Yurik Vardanyan: The Legend
History in Color: Yurik Vardanyan, the legend of Olympic weightlifting of the world. Competed for Team CCCP and Gyumri (Leninakan), Armenia. Special thanks for the original b/w photo sent to us by Rolf Eberhard...
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Alexander Dzhedzhelava
History in Color: One of the stars of Georgian Olympic weightlifting of the 1960s, world record setter in the heavyweight class, Alexander Dzhedzhelava is competing in the press lift at the 1968 USSR tournament.
David Rigert in Donetsk (1973)
History in Color: David Rigert of Shakhty Russia is preparing for lifting at the 1973 USSR championship in Donetsk.
Pisarenko Comes Back
History in Color: One of the most impressive super heavyweights in the history of Olympic weightlifting, Anatoly Pisarenko of Kiev, Ukraine competes at the 1986 USSR Cup in Lipetsk, Russia. This was a big...
Victor Mazin
History in Color: One of the most talented featherweight athletes in the world of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Olympic champion Victor Mazin competes for his hometown Shakhtinsk, Kazakhstan at the 1980 USSR...
Peter George: Thank You To All Historians and Fans of Olympic Weightlifting
Dr. Peter George, one of all-time best Olympic weightlifters that ever stepped on the competition platform in the history of this sport, said thank you for his birthday wishes sent from all over the...
Athletes and Coaches: Oxen Mirzoyan and Ashot Vilasyan
History in Color: Oxen Mirzoyan and his coach Asot Vilasyan celebrate the world record at the 1983 World championship in Moscow. It was a fascinating night for Oxen Mirzoyan, indeed. He broke world records...
Athletic On the Beach
History in Color: World champion Gennady Ivanchenko of Riga, Latvia demonstrates some bodybuilding routines on the beach in the 1970s. Ivanchenko was a superb Olympic weightlifter who belonged to those who cared about their...
