Happy Birthday, Dr. Peter George!
On June 29 this year legendary Olympic weightlifter, brilliant and remarkable Dr. Peter George turns 88. Peter George was one of the most successful and decorated lifters of the first post World War II...
On June 29 this year legendary Olympic weightlifter, brilliant and remarkable Dr. Peter George turns 88. Peter George was one of the most successful and decorated lifters of the first post World War II...
History in Color: Champion of the world and Europe , USSR champion, Igor Sadykov (b. 1967) of Usbekistan.
History in color: Best Polish light heavyweight of the 1960s, Norbert Ozimek and his coach Augustyn Dziedzic are discussing the training session in the late 1960s.
History in Color: The lineup of the winners of gold medals of the 1967 USSR Spartakiade. Left to right: Nikolay Nogaytsev (67.5kg, Dynamo, Moscow), Erkin Karimov (60kg, Burevestnik, Tashkent), Victor Kurentsov (75kg, Army, Khabarovsk),...
History in color: One of all-time best bantamweights in the world, Zygmunt Smalcerz is training with the national Team Poland in the late 1960s.
History in Color: One of all-time best Olympic weightlifters, Blagoy Blagoev competes for Bulgaria at the 1983 World Championship in Moscow. In 1983, Blagoev won the World title in the 90kg weight class with...
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 (Switzerland)
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....
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...
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...