Mincho Pashov (1961-2019)
Sad news came from Plovdiv, Bulgaria. One of the Bulgarian weightlifting greats, Mincho Pashov passed away on November 15, 2019 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He was 58. Mincho Pashov was one of the most impressive...
Category: Sports History
Charles Rigoulot: Four Months Before the Big Day In Paris
History in Color: March 2, 1924, France – Top French contenders lined up at the 1924 French Championships in Olympic weightlifting (right to left) – Monnet, Rigoulot, Vandeputte, Decottignies. In four months from this...
Vasily Alexeev: Strong in Paris (1971)
History in Color: February 14, 1971, Paris, France – Legendary Vasily Alexeev snatches an opener at the Memorial Jean Dame tournament in France. Another legendary lifter, heavyweight Jaan Talts is assisting Alexeev and can...
Hans Zdrazila at the 1963 Danube Cup
History in Color: Budapest, Hungary, 1963 – One of the best middleweights of the 1960s, Hans Zdrazila competes for Team Czechoslovakia in the 75kg class at the 1963 Danube Cup in Danube. In a...
Top 6 USSR Middle Heavyweights: Moscow, 1967
History in Color: August 1, 1967, Moscow, USSR – The 90kg weight class winners of the 1967 USSR Spartakiade and 1967 USSR Championships are receiving their awards at the “Shakhter” (Coal Miner) Weightlifting Hall...
El Sayed Nosseir (Egypt): Training in Cairo,1929
History in Color: June 1929, Cairo, Egypt – Olympic champion, 24-year old El Sayed Nosseir is training at the Cairo Sporting Club a year after winning a gold Olympic medal in Amsterdam. El Sayed...
Ireneusz Palinski: The First Olympic Champion of Poland in Rome, 1960
History in Color: September 9, 1960, Rome, Italy – Light heavyweight Ireneusz Palinski of Team Poland competes in the snatch program on his way to his gold medal in the 82.5kg weight class at...
Alexander Voronin: Leningrad (1979)
History in Color: July 25, 1979, Leningrad, Russia – 28-year old flyweight, Olympic champion Alexander Voronin of Kemerovo, Russia goes for 137.5kg in the clean-and-jerk program in the 52kg weight class at the 1979...
Karel Saitl (Czech Republic) Turns 95
November 5, 2019 – Happy Birthday to Karel Saitl (Czech Republic)! 2x Olympian for Czechoslovakia, 15x national champion, medalist of World and European Championships turns 95 today!
Charles Rigoulot (France)
On November 3, 2019, legendary strongman, Olympic champion Charles Rigoulot (1903-1962) would have celebrated his 116th Birthday! On the History in Color cover photo, Charles Rigoulot is shown training in France in May 1931....
