In Loving Memory of Sue Chidlovski (1942-2020)
Sue passed away this morning. She was the love of my life. She was my wife, friend, companion, inspiration. She passed away this morning in Jacksonville, FL. I am not used to the past...
Category: Sports History
Alexander Kurlovich: 1983 World Championships in Moscow
History in color: October 31, 1983, Moscow, Russia – One of the best super heavyweights of all times, 2x Olympic champion Alexander Kurlovich of Grodno, Belarus, competes for Team CCCP in the 110+kg class...
Aslanbek Yenaldiev: At the Introduction Ceremony in Vilnius (1975)
History in Color: July 11, 1975, Vilnius, Lithuania – 27-year old super heavyweight giant Aslanbek Yenaldiev is being introduced as a contender in the 110+kg class at the 1975 USSR Spartakiade and 1975 USSR...
Tommy Kono (USA) Sets World Records in Vienna
History in Color: October 10, 1954, Vienna, Austria – 24-year old Tommy Kono of the United States clean-and-jerks 172.5 kg and sets new world records in clean-and-jerk and total (435kg) in the 82.5kg weight...
Antonio Krastev (Bulgaria, 1961-2020)
Sad news about one of the weightlifting greats came from the United States. Two-time World super heavyweight champion and world records holder, Antonio Krastev died in a car crash in Minnesota. He was 58....
Valery Shary: Training Camp in Dnepropetrovsk (1979)
History in Color: Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, Spring 1979 –Olympic champion Valery Shary, middle heavyweight from Minsk, Belarus, is training with the other top candidates to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow during the...
David Rigert: 1975 USSR Spartakiade in Vilnius
History in Color: July 9, 1975, Vilnius, Lithuania – Legendary Soviet weightlifter David Rigert of Shakhty, Russia competes in the 90kg class at the 1975 USSR Spartakiade and 1975 USSR Championships in Vilnius. 28-year...
Happy 4th of July or U.S. Weightlifting Team On Its Way To Europe in 1954
History in Color: York, PA, USA, Fall 1954 – U.S. Weightlifting Team is on its way to the 1954 World Championships in Vienna, Austria (left to right): Clarence Johnson (team manager), NA, John Terpak...
Mladen Kuchev (Bulgaria): Ulm International in 1972
History in Color: March 4, 1972, Ulm, Germany – Lightweight Mladen Kuchev of Team Bulgaria performs a press lift in the 67.5kg weight class at the pre-Olympic international tournament in Ulm, Germany. Six months...
Naim Suleymanov: The 1st Time at the World Championships in 1983
History in Color: October 21, 1983 – Moscow, Russia – 16-year old Naim Suleymanov of Bulgaria sets a new world record (290kg in total) during the competition in the 56kg weight class at the...
