey Arakelov (USSR)
History in color: August 2, 1979, Leningrad, Russia – One of the best Soviet heavyweights of the late 1970s, Sergey Arakelov of Krasnodar, Russia is preparing for the lift in the 110kg class at...
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Team USA: Olympic Champions of Helsinki
History in Color: July 27, 1952, Helsinki, Finland – John Davis of NYC, NY, USA just won his second Olympic medal in the 90+kg class and now he is being joined by his teammates,...
Phil Grippaldi (USA) in Montreal (1976)
History in Color: July 25, 1976, Montreal, Canada – Phil Grippaldi of Team USA competes in the snatch program in the 90kg class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Phil Grippaldi was almost...
David Rigert: The Last Tournament
History in Color: December 20, 1981, Donetsk, Ukraine – The athletes of the 100kg class are lined up for the introduction ceremony at the 1981 USSR Cup in Donetsk, Ukraine (left to right): Akhmad...
Where Were You On July 25, 1976?
History in Color: July 25, 1976, Montreal, Canada – 22-year old middle heavyweight Lee James of Team USA wins a silver Olympic medal in the 90kg class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal....
Everybody Loves the York Barbell
The History in Color features a group shot of the strongest heavyweights of the late 1960s – early 1970s gathered in one room during the 1970 World Championships in Columbus, Ohio, USA (left to...
Dave Sheppard (1953)
The cover photo from the History in Color series features one of the finest athletes of the Golden Age of the U.S. Olympic weightlifting Dave Sheppard (1931-2000) performing a clean-and-jerk lift in 1953. David...
Waldemar Baszanowski (Poland) Would Have Been 83 Today
Legendary Waldemar Baszanowski (1935-2011) of Poland would have turned 83 today. On the History in Color cover photo, Baszanowski performs his classic split style clean at the competition in Sweden. Happy Birthday to unforgettable...
Yurik Sarkisyan (USSR/Armenia/Australia)
Happy Birthday to Legendary Armenian weightlifter Yurik Sarkisyan! On the History in Color photo, Yurik Sarkisyan of Echmiadzin, Armenia competes in the snatch program of the 1989 Frienship Cup in Tallinn, Estonia. Yurik Sarkisyan...
Bantamweight Karel Prohl (Czechoslovakia) Goes For 145kg (1975)
History in Color: September 16, 1975, Moscow, Russia – In his second attempt, bantamweight Karel Prohl of Team Czechoslovakia goes for a 145kg clean-and-jerk lift in the 56kg class at the 1975 World Championships...
