Yurik Vardanyan (1980)
History in Color: July 26, 1980, Moscow, Russia – Legend of Olympic weightlifting Yurik Vardanyan of Gyumry, Armenia is preparing to clean 222.5 kg in the 82.5kg weight class at the 1980 Summer Olympics...
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Olympic Weightlifting: Celebrity Endorsement
It always starts light and easy. Can’t be said better than by Marilyn Monroe herself in the History in Color series.
Petr Korol (USSR): World Record in Tallinn
History in Color: April 12, 1974, Tallinn, Estonia – Olympic champion, lightweight Peter Korol of Lvov, Ukraine sets a new world record (175kg cj) and wins a national title in the 67.5kg classat the...
Sung-Jip Kim (Korea): 역도
History in Color: September 27, 1947, Philadelphia, USA – Middleweight Sung-Jip Kim of Team Korea wins a bronze medal in the 75kg class at the 1947 World Championships in Philadelphia, PA. Sung-Jip Kim (1919-xxxx)...
Alexander Gunyashev (USSR)
History in Color: December 19, 1983, Leningrad, Russia – Alexander Gunyashev of Taganrog, Russia competes in the super heavyweight class at the 1983 USSR Cup in Leningrad. Alexandr Gunyashev won the 1983 USSR Cup...
Legends and Myths: Vlasov and Castro
My father told me this story. I don’t know if it is a true story or not. So, here it goes like I heard it. Back in the 1960s, Fidel Castro often invited Soviet...
Casual Conversation Between Champions at the Gym in Detroit
The History in Color series features a color version view of conversation between two legends of Team USA, Bob Bednarski and Norb Schemansky at the weightlifting gym in Detroit. The original photo was published...
Adam Saidullaev (USSR)
The cover photo from the History in Color series features Adam Saidullaev of Grozny, USSR, one of the best Soviet mid heavyweights of the late 1970s – early 1980s. Adam Saidullaev (b. 1956) competed...
Robert Skolimowski (Poland)
The History in Color series presents lead Polish super heavyweight of the late 1970s and 1980s, Robert Skolimowski of Warsaw, Poland. Robert Skolimowski (b. 1956) was selected to represent Poland in the 110+kg class...
Bang! Norbert Schemansky (USA) Wins a World Title!
History in Color: October 10, 1954, Vienna, Austria – 30-year old Olympic champion Norbert Schemansky of Detroit, USA wins the World title in the 90+kg weight class at the 1954 World Championships. It was...
