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History in Color: Summer 1976, Estonia – World records holder and national heavyweight champion, 30-year old Karl Utsar of Estonia is performing a snatch lift outdoors during a big farmers’ event in Estonia. Karl...
Just received a very sad note from the family of Olympic weightlifting legend Norbert Schemansky (1924-2016). Norbert’s only son Larry passed away yesterday morning at 64. My most sincere condolences go the Schemansky family....
History in Color: April 26, 1974, Tbilisi, Georgia –Legendary super heavyweight, 2x Olympic champion Leonid Zhabotinsky congratulates 22-year old middleweight Alexander Galkin with a silver medal in the 75kg weight class at the 1974...
History in Color: May 16, 1951, Kaunas, Lithuania –National champions in Olympic weightlifting are being announced at the closing ceremony of the 1951 USSR Championships held at the Sports Palace in Kaunas (left to...
History in Color: October 15, 1968, Mexico City, Mexico – 18-year old lightweight Mohamed Traboulsi of Lebanon set a new world record in snatch (121.5kg – WR JR) while competing in the 67.5kg class...
History in Color: On the cover photo, the strongest man on the planet of the 1970s, super heavyweight legend Vasily Alexeev is taking a break during one of his training sessions. Everybody knew him....
History in color: The cover photo features our portrait of Josef Steinbach (1879-1937) of Austria, one of the strongest professional weightlifters in the world in the early era in the Iron Game history. Steinbach...
History in Color: March13, 1971, Rostov, Russia – The strongest middle heavyweights of the 1971 Friendship Cup in Rostov-on-Don receive their medals in the 90kg class competition in Rostov (left to right): Jean-Pierre Van...
History in Color: September 22, 1962, Budapest, Hungary – Olympic champion of the 1960 Olympics in Rome, legendary Yury Vlasov competes in the 90+kg weight class at the 1962 World Championships in Budapest. In...
History in Color: October 16, 1955, Munich, Germany – Weightlifting heavyweight champions receive medals and awards after competing in the 90+kg weight class at the 1955 World and European Championships in Munich (left to...
Sad News From Schemansky’s Family
18 Apr, 2019
Zhabotinsky and Galkin in Tbilisi (1974)
18 Apr, 2019
1951 USSR Weightlifting Champions in Kaunas
17 Apr, 2019
2 May, 2015
Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
12 May, 2015
28 Sep, 2015
1 May, 2016
1 May, 2017
