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History in Color: World champion Vladimir Kanygin, middleweight from Blagoveshchensk, Russia competes in the snatch lift at the 1971 USSR Spartakiade in Moscow. 1971 Championship of the USSR Location: Moscow Russia Weight Class: Middleweight [75 kg]More Info On the...
As a part of our Rigert-o-Mania, the snatch lift by me back in the college days in Moscow. Long time ago – just a blast from the past in color.
History in Color: This is a historic moment. In his weightlifting career, Vasily Alexeev set 80 world records and this the very last one set by the super legend. On November 1, 1977, Alexeev...
History in Color: Original black-and-white picture by Gogi Gurgenyan features 16-year old Naim Suleymanov of Bulgaria receiving an ovation from the public at the 1983 World Championships in Moscow, Russia. It was his first...
On the History in Color cover photo, two legends of the super heavyweight class, Anatoly Pisarenko (left) and Vasily Alexeev are having a conversation during training in February 1982. 2x Olympic champion and author...
One of the frequently asked questions about Olympic weightlifting sound like who was the first to lift 200kg. Or 210kg. Or 220kg. How about 230kg? 240? 250? 260? Most don’t ask about 270kg. So...
The History in Color cover photo features this time one of best Soviet lightweights of the 1980s, Umar Edelkhanov cleaning 180kg load at the Izmaylovo Weightlifting Arena in Moscow. Born in 1964, Umar Edelkhanov...
History in Color: 1967 USSR Spartakiade The History in Color cover photo features a group shot of participants of the 1967 USSR Spartakiade in Moscow, Russia. The winners of the tournaments are lined up...
May 12, 1980, Moscow, Russia – Flyweight candidate to the Olympic Team USSR, Kanybek Osmonaliev of Burevestnik, Frunze, Kirgizia, competes in the 52.5kg weight class at the 1980 USSR Championship held at the Izmailovo...
July 23, 1971, Moscow, USSR – 25-year old Estonian heavyweight Toivo Kurg competes in the 110kg weight class at the 1971 USSR Spartakiad in the Red Army Weightlifting Hall in Moscow. Toivo Kurg (b....
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