Norbert Schemansky (USA): Back in Detroit in 1966
This time the History in Color series brings us to the old weightlifting gym in Detroit, Michigan. It is August 1966 now and it is a home place for Norbert Schemansky, a living legend...
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Arnold Khalfin (USSR)
History in Color: Arnold Khalfin (born in 1929) was one of the best Soviet bantam and flyweights of the late 1950s and early 1960s. He competed mostly for the Spartak club of Lvov, Ukraine...
Viktor Bushuev (USSR): 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
History in Color: September 8, 1960, Rome, Italy – Soviet lightweight Viktor Bushuev of Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod), Russia wins the gold in the 67.5kg class with the 397.5kg world record total at the 1960...
Jan Wojnowski (Poland)
History in Color: Jan Wojnowski (1946-1990) was a 2x Olympian of Team Poland. He represented Poland in the featherweight at Summer Olympics in Mexico City (1968) and Munich (1972). He took the 4th place...
Mieczyslaw Nowak (Poland)
History in Color: Mieczyslaw Nowak (1936-2006) was a distinguished Polish featherweight and one of the top contenders for winning major tournaments in the world in the 1960s. Nowak was a 3x Olympian and represented...
Arnold Khalfin Turns 90
Happy 90th Birthday to Arnold Khalfin! Arnold Khalfin (born in 1929) was one of the best Soviet bantam and flyweights of the late 1950s and early 1960s. He competed mostly for the Spartak club...
Doug Hepburn (Canada): Vancouver, 1954
History in Color: August 1954, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – Legendary Canadian heavyweight Douglas Hepburn wins the 90+kg class of the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games at the Exhibition Gardens, Pacific National Exhibition in...
Tommy Kono in Moscow (1955)
History in Color June 1955, Moscow, Russia – Legendary Tommy Kono of Team USA gathered a crowd of experts watching him at the open training session in Moscow during the historical visit for the...
Nikolay Koshelev: The Father of the 1st Soviet Shtanga
History in Color Nikolay Koshelev (1908-1986) is a historical figure in the Soviet Olympic weightlifting. He was born in the suburbs of Leningrad (St. Petersburg, Russia) and all his career and achievements are connected...
Athletes and Coaches: Mark Cameron and Dick “Smitty” Smith
The History in Color series feature a color version of the photo with Mark Cameron, brilliant world class heavyweight of Team USA in the 1970s, and Dick Smith, more known as “Smitty”, popular coach...
