Tregubov
History in Color: 21-year old Viktor Tregubov of Shakhty, Russia is competing in the clean-and-jerk program of the 90kg weight class at the 1986 USSR Spartakiade in Moscow, Russia. Six years afterwards, Tregubov became...
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Rigert in Montreal (1976)
History in Color: July 25, 1976, Montreal, Canada – David Rigert of Shakhty, Russia snatches 170kg in the 3rd attempt and sets an Olympic record in the 90kg weight class at the 1976 Summer...
Athletes and Coaches: Yenaldiev and Dorokhin
History in Color: One of the top Soviet super heavyweights of the 1970s, Aslanbek Yenaldiev (right) and his coach Viktor Dorokhin are enjoying a photo session moment in the weightlifting gym in Shakhty, Russia....
Viktor Andreev
History in Color: World records holder and national champion, Victor Andreev (1936-2000) was one of the lead Soviet super heavyweights of the 1960s. In 1967, he reached 547.5kg in total at the 136kg bodyweight...
Makinen (Suomi)
History in color: 4x Olympian, European champion Eino Makinen (1926-2014) of Tampere, Finland competes in the 90+kg weight class in the weightlifting match between Finland, Estonia and Leningrad in 1961. Eino “Eikka” Makinen represented...
Kanygin (CCCP)
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...
Legendary V.Kurentsov: 52 years ago in East Berlin
History in Color: Legendary middleweight, Olympic champion, 5x World champion, 7x European champion, 9x CCCP champion, Viktor Kurentsov of Khabarovsk, Russia competes at the 1966 World championship in East Berlin. World Championships from 1891...
World Record by Yury Kozin
History in Color: April 14, 1972, Tallinn, Estonia – Yury Kozin of the Dynamo Moscow, Russia presses 208kg and sets a world record in the 110kg class at the 1972 USSR Championship in Tallinn....
Bob Hoffman and Joe Di Pietro. Quiz On History.
History in Color: American weightlifting greats Bob Hoffman and Joe Di Pietro are having fun and enjoying a nice weather day on the ship making their way to the championship in Europe in the...
Strong For Greece In 1972
History in Color: September 2, 1972, Minich, Germany – Light heavyweight Christos Iakovou of Team Greece takes the 5th place with the 490kg in total (170 + 137.5+ 182.5) at the 1972 Summer Olympics...
