Frank Spellman (USA): Paris, 1946
History in Color: October 18, 1946, Paris, France – 24 year old middleweight Frank Spellman of Team USA wins a bronze medal in the 75kg weight class at the 1946 World Championships in Paris....
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Paul Anderson and Alexey Medvedev: Historic Handshake in Moscow (1955)
History in Color June 16, 1955, Moscow, Russia – Heavyweights Paul Anderson of the United States and Alexey Medvedev of the Soviet Union exchange a friendly handshake before the first USA vs. USSR Olympic...
Kaarlo Kangasniemi: Winning the European Title in 1970
History in Color: June 26, 1970, Szombathely, Hungary – 1968 Olympic champion Kaarlo Kangasniemi of Team Finland wins the gold in the 90kg class at the 1970 European Championships in Szombathely. … and Finland...
Yury Vlasov: 1961 USA vs USSR Weightlifting Match in Moscow
History in Color July 7, 1961, Moscow, Russia – 1960 Olympic champion, heavyweight Yury Vlasov competes for the Team USSR in the 90+kg weight class in the first match of the 1961 USA vs....
1952 Olympics: Lightweight Champions in Helsinki
June 27, 2019 – Happy Birthday to legendary Olympic weightlifters Tommy Kono (USA, 1930-2016) and Vern Barberis (Australia, 1928-2005)! History in Color: July 26, 1952, Helsinki, Finland – Olympic medal winners in the 67.5kg...
Norbert Schemansky: Going Heavy for the Olympic Gold in Helsinki (1952)
History in Color : July 27, 1952, Helsinki, Finland – 28-year old mid heavyweight Norbert Schemansky of Detroit, Michigan, USA performs a clean-and-jerk lift on his way to the Olympic gold in the 90kg...
USSR Cup: Medalists in the 100kg Class (1976)
History in Color: December 19, 1976, Sverdlovsk, Russia – Medal ceremony for the 100kg weight class at the 1976 USSR Championships in clean-and-jerk (left to right): Anatoly Kozlov (Kholmsk, Russia, silver medal, 212.5kg), Vladimir...
Viktor Shishov (Ukraine, USSR)
History in Color: One of the top Soviet athletes of the 1960s, world record holder Viktor Shishov of Kiev, Ukraine performs a snatch lift in the national competitions in the Soviet Union. Viktor Shishov...
David Rigert (Russia, USSR): World Record in Ryazan, 1977
History in Color: December 17, 1977, Ryazan, Russia – Olympic champion David Rigert of Shakhty, Russia competes in the 100kg weight class and snatches the world record (176.5kg) at the 1977 USSR Cup in...
Peter George (USA): Copenhagen, 1954
History in Color: Copenhagen, Denmark, 1954 – Olympic champion Peter George of Akron, United States competes at the exhibition tournament in Copenhagen.
