Yurik Vardanyan (1956-2018)
Legendary Yurik Vardanyan died today. He was 62. Terrible news… Our condolences to the family of Yurik Vardanyan.
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Team Hungary: Preparing For the Olympics (1968)
History in Color: July 31, 1968, Budapest, Hungary – Athletes of Olympic Team Hungary are having an outdoor fun while preparing for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City: Left to right: Janos Benedek,...
Nicu Vlad (Romania): Happy 55th Birthday!
55 non-alcoholic cheers to the Legend of Romanian and international Olympic weightlifting, Olympic champion Nicu Vlad! Nicu Vlad (b.1963) is one of the all-time weightlifting legends with a memorable appearance and impressive competition results....
Lee James (USA): Happy 65th Birthday!
October 31, 2018 – One of the brightest stars of the U.S. and world weightlifting of the 1970s, Lee James celebrates his 65th Birthday! Happy Birthday, Champ!
Coaches and Athletes: Freifeld and Ivanchenko (Riga, Latvia)
History in Color: December 18, 1969, Lvov, Ukraine – Coach of Dinamo (Riga) Michael Freifeld is preparing 23-year light heavyweight Gennady Ivanchenko, also of Riga, Latvia, before attempting to clean-and-jerk a world record in...
Sergey Pevzner: Happy 70th Birthday!
October 31, 2018 – World record setter, vice champion of the World, champion of Europe, USSR, winner of the USSR Cup, Sergey Pevzner turns 70! Happy Birthday, Champ!
He Would Have Celebrated His 58th Birthday Today
History in Color: March 22, 1979, Leningrad, Russia – 19-year old middleweight Alexander Pervy of Donetsk, Ukraine wins the 1st place with a 325kg total in the 75kg class at the 1979 Friendship Cup...
Celebrating 71st Birthday of Sergey Poltoratsky!
Happy 71st Birthday to one of all-time best Soviet middle heavyweights Sergey Poltoratsky! Best wishes to the world records holder, champion of the World, Europe and USSR Sergey Poltoratsky!
Team USA 1959 and Happy Weightlifting To All in Ashgabat!
“Where in the World is Ashgabat, Clarence?” “No idea. Somewhere in Russia, Bob?” What?!. History purists are getting frustrated now. And they are absolutely right. It is highly unlikely that this conversation between Bob...
Vaclav Psenicka Sr. (Czech Republic): 112th Birthday of a True Weightlifting Legend
History in Color: October 26, 2018 – Today true legend of Czech and World Olympic weightlifting, Vaclav Psenicka Sr. (1906-1961) would have been celebrating his 112th birthday. Vaclav Psenicka Sr. represented Czechoslovakia at three...
