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...
Tagged: History In Color
Young Vaclav Psenicka Jr: Weightlifting Promise of Czechoslovakia
The cover photo of the History in Color series features my color version of a portrait of one of the most distinguished Czech weightlifters of the 20th century, a “poster boy” of Czechoslovakian weightlifting...
Where Were You on December 19, 1982?
History in Color: December 19, 1982, Moscow, Russia – 28-year old Moscow super heavyweight Vladimir Marchuk of the Burevestnik Club celebrates after setting the new clean-and-jerk record (260kg) in the 110+kg weight class at...
Karl Swoboda (Austria): Strong in the 1900s
History in color: Karl Swoboda (1882-1933) of Austria was one of the most prominent heavyweight strongmen of the pre World War 2 era in weightlifting. He held numerous world records set before the international...
Featherweight Legend Isaac Berger at the World Championships in Warsaw (1959)
History in Color: September 30, 1959, Warsaw, Poland – Olympic champion Isaac Berger, legendary featherweight of the United States, competes in the 60kg weight class at the 1959 World Championships in Warsaw. In Warsaw,...
Adam Saydullaev (1956-2022)
October 9, 2022 – Sad new came from Grozhy, Chechnya, Russia. One of the best Soviet mid heavyweights of the late 1970s – early 1980s, Adam Saydullaev passed away at 65. Adam Saydullaev competed...
Nikolay Varava in Braunau, Germany
History in Color: Braunau, West Germany, March 1971 – Soviet featherweight Nikolay Varava competes in the 60kg weightclass at the invitational Olympic weightlifting tournament in Braunau. Nikolay Varava (born in 1935) was one of...
Team Great Britain: Royally Strong Before the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
History in Color: St. Brides, London, Great Britain, August 1960– Candidates to the British Olympic weightlifting team gathered for a press shot during one of the last training sessions before going to the 1960...
Rudolf Plyukfelder is 95!
September 6, 2022 – Legendary Olympic champion and coach of Olympic champions, World Champion and coach of World champions, World records breaker and coach of world record breakers, Olympic weightlifting legend Rudolf Plyukfelder turned...
Doug Hepburn: Be Strong. Be Canadian!
History in Color: August 30, 1953, Stockholm, Sweden – Canadian heavyweight Douglas Hepburn is on his way to win the World title of a heavyweight champion with a total of 467.5kg (167.5+135+165) in the...
