Karel Saitl (Czechia), 1924-2020
January 9, 2020 – Legend of Czech weightlifting, Karel Saitl died in Czech Republic. He was 95. Karel Saitl was an outstanding Czech lifter. He competed for Team Czechoslovakia at two Summer Olympics, won...
January 9, 2020 – Legend of Czech weightlifting, Karel Saitl died in Czech Republic. He was 95. Karel Saitl was an outstanding Czech lifter. He competed for Team Czechoslovakia at two Summer Olympics, won...
History in Color: April 25, 1978, Kiev, Ukraine – 20-year old junior weightlifter Anatoly Pisarenko competes for the Dynamo Club at the 1978 USSR Championships held at the Sports Palace in his hometown. In...
January 7, 2020 – Legendary Vasily Alexeev (1942-2011) would have been 78 today. Happy Birthday to the Legend!
History in Color March 3, 1988, Tallinn, Estonia – 21-year old featherweight candidate to the national team USSR, Valery Leonov competes in the 60kg weight class at the 1988 Friendship Cup in Tallinn. For...
History in Color: September 22, 1962, Budapest, Hungary – Olympic weightlifting legend, Olympic champion, 4x Olympian and 4x Olympic medalist, Norbert “Norb” Schemansky of Detroit, Michigan, USA competes in the 90+kg weight class at...
History in Color: September 8, 1960, Rome, Italy – 29-year old Abdul Wahid Aziz, lightweight of Team Iraq, snatches 115kg in his 3rd attempt on his unforgettable way to a bronze medal in the...
History in Color: September 8, 1960, Rome, Italy – Middleweight Alexander Kurynov of Team USSR performs a snatch lift on his way to his gold medal in the 75kg weight class at the 1960...
History in Color: June 14, 1978, Havirov, Czechoslovakia – Vice champion of the 1976 Summer Olympics, 28-year-old middleweight Vartan Militosyan of Leninakan (Gyumri), Armenia competes for the Soviet national team in the 75kg weight...
History in Color: October 27, 1951, Milan, Italy – Peter George, 22-year old middleweight of Akron, OH, jerks 157.5kg in the 75kg weight class and wins a gold medal at the 1951 World Championships...