Kanybek Osmonaliev is 70
Legendary flyweight champion Kanybek Osmonaliev of Kyrzgyzstan turns 70! Kanybek Osmonaliev was a phenomenal flyweight of Team CCCP. From mid 1970s to mid 1980s, he won the 1980 Olympics, 4 World championships, 2 European...
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Tommy Kono: Weightlifting Saga in Stockholm
1. Olympic Weightlifting Saga (Stockholm, Sweden) Back in the old days, Stockholm hosted Olympic Weightlifting World Championships three times – in 1953, 1958 and 1963. Ironically, the years are a perfect match to the...
Ben Helfgott, Holocaust survivor and Olympic weightlifter, dies at 93
June 16, 2023 – Ben Helfgott, Holocaust survivor and British Olympian at the Olymics in 1956 and 1960, died at 93. Benjamin “Ben” Helfgott survived the Holocaust as a teenager and then he went...
Remembering Petr Pavlasek (1947-2023)
January 3, 2023 – One of the best super heavyweights of the 1970s, Petr Pavlasek of Czech Republic passed away in Tyn nad Vltavou at 75. A 2x Olympian, Petr Pavlasek competed for for...
Happy New Year 2023!
Love, Health and Happiness to you and yours in the New Year! From Arthur (left) and Adele
Bonne année 2023 à la Charles Rigoulot !
Parlez-vous français? Vous avez 50 centimes? Bonne année 2023 à la Charles Rigoulot!
Pavel Pervushin (1947-2022)
September 24, 2022, Saint Petersburg, Russia – Brilliant heavyweight of the 1970s, World champion and author of numerous world records, weightlifting legend, Pavel Pervushin died at 75. Pavel Pervushin was one of the most...
Rafael Chimishkyan (1929-2022)
September 25, 2022, Tbilisi, Georgia – Olympic champion Rafael Chimishkyan passed away at 93 in his home Republic of Georgia. Rafael Chimishkyan was a true champion and legend of Olympic weightlifting. He had a...
1972-2022: Bobby Orr International
Bobby Orr is one of the best hockey players ever to step on the ice rink. OK. There are top three players that are on the top of any all-time top lists out there....
Everybody Loves Balderis (BETA version)
Everybody Loves Balderis Launching a new web site about Helmut Balderis, legendary hockey wizard of the 1970s-1980s. It’s a soft launch of a beta version available for desktops and laptops. Smaller resolution (modile devices)...
