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Sad news came from Russia. On April 7, 2021, two days after celebrating his 80th birthday, legendary middleweight, Olympic champion Viktor Kurentsov passed away in Odintsovo, Moscow district, Russia. Viktor Kurentsov was a true...
April 6, 2021 – Clyde Emrich of the legendary U.S. Olympic weightlifting powerhouse of the 1950s turns 90! Happy Birthday, Champion! Clyde Emrich (b. 1931) was a part of the great U.S. weightlifting team...
April 5, 2021- Happy 80th Birthday to Viktor Kurentsov, one of all-time best Olympic weightlifters in the history of sports! Viktor Kuznetsov was a true legend in the middleweight class (75kg). He was a...
History in Color: June 28, 1964, Moscow, Russia, USSR – Olympic champion Yury Vlasov, 28-year old super heavyweight of the Team USSR competes in the 90+kg weight class and wins a European title with...
History in Color: March 17, 1965, Moscow, Russia, USSR – Coaches and athletes of the Team USSR are lined up at the opening ceremony at the 1965 Prize of Moscow International invitational tournament in...
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 during the USA vs. USSR Olympic weightlifting match...
History in Color: August 16, 1991, Donetsk, Ukraine – 30-year old super heavyweight Alexander Kurlovich of Grodno, Belarus, USSR competes in the 110+kg weight class at the 1991 USSR Spartakiade and 1991 USSR Spartakiade...
March 5, 2021 – Legendary Grigory Novak (1919-1980), the first Soviet World champion and a great athlete and entertainer, would have celebrated his 102nd birthday today. History in Color: October 19, 1946, Paris, France...
History in Color: September 11, 1963, Stockholm, Sweden – 27-year old light heavyweight of Team Hungary, Gyozo Veres competes in the 82.5kg weight class at the 1963 World and European Championships in Stockholm. One...
History in Color: July 31, 1967, Moscow, Russia, USSR – Top 6 light heavyweights in the 82.5+kg weight class at the 1967 USSR Spartakiade and 1967 USSR Championships held at the Shakhtyor Sports Hall...
Viktor Kurentsov (Russia, USSR): 1941-2021
8 Apr, 2021
Clyde Emrich (USA) Celebrates His 90th Birthday!
6 Apr, 2021
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Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
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