Starry Night of Asen Zlatev in Moscow
History in Color: July 24, 1980, Moscow, Russia – 20-year old Asen Zlatev of Bulgaria wins a gold Olympic medal in the 75kg weight class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Asen Zlatev...
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World Record by David Rigert
History in Color: January 25, 1975, Christchurch, New Zealand – Weightlifting legend David Rigert of Team CCCP is getting ready to go for a world record in the snatch lift at the 1975 New...
Ken Patera (USA)
History in Color presents a “color view” of legendary Kenneth “Ken” Patera of Team USA Weightlifting. Ken Patera (b. 1943) is a true legend of strength – not only in Olympic weightlifting but in...
Klas -Ove Johansson (Sweden)
History in Color presents a photo of one of the most impressive Swedish Olympic weightlifters of the late 1960s – 1970s Folke Klas-Ove Johansson. Ove Johansson (b.1943) competed in the super heavyweight for his...
Golden Age of American Weightlifting: Secrets in a Nutshell
The History in Color cover photo brings back a “look in color” on the Golden Age of American Olympic Weightlifting. This is a photo of legendary Norbert “Norb” Schemansky taken during the 1952 Summer...
1st Snatch by Stoichev in Moscow
History in Color: September 20, 1975, Moscow, Russia – Bulgarian light heavyweight Trendafil Stoichev goes for his first attempt in the first lift at the 1975 World Championship in Moscow.
Petr Pavlasek (Czechoslovakia)
History in Color: September 23, 1969, Warsaw, Poland – 22-year old super heavyweight Petr Pavlasek of Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslvakia competes at the 1969 World Championships in Warsaw. At the 147kg bodyweight, young Pavlasek took...
George Asanidze (Georgia)
The History in Color features a color version of the photo with Olympic champion George Asanidze at the early stage of his career in Olympic weightlifting. George Asanidze (b. 1975) competed for his native...
Two Olympic Champions: Andon Nikolov and David Rigert
History in Color: June 17, 1978, Havirov, Czechoslovakia – 1976 Olympic Champion, legendary David Rigert of Team CCCP wins the gold medal in the 9okg class at the 1978 European Championships in Havirov. 1972...
Remembering Chuck Vinci: Weightlifting Match in 1958
History in Color: May 1958, Chicago IL – One of the best bantamweight athletes in the world, Chuck Vinci competes for Team USA at the 1958 USA vs. USSR weightlifting series in Chicago.
