Tagged: Yesterday’s Hero

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June 6, 2023

David Rigert Says Goodbye To Olympic Weightlifting

History in Color: December 20, 1981, Donetsk, Ukraine – Legendary Soviet weightlifter David Rigert competes in the 100kg class at the 1981 USSR Cup in Donetsk, Ukraine. David Rigert was 34 at the time....

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April 2, 2023

Coaches and Athletes: Plukfelder and Rigert

History in Color @LiftUp Shakhty, Rostov-on-Don, USSR, January 1970 – Light heavyweight David Rigert and his coach Rudolf Plukfelder are enjoying a conversation after a training session in the Weightlifting Hall in their hometown...

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December 29, 2022

Pele (1940-2022)

The best football player ever, The Great King Pele passed away at age 82.

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October 9, 2022

Broadcasting Legends: Nikolay Ozerov (USSR) and Tommy Johnson (USA)

Reenactment of game commentaries by the legend of Soviet sports broadcasting Nikolay Ozerov and an exclusive interview with Mr. NHL Scout Tommy Johnson in Florida. Produced by Arthur Chidlovski at CBC Media Studio in...

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September 26, 2022

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...

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September 20, 2022

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)...

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August 16, 2022

Hockey Legend Helmut Balderis Turns 70!

July 31, 2022 – Legendary hockey magician Helmut Balderis celebrates his 70th Birthday today. As most of you might know, Balderisomania never stops at Chidlovski.Com. To me, Helmut Balderis is the best hockey player...

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March 12, 2022

David Rigert is 75

March 12, 2022 – Legendary Soviet Olympic weightlifter David Rigert celebrates his 75th Birthday today. Olympic champion, 6x World and 9x European champion, 5x USSR champion and author of 65 world records, David Rigert...

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September 4, 2020

John Davis (USA): The Last Time at the Worlds

History in Color: August 30, 1953, Stockholm, Sweden – Legendary U.S. heavyweight, 2x Olympic Champion, 6x World Champion John Davis of NYC, NY, USA competes in the 90+kg weight class at the 1953 World...

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April 10, 2020

Alexander Bukharov: 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki

History in Color: July 25, 1952, Helsinki, Finland – Legendary Soviet weightlifter, official and manager Alexander Bukharov is refereeing the bantamweight class (56kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. It was the first...