USA vs. USSR: Firm Handshake in 1956
History in Color: Champions of the 1956 Summer Olympics Paul Anderson (USA, left) and Arkady Vorobyev (USSR) exchange a firm handshake behind the scenes of the Olympics in Melbourne. Head coach of Team USSR...
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Grigory Novak: King of Olympic Press
History in Color: One of the best Olympic pressers in the history of weightlifting, Grigory Novak performs an exhibition lifting at the football stadium in the 194os. Grigory Novak (1919-1980) was a national hero...
Israel Mekhanik
History in Color: One of the pioneers of Olympic weightlifting in the USSR, Israel Mekhanik (1909-1989) performs a one-hand snatch in the mid 1930s. Israel Mechanik competed in the light weight for the Lokomotiv...
Legendary Rudolf Plukfelder: Now and Then
History in Color: R. Plyukfelder The History in Color cover photo features our color version of the black-and-white photo of legendary Olympic weightlifter and coach Rudolf Plukfelder back in 1959. Rudolf Plukfelder...
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...
Grachev
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...
How Much Did It Cost To Fly From Moscow To Los Angeles In 1984?
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...
Legendary Tommy Kono in Helsinki
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...
Olympic Team USA Weightlifting (1964)
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),...
G.Ivanchenko In Szombathely, Hungary
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...
