Doug Hepburn: Be Strong. Be Canadian!
History in Color: August 30, 1953, Stockholm, Sweden – Canadian heavyweight Douglas Hepburn is on his way to win the World title of a heavyweight champion with a total of 467.5kg (167.5+135+165) in the...
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Joe Pitman (USA): Gold Medal in Paris (1950)
August 21, 2022 – 10x U.S. national and a Wold champion, legendary lightweight Joe Pitman (1924-2018) would been 98 today. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Champion! History in Color: October 14, 1950, Paris, France – U.S....
Rudolf Plyukfelder: Gold Medal at the 1961 World Championships in Vienna
History in Color: September 22, 1961, Vienna, Austria – Soviet light heavyweight Rudolf Plyukfelder wins a gold medal in the 82.5kg weight class at the 1961 World Championships in Vienna. “In team contest, the...
Serge Reding (Belgium) at the 1965 Prize of Moscow International
History in Color: March 19, 1965, Moscow, Russia, USSR – Belgian super heavyweight Serge Reding competes in the 90+kg class at the 1965 Prize of Moscow International tournament in Moscow. It was the first...
World Champion and Records Holder Sergey Arakelov is 65
July 18, 2022 – 2x World Champion, 2x European Champion, USSR Champion and author of numerous World records, Sergey Arakelov turns 65. Happy Birthday, Champ!
Mr. Little Giant of the Flyweight
Naim Suleymanogly used to be called by the World media as the “Pocket Hercules“. Adam Gnatov of Lvov, Ukraine was 20+ years older than Naim and competed in a lighter weight class. If I...
U.S. Weightlifting Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics
History in Color: Tokyo, Japan, October 1964 – U.S. finest Olympic weightlifters and coaches have arrived to compete at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (left to right): Front row: Bill March (York, PA;...
Sebastiano Mannironi (Italy): Grandi Classici del Sollevamento Pesi
History in Color: One of the best Olympic weightlifters and overall athletes of Italy, Sebastiano Mannironi performs a snatch lift in a slick split style in 1960. Sebastiano Mannironi (1930-2015) was a definite elite...
Split Style Mesmerizer: Snatch Lift by Norbert Schemansky
History in Color: There is no need to introduce Olympic weightlifting legend, Olympic champion, 4x Olympian and 4x Olympic medalist, Norbert “Norb” Schemansky of Detroit, Michigan, USA. Besides his long and outstanding career in...
Beach Day in China
It’s hot in Florida. The forecast for today says 101° F! Stay cool and alert. The History in Color: cover photo depicts two remarkable athletes of the old-time weightlifting classics, Vladimir Pushkarev (USSR) and...
