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Team CCCP Weightlifting in Color
Another collectible issue of History in Color. This time it features our selected photos of Team CCCP Weightlifting in various seasons of the past.
World Record By Pervushin
History in Color: March 5, 1972 – Soviet heavyweight star Pavel Pervushin of Leningrad snatches 171kg and sets the new world record in Ulm, Germany. Original b/w photo courtesy of Rolf Eberhard (Germany)
Team CCCP Weightlifting (1978)
History in Color: Team CCCP weightlifting in the training camp in Feodosia in 1978. Top row (l to r): G. Baldin, R. Naniev, A. Saydullaev, V. Kuznichenko, Yu. Vardanyan, D. Rigert, V. Shary, I....
Unsung heroes: Anatoly Mayasin (Latvia)
History in Color: Anatoly Mayasin of Latvia competes in the 75kg weight class at the 1971 USSR Spartakiada in Moscow. In 1971, Mayasin was 40 and the 1971 USSR Spartakiada was the last tournament...
Also Known As Oddjob
History in Color: Harold Sakata of Team USA Weightlifting competes at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. For the most of the world, he is known as Oddjob from the Goldfinger (1964), one of...
Pioneers of Weightlifting
History in Color: The photo features pioneers of the Soviet weightliftin in the pre World War II era. The exact location and date haven’t been identified yet. From right to lift, you can see...
Requiem For the Heavyweights
History in Color: Best Soviet super heavyweights gathered to compete at the 1979 U.S.S.R. Spartakiade in Leningrad. The only exception was Vasily Alexeev who was on the injured list and trained for the 1980 Olympics...
Baszanowski: 220 Kilo Back Squat
History in Color: Olympic weightlifting legend, Waldemar Baszanowski of Poland performs a 220kg back squat in training. His coach Augustyn Dziedzic is spotting behind. One of all-time greats. lightweight Baszanowski used split style for...
Marian Zielinski (Poland)
History in Color: One of the greatest weightlifters of Poland, Marian Zielinski is training in the national team camp. Marian Zielinski (1929-1935) was one of the best in the world in the 1960s. He...
