Gerry Gratton (Canada): Helsinki (1952)
History in Color: July 26, 1952, Helsinki, Finland –Middleweight Gerry Gratton of Canada goes for the world record in the press lift in the 75kg weight class of the weightlifting tournament at the 1952...
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Back in the USSR: Top Athletes Before the 1980 Olympics
History in Color: An interesting group photo of the top Soviet Olympic weightlifters and coaches from the family archives of Vasily Denisov, one of the Team USSR top candidates in the 75kg weight class...
Weightlifting Classics: Super Heavyweight Khristo Plachkov (Bulgaria)
History in Color: The cover photo pictures Khristo Plachkov of Team Bulgaria performing snatch lift in the 1970s. Khristo Plachkov (1953-2009) of Asenovgrad, Bulgaria was truly a legend in the history of Olympic weightlifting....
Victor Sots: Moscow (1983)
History in Color Series: July 30, 1983, Moscow, USSR – Sub heavyweight Victor Sots of Donetsk, Ukraine is cleaning 227.5kg in his second attempt in the 100kg class at the 1983 USSR Spartakiade and...
Mysterious Note: John Grimek and Mark Cameron at York Barbell
History in Color: First of all, Happy Birthday to Mark Cameron, one of the best U.S. weightlifters in the history of this sport and one of the most impressive American contenders in the 1970s....
American Olympic Champions in Melbourne (1956)
History in Color: Melbourne, Australia, November 1956 – U.S. Olympic champions in weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne gathered for a memory group photo (left to right): Isaac Berger (60kg, gold medal),...
Weightlifting Classics: 1956 Olympic Medalists in the 75kg Class
History in Color: November 24, 1956, Melbourne, Australia – Olympic medal winners in the 75kg class at the 1956 Summer Olympics are showing their medals earned in Melbourne (left to right): Peter George (USA,...
Mladen Kuchev: Olympics in 1972
History in Color: August 30, 1972, Munich, Germany – Lightweight Mladen Kuchev of Team Bulgaria competes in the snatch lifting in the 67.5kg weight class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. At the...
50 Years Ago: Joe Dube Wins Gold Medal at the World Championships in Warsaw
History in Color: September 28, 1969, Warsaw, Poland – 25-year old super heavyweight Joe Dube of Jacksonville, FL lifts 212.5kg in his last clean-and-jerk attempt and wins a gold medal at the 1969 World...
Alexander Pervy: Training Camp in Fergana (1983)
History in Color: Fergana, Uzbekistan, 1983 – World records holder, Olympic and World vice champion Alexander Pervy of Donetsk, Ukraine is training with Team USSR in Fergana, Uzbekistan before the 1983 World Championships in...
