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April 1984 – Soviet heavyweight Leonid Taranenko of Urozhay (Harvest), Minsk, and his coach Ivan Logvinovich are having a tough one-on-one session during the 1984 USSR Championship that was held in their hometown Minsk,...
The 2017 IWF World Championships tournament is scheduled to be held in Anaheim, USA from November 27, 2017 t0 December 5, 2017. The Lift Up and our sub-publications continue the Go USA Weightlifting Marathon...
History In Color: Alexander Borisenok (b. 1957) of the Army Club Belorussia receives an award for the world record in the clean-and-jerk lift (241kg) that he set in the 110kg weight class at the...
On the cover photo from our History in Color series, legendary Soviet middleweight Viktor Kurentsov competes at the 1974 USSR Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia. At the time Viktor was 33. He did win his...
The 2017 IWF World Championships tournament is scheduled to be held in Anaheim, USA from November 27, 2017 to December 5, 2017. The Lift Up and our sub-publications continue the Go USA Weightlifting Marathon...
December 1980, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan – Avset Avsetov of the Red Army club (Moscow) sets a national clean-and-jerk record (181.5kg) at the 1980 USSR Cup in Alma Ata. Avset Avsetov (b. 1956) was one...
The 2017 IWF World Championships tournament is scheduled to be held in Anaheim, USA from November 27, 2017 t0 December 5, 2017. The Lift Up and our sub-publications continue the Go USA Weightlifting Marathon...
One of the leading bantamweights in the world, Hafiz Suleymanoglu (Khafiz Suleymanov) competed for Azerbaijan, USSR and Turkey. He managed to win the World Championship (1989), European Championships (1989, 1991, 1997) and USSR Championship...
One of the frequently asked questions about Olympic weightlifting sound like who was the first to lift 200kg. Or 210kg. Or 220kg. How about 230kg? 240? 250? 260? Most don’t ask about 270kg. So...
The 2017 IWF World Championships tournament is scheduled to be held in Anaheim, USA from November 27, 2017 t0 December 5, 2017. The Lift Up and our sub-publications continue the Go USA Weightlifting Marathon...
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