Eleiko Set From Kulta-Kalle In Boston
This Eleiko set has been on my desk for 10 years. It came from legendary Kaarlo Kangasniemi in 2008 when I took an interview with Kulta-Kalle. It is still on my desk.
This Eleiko set has been on my desk for 10 years. It came from legendary Kaarlo Kangasniemi in 2008 when I took an interview with Kulta-Kalle. It is still on my desk.
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History in Color: November 24, 1956, Melbourne, Australia – Legendary Peter George of Team USA competes in the 75kg class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and wins his 3rd Olympic medal at...
History in Color: July 25, 1976, Montreal, Canada – 35 year-old legend of Finnish weightlifting, Jaakko Kailajarvi of Tampere, Finland competes at his 4th Olympic tournament in the 90kg class at the 1976 Summer...
History in Color: July 27, 1983, Moscow, Russia – 21-year old light heavyweight Anatoly Khrapaty of the Army club (Alma Ata) competes for Team Kazakhstan at the 1983 USSR Spatakiade in Moscow. Khrapaty won...
History in color: August 2, 1979, Leningrad, Russia – One of the best Soviet heavyweights of the late 1970s, Sergey Arakelov of Krasnodar, Russia is preparing for the lift in the 110kg class at...