Jaakko Kailajarvi (Finland): Where in the World is Erajarvi?
Does anyone know where in the world is Erajarvi? Anyone from Erajarvi here? In the meantime, I looked it up on the map. It’s a small place in the Pirkanmaa region in Finland. There...
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Victor Andreev (USSR): World Record in Press
History in Color: April 28, 1965, Alushta, Russia – 29-year old super heavyweight Victor Andreev of Cheboksary, Russia is preparing to set a new world record in press (198kg). World records holder and national...
Roberto “Tony” Urrutia (Cuba)
The History in Color series features 18-year old junior lightweight Roberto Urrutia of Team Cuba competing in a weightlifting tournament in Camaguey, Cuba in 1975. Roberto “Tony” Urrutia (born in 1957) was the first...
Arpad Nemessanyi (Hungary): Ready For the Olympic Challenges of Mexico City
History in Color: August 5, 1968, Budapest, Hungary – One of the first elite Olympic weightlifters to use the push jerk techniques, Arpad Nemessanyi of Team Hungary is preparing with the national team for...
Paul Anderson: Circus Act in Leningrad (1955)
History in Color June 18, 1955, Leningrad, Russia – Paul Anderson of Team USA competes in the 90+kg class in the second match of the historical USA vs. USSR Olympic weightlifting meet held in...
Alexander Kraychev (Bulgaria): Big Win and World Records in Szombathely
History in Color: June 6, 1970, Szombathely, Hungary – 18-year old heavyweight Alexander Kraychev of Team Bulgaria competes in the snatch program in the 110kg class of the 1970 European Championships in Szombathely. Kraychev...
Tony Terlazzo (USA): The Last Year at the York Barbell
History in Color: November 11, 1944, York, PA, USA – Legendary American featherweight, 33-year old Olympic champion Tony Terlazzo performs a clean-and-jerk lift while training at the good old York Barbell Club in York,...
“Are You Ready, David?” (Moscow, 1975)
History in Color: September 21, 1975, Moscow, Russia – Soviet middle heavyweight David Rigert of Shakty, Russia is going through the last preparations after being called for the lift in the 90 kg class...
Hungarian Legends: Imre Foldi and Gyozo Veres
History in Color: July 19, 1962, Budapest, Hungary – Legends of Hungarian and World weightlifting, Gyozo Veres and Imre Foldi in the training camp in Budapest. Both Veres and Foldi were true legends of Olympic...
Peter George (USA): 1st World Title at 18
History in Color: September 26, 1947, Philadelphia, PA, USA – 18-year old lightweight Peter George of Akron, OH, USA wins the World title with a 352.5kg (97.5+110+145) total in the 67.5kg class at the...
