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Back to never stopping conversations on pros and cons of Olympic press and the reasons why it was eliminated from Olympic weightlifting in 1972. The video also features Valery singing at the post competition...
History in Color: Moscow, Russia, USSR, September 1970 – Team USSR weightlifting just returned home after competing at the 1970 World Championships in Columbus, Ohio, USA and is now displaying their trophies in front...
History in Color: July 21, 1971, Moscow, Russia – 24-year old light heavyweight Boris Pavlov of the Spartak Donetsk club is competing in the 82.5kg class at the 1971 USSR Championships and Spartakiade at...
History in Color: There are many photos like this in the personal photo archives of Olympic weightlifters – memories about being in the training camps, about being strong and young, about happy old days....
History in Color: July 24, 1971, Moscow, Russia – The team winners of the 1971 USSR Spartakiade and USSR Championships in Moscow are: Russia (represented by Vasily Alexeev) Ukraine (represented by Stanislav Batishchev) Moscow...
History in Color: July 21, 1971, Moscow, Russia –23-year old light heavyweight Vladimir Ryzhenkov of the Dynamo Mocow club is competing in the 82.5kg classat the 1971 USSR Championships and Spartakiade at the...
History in Color: The lineup of the legends of the Dynamo Riga (Latvia, left to right) in 1971: Alexander Dynnikov (60kg), Gennady Ivanchenko (82.5kg), Karl Pumpurins (110kg), and Villis Perkons (90kg).
History in Color: Weightlifters of the Dynamo Riga club at the training camp in Jekabpils, Latvia in 1971-1972 (left to right): E. Abrashov, Alexander Dynnikov, Juris Klavins, Karlis Pumpurins, Ansis Ziemanis The Dynamo Riga...
History in Color: World champion Gennady Ivanchenko of Riga, Latvia demonstrates some bodybuilding routines on the beach in the 1970s. Ivanchenko was a superb Olympic weightlifter who belonged to those who cared about their...
The Lift Up: History in Color series showcases the training hall with Olympic weightlifters in 1970. Gennady Ivanchenko (Riga, Latvia) and David Rigert (Shakhty, Russia) are enjoying the moment of rest between the lifts....
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