Happy New Year 2022
The lovely New Year has arrived to us here in subtropics of Florida. It’s January 1, 2022 in terms of time and 66 degrees in terms of temperature. From our gazebo to yours: Happy...
The lovely New Year has arrived to us here in subtropics of Florida. It’s January 1, 2022 in terms of time and 66 degrees in terms of temperature. From our gazebo to yours: Happy...
Remembering Olympic weightlifting legends, athletes, coaches, administrators and many more, that we lost in 2021. In Memoriam 2021 Andreas BEHM, East Germany 1962 – 2021 Toivo KURG, Soviet Union 1946 – 2021 Jorgen Ludvig BARTH-JORGENSEN, Norway 1932...
November 16, 2021 – Legendary U.S. weightlifter, Olympic champion and 2x Olympic vice champion, Isaac “Ike” Berger celebrated his 85th birth day. Isaac Berger is one of all-time greatest legends in the world of...
November 27, 2021 – Sad news arrived from Ciechanów, Poland. Legendary coach Ivan Grikurov passed away at the Ciechanów Hospital. He was 70. Our condolences to his family and friends. Ivan Grikurov was a...
August 14, 2021 – Legendary Olympic weightlifter Yurik Sarkisyan (Australia, USSR, Armenia) turns 60. Yurik Sarkisyan had a long and distinguished career in Olympic weightlifting. At 18, he won a silver medal for Team...
July 30, 2021 – One of the most impressive weightlifters of the 1970s, World and European champion, world records holder, Gennady Ivanchenko of Riga, Latvia celebrates his 75th Birthday today. Ivanchenko’s list of sports...
Very sad news for the world of Olympic weightlifting… Legend of this sport, Dr. Peter George passed away on Sunday. He was 92. I don’t think Peter George needs special introduction to anybody who...
The “before and after” visual snapshot features two remarkable bantamweight champions of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Alexey Vakhonin of the USSR (left) won the bantamweight class in 1964 and Li Fabin of China...
July 1, 2021 – Legend of Finnish and World weightlifting, 4x Olympian Jaakko Kailajarvi of Tampere, Finland turns 80 today! By all means, distinguished athlete and coach, Jaakko Kailajarvi is one of the key...
June 29, 2021 – Olympic champion and a true legend of Olympic weightlifting Dr. Peter George is celebrating his 92nd Birthday today. Peter George is one of the most successful and decorated lifters of...