Tagged: Celebrate!
Athletes and Coaches: Viktor Perepelkin and Boris Severov (Estonia, USSR)
March 20, 2020 – Special note: Happy Birhday to Boris Severov (Finland/Estonia, USSR)! History in Color: Fall 1973, Tallinn, Estonia –Young champion of Estonia, Viktor Perepelkin and his coach Boris Severov (both of the...
Mohammad Ami Tehrani (Iran), 1935-2020
Sad new from Tehran, Iran – Olympic weightlifter Mohammad Ami Tehrani died on Sunday, March 15, 2020. He was 84. Mohammad Ami Tehrani was one of the best Iranian weightlifters in the 1960s. He...
Robert Kabbas (Australia) Turns 65
March 15, 2020 – Happy 65th Birthday to Olympic vice champion Robert Kabbas of Australia!
Anatoly Kozlov Turns 65
February 23, 2020 – World, European and USSR champion, holder of numerous world records, Anatoly Kozlov turns 65. Anatoly Kozlov of the Kholmsk, Sakhalin District, Russia was one of the strongest sub heavyweights in...
Happy Birthday to Brian Strange of Great Britain!
January 29, 2020 – British Olympian and weightlifting champion of the 1970s, Brian Strange turns 66. Happy Birthday, Champ!
Karel Saitl (Czechia), 1924-2020
January 9, 2020 – Legend of Czech weightlifting, Karel Saitl died in Czech Republic. He was 95. Karel Saitl was an outstanding Czech lifter. He competed for Team Czechoslovakia at two Summer Olympics, won...
Anatoly Pisarenko: 1978 National Championships in Kiev
History in Color: April 25, 1978, Kiev, Ukraine – 20-year old junior weightlifter Anatoly Pisarenko competes for the Dynamo Club at the 1978 USSR Championships held at the Sports Palace in his hometown. In...
Remembering Vasily Alexeev (1942-2011)
January 7, 2020 – Legendary Vasily Alexeev (1942-2011) would have been 78 today. Happy Birthday to the Legend!