Weightlifting Team USSR In 1978
Previously, we’ve published photos of several versions of the 1978 Team USSR Weightlifting in our History in Color series. Here is another group of national team candidates in 1978 (left to right): Front row:...
Previously, we’ve published photos of several versions of the 1978 Team USSR Weightlifting in our History in Color series. Here is another group of national team candidates in 1978 (left to right): Front row:...
History in Color: Melbourne, Australia, November 1956 – American gold medal winners of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (left to right): Bantamweight Chuck Vinci, light heavyweight Tommy Kono, featherweight Isaac Berger. All three...
The History in Color series featured several color version of photos with outstanding Soviet weightlifting champion Trofim Lomakin (1924-1973). We had several articles telling his story and writing about all his medals, titles, awards....
History in Color: Akron, Ohio, USA, 1946 – Young weightlifters of one of all-time best U.S. coach Larry Barnholth during a joint photo session in their hometown of Akron (left to right): Jim Newman,...
Jingle Bells? Santa Claus Is Coming Tonight? All I Want For Christmas Is You? White Christmas? Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow? It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year? I’ll...
History in Color: Summer 1976, Sofia, Bulgaria – Light heavyweight Trendafil Stoychev and middleweight Jordan Mitkov (both of Asenovgrad, Bulgaria) are training with the national Team Bulgaria for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
History in Color: July 19-27, 1971, Sofia, Bulgaria – 39-year old head coach of Team Bulgaria Ivan Abadzhiev reads the news in the local papers during the 1971 European Championships in Sofia. It’s always...
History in Color: July 23, 1971, Moscow, Russia –Heavyweight Rafik Arutyunyan of Team Armenia competes in the 110kg competitions at the 1971 USSR Championships and Spartakiade at the CSKA Weightlifting Arena in Moscow. Rafik...
History in Color: Asenovgrad, Bulgaria, 1970s – Candidates to national Team Bulgaria, young and promising weightlifters from the city of Asenovgrad (left to right): Trendafil Stoychev, Khristo Plachkov, Jordan Mitkov. They were all part...
50 years ago, on December 19-22, 1968, the 1968 USSR Team Championships tournament was held in Alma Ata, Kazakhstan. The winners were: 1st place – Soviet Army Team, 2nd place – Dynamo Team, 3rd...