Team USA in Moscow (1955)
History in Color June 16, 1955, Moscow, Russia – Legends of the U.S. weightlifting are being introduced during the introduction at the USA vs. USSR Olympic weightlifting match in the Green Theater in Moscow...
History in Color June 16, 1955, Moscow, Russia – Legends of the U.S. weightlifting are being introduced during the introduction at the USA vs. USSR Olympic weightlifting match in the Green Theater in Moscow...
History in Color: September 19, 1962, Budapest, Hungary – Legend of French Olympic weightlifting, Marcel Paterni competes in the clean-and-jerk program in the 75kg weight class at the 1962 World and European Championships in...
History in Color: December 17, 1978, Fergana, Uzbekistan – 22-year old heavyweight Leonid Taranenko of Minsk, Belarus competes in the 110kg weight class at the 1978 USSR Cup in Fergana. In two years, Taranenko...
History in Color: August 26, 1983, Moscow – 19-year old Bulgarian middleweight Alexander Varbanov sets a new world record (210kg in clean-and-jerk) and wins his first world title in the 75kg class at the...
History in Color: October 4, 1931, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – Olympic champions and weightlifting legends of Europe, Rudolf Ismayr, Josef Strassberger (both Germany) and Carlo Galimberti (Italy) are enjoying the photo session during the...
History in Color: June 1964, Paris, France – Legendary super heavyweight, 28-year old Yury Vlasov of Team USSR goes for a clean-and-jerk world record (215kg) at the invitational international tournament dedicated to the 50th...
History in Color: April 23, 1978, Kiev, Ukraine – Olympic champion Valery Shary of Minsk, Belarus competes in the snatch program in the 82.5kg class at the 1978 USSR Championships in Kiev. By the...
History in Color: March 5, 1983, Odessa, Ukraine – Olympic vice champion Igor Nikitin of the Army Club, Lipetsk, Russia competes in the 110kg class at the 1983 Friendship Cup in Odessa. Igor Nikitin...
Sad news came from Plovdiv, Bulgaria. One of the Bulgarian weightlifting greats, Mincho Pashov passed away on November 15, 2019 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He was 58. Mincho Pashov was one of the most impressive...
History in Color: March 2, 1924, France – Top French contenders lined up at the 1924 French Championships in Olympic weightlifting (right to left) – Monnet, Rigoulot, Vandeputte, Decottignies. In four months from this...