Neno Terziyski (Bulgaria): Moscow, 1983
History in Color: October 22, 1983, Moscow, Russia – 19-year old flyweight Neno Terziyski of Team Bulgaria is about ready for his attempt in the 52kg weight class at the 1983 World Championships in...
Category: Sports History
Yury Vlasov (USSR, Russia): “Veni, vidi, vici” (Stockholm, 1963)
Veni, vidi vici Julius Caesar, around 47 BC History in Color: September 9, 1963, Stockholm, Sweden – Legendary Soviet heavyweight Yury Vlasov and his coach Suren Bogdasarov inspect the competition platform upon arrival to...
Unsung Heroes: Alym Achichaev (USSR, Russia)
History in Color: December 14, 1975, Chelyabinsk, Russia –Sub heavyweight Alym Achichaev of Team Trud (Rostov, Russia) wins the USSR Cup with a 370kg (162.5 + 207.5) total in the 100kg weight class in...
Olympic Medalists in the Middleweight (Melbourne, 1956)
History in Color: November 24, 1956, Melbourne, 1956 – Olympic medal winners in the 75kg class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (left to right): Peter George (USA, silver medal, 412.5kg), Fedor Bogdanovsky...
Weightlifting Legends Send You Their Smiles From Vienna (1954)
History in Color: October 7, 1954, Vienna, Austria – Legendary personalities of Olympic weightlifting send you their smiles from the Wiener Konzerthaus stage during the 1954 World Championships in Vienna (left to right): Clarence...
Unsung Heroes: Sergey Ayrapetov (USSR, Azerbaijan)
History in Color: July 25, 1982, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine –28-year old super heavyweight Sergey Ayrapetov of Team Spartak (Baku, Azerbaijan) competes in the 110+kg weight class at the 1982 USSR Championships in the Old Circus...
Bob Hoffman (USA): Interview with the Soviet Sports Daily
History in Color: October 1966, East Berlin, GDR – Legendary Bob Hoffman (USA) is being interviewed by the reporter of the Soviet Sports Daily newspaper with the final preparations for the 1966 World Championships...
Group Snapshot with the Legends: Yury Vlasov and Humberto Selvetti (1963)
The History in Color series features a group shot with unforgettable champions from the past of Olympic weightlifting (left to right): Lifter from Argentina, Yury Vlasov (USSR), Humberto Selvetti (Argentina), Suren Bogdasarov (USSR) The...
Louis Martin (Great Britain): Press Lift Training
History in Color: The best British athlete in the history of Olympic weightlifting, Louis Martin is working on his press lift in training. Martin was a middle heavyweight and his best result in the...
Rafael Chimishkyan: Happy 90th Birthday!
March 19, 2019 – Happy Birthday to legendary Rafael Chimishkyan of Georgia! Today we celebrate his 90th birthday! He is still active, has a great sense of humor and very charismatic. Time didn’t change...
