Pioneers of Olympic Weightlifting
History in Color: One of the rare group shots of the earliest Olympic weightlifting pioneers in the USSR (left to right): Front row: Alexander Miezitis (former wrestler and Latvian Olympian (1912), one of the...
History in Color: One of the rare group shots of the earliest Olympic weightlifting pioneers in the USSR (left to right): Front row: Alexander Miezitis (former wrestler and Latvian Olympian (1912), one of the...
History in Color: World records holder, 3x USSR champion (1983, 1984, 1987), USSR Spartakiad champion (1983), 3x USSR Cup winner (1982, 1983, 1985), 3x clean-and-jerk USSR champion and 6x USSR snatch champion, lightweight Vladimir...
The question is most definitely sarcastic. The cover photo of the History in Color series features the 1984 Team USSR Weightlifting. Due to the boycott of the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles by the...
History in Color: July 26, 1952, Helsinki, Finland – 22-year old lightweight Tamio “Tommy” Kono of Team USA competes at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. The gold medal at the Summer Olympics in...
History in Color: American finest Olympic weightlifters and coaches are ready for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo (1964). Left to right: Bob Hoffman (York, PA; Head Coach), Norbert Schemansky (Detroit, MI; 90+kg, bronze medal),...
History in Color: June 23, 1970, Szombathely, Hungary – Legendary Gennady Ivanchenko of Riga, Latvia competes for Team CCCP in the light heavyweight at the 1970 European Championship in Szombathely. In the end of...
History in Color: September 23, 1977, Stuttgart, Germany – One of the all-time best Finnish weightlifters, Pekka Niemi competes in the snatch program in the 100kg weight class at the 1977 World Championship in Stuttgart,...
History in Color: Yevgeny Minaev On the cover photo from the “History in Color” series, Olympic champion Yevgeny Minaev of Team USSR competes in the 60kg weight class at the 1961 Prize of Moscow...
History in Color: Team Georgia lineup during one of the USSR Championships in the 1950s. Left to right: Pavel Gumashyan (coach), unknown, unknown, Mamia Zghenty, Vladimir Svetilko, Mousey Kasyanik, Rafael Chimishkyan. Note: Original black-and-white...
CrossFit 1955? There was no CrossFit in 1955. Of course, not. It’s just a humorous way to bring attention to the legends of Olympic weightlifting who had an essential influence on the strength aspect...