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History in Color: December 19, 1982, Moscow, Russia – 28-year old Moscow super heavyweight Vladimir Marchuk of the Burevestnik Club celebrates after setting the new clean-and-jerk record (260kg) in the 110+kg weight class at...
Sad news arrived last Friday from Houston, Texas, USA. Legendary Olympic weightlifter and coach Mihaly Huszka passed away at 89. Mihaly Huszka was one of the athletes from world famous group of Hungarian lifters...
History in color: Karl Swoboda (1882-1933) of Austria was one of the most prominent heavyweight strongmen of the pre World War 2 era in weightlifting. He held numerous world records set before the international...
History in Color: September 30, 1959, Warsaw, Poland – Olympic champion Isaac Berger, legendary featherweight of the United States, competes in the 60kg weight class at the 1959 World Championships in Warsaw. In Warsaw,...
October 9, 2022 – Sad new came from Grozhy, Chechnya, Russia. One of the best Soviet mid heavyweights of the late 1970s – early 1980s, Adam Saydullaev passed away at 65. Adam Saydullaev competed...
October 9, 2022 – Legendary U.S. weightlifter, native of a world famous weightlifting town of York, Pennsylvania, USA, William “Bill” March passed away in his hometown. He was 85. Bill Match was a U.S....
September 24, 2022, Saint Petersburg, Russia – Brilliant heavyweight of the 1970s, World champion and author of numerous world records, weightlifting legend, Pavel Pervushin died at 75. Pavel Pervushin was one of the most...
September 30, 2022, Dnipro, Ukraine – Olympic champion, World champion and World records holder, legendary Yury Zaitsev passed away at 71. Yury Zaitsev was one of the strongest Soviet heavyweights (110kg) of the 1970s....
September 25, 2022, Tbilisi, Georgia – Olympic champion Rafael Chimishkyan passed away at 93 in his home Republic of Georgia. Rafael Chimishkyan was a true champion and legend of Olympic weightlifting. He had a...