9-11: Notes From 20 Years Ago
Terror and Courage Web technologies have changed. Design trends have changed. We have changed. I just kept this section on the site the way it was back then. No edits. No comments afterwards. Never to forget.
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Viktor Kurentsov (Russia, USSR): 1941-2021
Sad news came from Russia. On April 7, 2021, two days after celebrating his 80th birthday, legendary middleweight, Olympic champion Viktor Kurentsov passed away in Odintsovo, Moscow district, Russia. Viktor Kurentsov was a true...
Yury Vlasov (1935-2021): Farewell to a Legend
Legendary Yury Vlasov passed away in the morning of February 13, 2021 in Moscow, Russia. Just a couple of months ago we celebrated his 85th Birthday and now the sad news that he is...
Olympic Champion Kaarlo Kangasniemi Turns 80!
February 4, 2021 – Happy 80th Birthday to Kaarlo Kangasniemi! Olympic champion Kaarlo Kangasniemi of Pori, Finland is a true legend of Olympic weightlifting. 3x Finnish Olympian, author of 17 world records, Kaarlo Kangasniemi...
John Davis (USA, 1921-1984): 100th Birth Anniversary of a Legend
January 12, 2021 – A true legend of Olympic weightlifting, 2x Olympic Champion, 6x World Champion, author of many remarkable world records, U.S. heavyweight John Davis (1921-1984) would have been celebrating his 100th birthday...
Lift Up: In Memoriam (2020)
Remembering Olympic weightlifting legends, athletes, coaches, administrators and many more, that we lost in 2020. In Memoriam 2020 Patrick BASSEY , Nigeria 1957 – 2020 Pavel SYRCHIN, Soviet Union 1957 – 2020 Gyorgy REHUS UZOR, Hungary 1946...
Legendary Yury Vlasov Turns 85
December 5, 2020 – Olympic champion, 4x World champion, 6x European Champion, 5x national champion, author of 31 world records, legendary Yury Vlasov turns 85. His phenomenon goes well beyond all the titles and...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Best wishes for a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving to you and yours from sunny Jacksonville in Florida!
Olympics, Weightlifting and Stamps: Centennial Edition from the Maldives
This a collectible item for those who collects stamps and/or enjoys the history of Olympic weightlifting, The stamps from the Maldives celebrate the 100th Anniversary (1896-1996) and showcase famous Olympic champions of the 1980s....
