Dave Sheppard
Dave Sheppard of Team USA is one my favorite Olympic weightlifters of that era. People like Sheppard are usually being called “classy guys” with a loud “Wow” with it. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a...
Dave Sheppard of Team USA is one my favorite Olympic weightlifters of that era. People like Sheppard are usually being called “classy guys” with a loud “Wow” with it. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a...
History in Color @LiftUp One of the strongest middleweight lifters of the 1960s, Alexander Kurynov performs clean-and-jerk lift in training. Kurynov won the Olympic gold medal when he managed to win over the legendary...
Legendary Olympic weightlifting coach and athlete Ivan Abadzhiev of Bulgaria has passed way. He died after a complication of open heart surgery. He was 85. Ivan Abadzhiev needs no special introduction in the world...
The Lift Up project features Alexander Kidyaev of Avangard Lugansk performing the snatch lift at the 1968 USSR championship in Lugansk. By the end of the day, he finished second after Jaan Talts in...
Bruins lost the last four games… Ouch! Time to watch Mr. Helmut Balderis again! Save Save
Petr Korol (1941-2015) of Lvov, Ukraine performs clean and jerk lift at the 1973 USSR National Championship in Donetsk. He won the silver medal with 317.5kg total (135+182.5) in the 75kg weight category. Three...
One of the best Olympic weightlifters of all times, Imre Foldi was the first Hungarian to win the Olympics in this sport. Despite of a physical disability, Imre Foldi competed at five Summer Olympics...
Semyon Itkin and Kanybek Osmanaliev of Kyrgyzstan were one of the most inspiring coach-and-athlete teams of the 1970s and early 1980s. Kanybek Osnanaliev was a super reliable and clutch type of Olympic weightlifter with...
History in Color: He was only 142 cm tall. 4′ 7″, if you are not comfortable with centimeters. But he was a little strongman with unmatched dedication and will to become a champion. Alexander Voronin (1951-1992) was...
On the cover shot from the History in Color series, Vasily Kolotov (1944-2001) performs the clean-and-jerk lift on his way to the gold medal of the 1971 Spartakiad of the USSR. Vasily Kolotov of...