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!
July 18, 2022 – 2x World Champion, 2x European Champion, USSR Champion and author of numerous World records, Sergey Arakelov turns 65. Happy Birthday, Champ!
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...
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;...
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...
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...
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...
History in Color: May 26, 1985, Katowice, Poland – 29-year old Soviet super heavyweight Leonid Taranenko of Minsk, Belarus, USSR performs a clean-and-jerk lift in the 110+kg weight class at the 59th European Championships...
Legendary Olympic weightlifter Isaac “Ike” Berger died on Saturday, June 4, 2022. He was 85. Olympic champion and 2-time Olympic vice champion, 2-time World Champion and author of numerous World records, Isaac Berger is...
Adele had a dream. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Adele is no William Shalespeare. In fact, she is my late companion and she is a Jack Russell lady terrier. With all these said, she is...
History in Color: April 4, 1977, Sundyberg, Sweden – Swedish heavyweight Leid Nilsson snatches 167.5kg and sets a new national record at the championship in Sundyberg. Leif Krister Nilsson (b. 1952) was one of...