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History in Color: The original black-and-white photo of Olympic champions Yurik Vardanyan and David Rigert was made in 1985. This was the last season of 29-year old Yurik Vardanyan when he competed for the...
History in Color: September 15, 1961, Budapest, Hungary – With less than a week before the opening of the 1961 World Championships, Hungarian weightlifters gathered for a group shot before traveling to Vienna (left...
History in Color: July 30, 1979, Leningrad, Russia – Legendary Yurik Vardanyan of Team USSR and Leninakan (Gyumri), Armenia celebrates winning the tournament and setting 5 world records in the 82.5kg class at the...
History in Color June 16, 1955, Moscow, Russia – Legendary Paul Anderson of Team USA, nicknamed as “Miracle of Nature” for his phenomenal strength, is competing for USA during the USA vs. USSR Olympic...
History in Color : March 1950, Budapest, Hungary – Weightlifting match between Hungary and the Soviet Union is being held in the Budapest Sports Hall. The weightlifter performing a split style snatch on the...
We continue publishing selected Lift Up and History in Color series materials as a dedication and tribute to the legend of Yurik Vardanyan (06.13.1956 – 11.01.2018) July 26, 1980, Moscow, Russia – Outstanding Soviet...
We continue publishing selected Lift Up and History in Color series materials as a dedication and tribute to the legend of Yurik Vardanyan (06.13.1956 – 11.01.2018) Poster of Yurik Vardanyan in our collector’s edition...
We continue publishing selected Lift Up and History in Color series materials as a dedication and tribute to the legend of Yurik Vardanyan (06.13.1956 – 11.01.2018) May 15, 1981, Novosibirsk, Russia – Yurik Vardanyan...
History in Color: July 2, 1961, Budapest, Hungary – Lightweight Mihaly Huszka of Team Hungary wins in the 67.5kg class with a new national record in total (390 kg) at the Hungary vs. Poland weightlifting...
History in Color: October 18, 1968, Mexico City, Mexico – Estonian middle heavyweight Jaan Talts of Team USSR sets a new world records in the clean-and-jerk (197.5kg) and wins a silver Olympic medal in...
Happy 75th Birthday to Jaan Talts!
18 May, 2019
Lazar Baroga (Romania): Tokyo, 1964
17 May, 2019
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Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
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