Coming From America (1938)
History in Color: October 1938 – American weightlifting team is on its way to the 1938 World Championships in Vienna (left to right): John Terpak (75kg), John Grimek (82.5kg), John Terry (60kg), Tony Terlazzo...
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Parviz Jalayer (1939-2019)
Sad news came from Tehran, Iran. Legendary Iranian Olympic weightlifter, Olympic vice champion Parviz Jalayer passed away on July 6, 2019 in Tehran, Iran. He was 79. Parviz Jalayer was a world record holder...
Trofim Lomakin Wins His 1st National Title (1952)
History in Color: March 30, 1952, Ivanovo, Russia –28-year old Trofim Lomakin competes for the Army Club of Moscow competes in the 90kg weight class at the 1952 USSR Championships at the State Circus...
Club 500: Gennady Ryabokon (Belarus, USSR)
History in Color: May 18, 1966, Novosibirsk, Russia –Super heavyweight Gennady Ryabokon of the Spartak Club, Vitebsk, Belarus competes in the 102.5+kg weight class at the 1966 USSR Championships at the Dynamo Weightlifting Hall...
Happy 50th Birthday to Kakhi Kakhiashvili of Georgia!
One of Olympic weightlifting best, 3x Olympic champion Kakhi Kakhiashvili of Georgia turned 50 on July 13, 2019! There are only 4 athletes that managed to win Olympic titles 3 times in the history...
Frank Spellman (USA): Paris, 1946
History in Color: October 18, 1946, Paris, France – 24 year old middleweight Frank Spellman of Team USA wins a bronze medal in the 75kg weight class at the 1946 World Championships in Paris....
Paul Anderson and Alexey Medvedev: Historic Handshake in Moscow (1955)
History in Color June 16, 1955, Moscow, Russia – Heavyweights Paul Anderson of the United States and Alexey Medvedev of the Soviet Union exchange a friendly handshake before the first USA vs. USSR Olympic...
Sports Photographer Gogi Gurgenyan Turns 80
Happy 80th Birthday to Gogi Gurgenyan! Original photography by Gogi with our color is a significant part of the History in Color series that some of you might be enjoying at Chidlovski Blog Chidlovski...
Kaarlo Kangasniemi: Winning the European Title in 1970
History in Color: June 26, 1970, Szombathely, Hungary – 1968 Olympic champion Kaarlo Kangasniemi of Team Finland wins the gold in the 90kg class at the 1970 European Championships in Szombathely. … and Finland...
Yury Vlasov: 1961 USA vs USSR Weightlifting Match in Moscow
History in Color July 7, 1961, Moscow, Russia – 1960 Olympic champion, heavyweight Yury Vlasov competes for the Team USSR in the 90+kg weight class in the first match of the 1961 USA vs....
