Bob Bednarski (USA) Would Have Been 75 today
Legendary U.S. weightlifter Robert “Bob” Bednarski (1944-2004), world champion and author of 12 world records, would have turned 75 today. Happy Birthday, Champion! We remember you.
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Rafael Chimishkyan: Happy 90th Birthday!
March 19, 2019 – Happy Birthday to legendary Rafael Chimishkyan of Georgia! Today we celebrate his 90th birthday! He is still active, has a great sense of humor and very charismatic. Time didn’t change...
Boston (USA) Loves the New Biography of Kaarlo Kangasniemi
As hardcore Olympic weightlifting and Iron Game followers know, the new book by Kaarlo Kangasniemi has been published in January 2019. It is called “Idrottens ljus och skuggor” in Swedish or “Urheilun valot ja...
100th Birthday of Legendary Grigory Novak (1919-1980)
March 5, 2019 – Legendary Grigory Novak (1919-1980), the first Soviet World champion and a great athlete and entertainer, would have celebrated his 100th birthday. Everybody knew him. He was a national hero. He...
Arnold Luhaaar: Cutting-Edge Technicians From Estonia
On the History in Color photo, Arnold Luhaaar, outstanding Estonian heavyweight of the past, performs a clean-and-jerk lift. The interesting angle of this photo is that it takes place in the 1930s and Arnold...
Catching Up With the Holiday Spirit 2018
Continuing the Holiday Season catching up. It’s not a one hour process here. It has its own epics! This is not me again… This is the real Santa. He is helping us to decorate...
