Tagged: Czechoslovakia

History in Color: February 1, 1965, Prague, Czechoslovakia – 23-year old Olympic champion Hans Zdrazila is pulling a 445kg weight during a training session for the 1965 World Championships in the gym in Prague....

History in Color: Left to right: Vaclav Psenicka, Sr. (82.5+kg, silver), Vaclav Becvar (82.5kg+, 11), Josef Brumlik (82.5kg, 12), Josef Hantych (75kg, 10), Antonin Balda (67.5kg, 13), Jehka, Frantisek Simunek (60kg, 18)

History in Color: One of the best Czech weightlifters of the 1980s, Anton Baraniak competes for Team Czechoslovakia at the 1981 Panonnia Cup. Anton Baraniak (b. 1951) competed for Czechoslovakia at two Summer Olympics...

History in Color: June 11, 1965, Sofia, Bulgaria – A year after his triumph in the middleweight in Tokyo, Olympic champion Hans Zdrazila of Team Czechoslovakia steps up to the light heavyweight and competes...

History in Color: July 12, 1952, Helsinki, Finland – Czech bantamweight Karel Saitl of Brno, Czechoslovakia competes in the 56kg weight class at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Karel Saitl (b. 1924) is one...

History in Color: September 16, 1975, Moscow, Russia – In his second attempt, bantamweight Karel Prohl of Team Czechoslovakia goes for a 145kg clean-and-jerk lift in the 56kg class at the 1975 World Championships...

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...