Janos Bagocs (Hungary)
History in Color: June 23, 1970, Szombathely, Hungary – Hungarian lightweight Janos Bagocs wins a gold medal in 67.5kg weight class at the 1970 European Championships in Szombathely. On his way to the European...
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Kaarlo Kangasniemi (Finland) at the 1973 Friendship Cup
History in Color: March 19, 1973, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Olympic champion Kaarlo Kangasniemi of Team Finland performs a snatch lift in the 90kg weight class at the 1973 Friendship Cup In Tashkent.
Vasily Alexeev: Warm-Up in the Boxing Ring
History in Color: March 1970, Shakhty, Russia –Legendary super heavyweight and the strongest man on the planet in the 1970s, Vasily Alexeev of Team USSR is finishing up a warm-up session in the… boxing...
Karl Pumpurins (Latvia) in 1971
History in Color: July 23, 1971, Moscow, Russia –Heavyweight Karl Pumpurins of Team Latvia is seen at the weighing procedure before the beginning of the 110kg competitions at the 1971 USSR Championships and Spartakiade...
Remembering Yurik Vardanyan: Vardanyan and Rigert
History in Color: The original black-and-white photo of Olympic champions Yurik Vardanyan and David Rigert was made in 1985. This was the last season of 29-year old Yurik Vardanyan when he competed for the...
Team Hungary 1961: 5 Days Before the Worlds
History in Color: September 15, 1961, Budapest, Hungary – With less than a week before the opening of the 1961 World Championships, Hungarian weightlifters gathered for a group shot before traveling to Vienna (left...
Remembering Yurik Vardanyan: The Night of 5 World Records
History in Color: July 30, 1979, Leningrad, Russia – Legendary Yurik Vardanyan of Team USSR and Leninakan (Gyumri), Armenia celebrates winning the tournament and setting 5 world records in the 82.5kg class at the...
Miracle of Nature in Moscow (1955)
History in Color June 16, 1955, Moscow, Russia – Legendary Paul Anderson of Team USA, nicknamed as “Miracle of Nature” for his phenomenal strength, is competing for USA during the USA vs. USSR Olympic...
Weightlifting Match in Budapest (1950)
History in Color : March 1950, Budapest, Hungary – Weightlifting match between Hungary and the Soviet Union is being held in the Budapest Sports Hall. The weightlifter performing a split style snatch on the...
Remembering Yurik Vardanyan: Olympics in 1980
We continue publishing selected Lift Up and History in Color series materials as a dedication and tribute to the legend of Yurik Vardanyan (06.13.1956 – 11.01.2018) July 26, 1980, Moscow, Russia – Outstanding Soviet...
