USSR National Snatch Champions (1980)
History in Color: December 14, 1980, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan – Sergey Ayrapetov and his coach Albert Arustamov, both of Baku, Azerbaijan, are being awarded gold medal for the 1st place in the 1980 USSR...
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Sots
History in Color: March 6, 1982, Frunze, Kirgizia – 2x World Champion and 2x European Champion, Victor Sots of Donetsk, Ukraine competes in the snatch program of the 1982 Friendship Cup in Frunze. Victor...
Super Heavyweight Medalists (1967)
History in Color features the medal ceremony of the super heavyweights at the 1967 Little Olympics. 1967 World Championship Location: Mexico City, MEX Weight Class: Super Heavyweight [90+ kg]More Info On 1967 World Championship Rank Athlete Results (kg)...
Proud To Be An American (1972)
History in Color: Original black-and-white shot of Olympic Team USA 1972 was published in the “Strength and Health” magazine. Left to right: Front row: Dan Cantore (67.5kg, 9th place), Russ Knipp (75kg, 8th place),...
Alexander Gunyashev In Sweden
History in Color: August 30, 1985, Sodertelje, Sweden – Alexander Gunyashev of Taganrog, Russia competes in the super heavyweight class at the 1985 World championship in Sodertelje, Sweden. Alexander Gunyashev (b. 1959) was one...
Jouko Leppa of Finland
Weightlifting History in Color: September 25, 1977, Stuttgart, Germany – One of the memorable super heavyweights of the 1970s, Jouko Leppa of Heinola, Finland competes in the snatch program of the 1977 World Championship...
Gennady Bessonov
History in Color: July 31, 1979, Leningrad, Russia – Gennady Bessonov of Shakhty, Russia competes in the 90kg weight class at the 1979 USSR Championship and Spartakiad. Gennady Bessonov (b. 1954) needs no special...
Ruslan Tarkil
Our History in Color photo series presents Ruslan Tarkil of the Gantiadi club of Sukhumi, Abkhazia performing the snatch lift at the Friendship Cup. Ruslan Tarkil is definitely an “unsung hero” of Olympic weightlifting...
Super Mario In LA
History in Color: August 8, 1984, Los Angeles, California – Mario Martinez, 27-year old super heavyweight of Team USA, wins a silver medal in the 110+kg class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los...
Ageless Champion Fred Lowe (USA)
The Weightlifting History in Color cover photo features the clean-and-jerk lift by Fred Lowe, one of the most impressive U.S. middleweight. Frederick “Fred” Lowe (b. 1947) was a 3-x U.S. Olympian. He competed at...
