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The History in Color series features a group shot with unforgettable champions from the past of Olympic weightlifting (left to right): Lifter from Argentina, Yury Vlasov (USSR), Humberto Selvetti (Argentina), Suren Bogdasarov (USSR) The...
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...
History in Color: November 26, 1956, Melbourne, Australia – The strongest man in the world of the 1950s, heavyweight Paul Anderson of Team USA is on his way to the gold Olympic medal in...
History in Color: November 26, 1956, Melbourne, Australia – Olympic vice champion, heavyweight Humberto Selvetti of Team Argentina congratulates Paul Anderson of Team USA with a gold medal in the 90+kg weight class at...
Legendary David Rigert turns 72 today! Happy Birthday to the Legend!
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...
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...
Good Read For a Good Lift Jan. 26, 2019 – Biography Book by Kaarlo Kangasniemi Is Now Available in the booskstores in Finland and Sweden.
January 12, 2019 – Happy Birthday to the legendary John Davis (USA). He would have been 98 today. On the History in Color cover photo, there are 9 Summer Olympics in various weight clases, 5...
Basically, no comments seem to be necessary for this History in Color photo. Norbert Schemansky, one of the greatest lifters ever, is watching the lifting by Ken Patera at the U.S. Olympic Trials for...
Louis Martin (Great Britain): Press Lift Training
24 Mar, 2019
Rafael Chimishkyan: Happy 90th Birthday!
23 Mar, 2019
2 May, 2015
Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
12 May, 2015
28 Sep, 2015
1 May, 2016
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