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...
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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...
Sergey Poltoratsky (USSR) at the 1970 Friendship Cup
History in Color: March 17, 1970, Minsk, Belarus – 23-year old mid heavyweight star of Team USSR, Sergey Poltoratsky performs a snatch lifting in the 90kg class at the 1970 Friendship Cup in Minsk....
Jim Bradford (USA)
History in Color: March11, 1961, Moscow, Russia – Heavyweight James Bradford of Team USA competes in the 110+kg class at the 1961 Prize of Moscow international tournament in Moscow. Jim Bradford (1928-2013) was one...
Happy Birthday to Legendary Rudolf Plukfelder!
Happy Birthday to Legendary Rudolf Plukfelder! According to most resources he was born on September 6, 1928. According to people close to him, he was actually born in 1927. His papers were lost during...
Norbert Schemansky (USA): Training in the Old Days
History in Color: Olympic champion, 4x U.S. Olympian, also known as “Mr. Weightlifting”, legendary Norbert Schemansky performs various support lifting in training for the Olympic press in the early 1960s.
Stanislav Batishchev (USSR) Joins Club 600
History in Color: March14, 1971, Rostov, Russia – Super heavyweight Stanislav Batishchev of Donetsk, Ukraine reaches 600kg total in the 110+kg class at the 1971 Friendship Cup in Rostov. After this tournament, Batishchev joined...
