Beach Day in China
It’s hot in Florida. The forecast for today says 101° F! Stay cool and alert. The History in Color: cover photo depicts two remarkable athletes of the old-time weightlifting classics, Vladimir Pushkarev (USSR) and...
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Leonid Taranenko: Super Heavyweight Debut in Katowice
History in Color: May 26, 1985, Katowice, Poland – 29-year old Soviet super heavyweight Leonid Taranenko of Minsk, Belarus, USSR performs a clean-and-jerk lift in the 110+kg weight class at the 59th European Championships...
Isaac “Ike” Berger (1936-2022)
Legendary Olympic weightlifter Isaac “Ike” Berger died on Saturday, June 4, 2022. He was 85. Olympic champion and 2-time Olympic vice champion, 2-time World Champion and author of numerous World records, Isaac Berger is...
Ups and Downs of the Dinamo Riga Weightlifters in Vilnius (1970)
History in Color: April 26, 1970, Vilnius, Lithuania, USSR – Light heavyweight Gennady Ivanchenko assists his Dinamo Riga Club teammate Karl Pumpurins while he competes in the heavyweight class at the 1970 USSR Championships...
Leif Nilsson (Sweden): National Record in Snatch (1977)
History in Color: April 4, 1977, Sundyberg, Sweden – Swedish heavyweight Leid Nilsson snatches 167.5kg and sets a new national record at the championship in Sundyberg. Leif Krister Nilsson (b. 1952) was one of...
Rolf Maier: 1960 France vs. Poland Meet in Paris
History in Color: June 26, 1960, Paris, France – Legendary French athlete and coach, Rolf Maier competes in the cj program of the France vs. Poland weightlifting meet at the Japy Voltaire Hall in...
Lennart ”Hoa-Hoa” Dahlgren is 70
May 4, 2022 – Famous Swedish weightlifter Lennart ”Hoa-Hoa” Dahlgren celebrated his 70th Birthday. Happy Birthday to Lennart Dahlgren! Hooray-Hooray to “Hoa-Hoa” Dahlgren of Sweden! Folke Lennart Roland ”Hoa-Hoa” Dahlgren was one of the...
One-Hand Lifting By Legendary El Sayed Nosseir of Egypt
History in Color: Cairo, Egypt, 1930s – Olympic champion of the 1928 Summer Olympics, El Sayed Nosseir of Egypt is completing a one-hand lift at the Cairo Sporting Club. El Sayed Nosseir (1905-1977) was...
Plamen Asparukhov: CKDA Championships in East Germany
History in Color: East Berlin, GDR – Bulgarian sub heavyweight Plamen Asparukhov competes for the Army Team of Bulgaria in cj program in the 100kg weight class at the CKDA Championships in the late...
Mladen Kuchev: 1975 World and European Championships
April 26, 2022 – Legendary Bulgarian weightlifting champion, author of eternal world record in press, Mladen Kuchev of Pleven, Bulgaria celebrates his Birthday today. Happy Birthday, Champ! History in Color: September 18, 1975, Moscow,...
