The Usual Suspects of York Barbell
The original caption for the black and white photo said: “In the 1950s, George F. Jowett held court with the early York barbell crew. Left to right: George Shandor, Steve Stanko, Dick Bachtell, George...
The original caption for the black and white photo said: “In the 1950s, George F. Jowett held court with the early York barbell crew. Left to right: George Shandor, Steve Stanko, Dick Bachtell, George...
September 26, 2017, Tuesday – Legendary Olympic weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu has been hospitalized with liver failure and needs a liver transplant. According to numerous Turkish and Bulgarian media, he is in the intensive care...
Featherweight Rafael Chimishkyan and, one of the Team CCCP coaches, Israel Mekhanic are waiting for the shuttle bus in the Olympic village in Helsinki in 1952. Chimishkyan just won a gold Olympic medal in...
December 15, 1983, Leningrad, Russia – Vladimir Grachev of Tver, Russia snatches the new world record (155kg) in the lightweight at the 1983 CCCP Cup. Grachev was 22 and it was his second world...
History in Color: Team Czechoslovakia Karel Prohl (born in 1947) is a outstanding Czech weightlifter, great athlete, coach, journalist, historian and official of the Czech Weightlifting Union. In many ways, Prohl is...
On the cover History in Color photo, one of the best U.S. super heavyweights of all times. Joe Dube of Florida competes at the 1970 AAU Senior Nationals in Culver City, CA. History in...
History in Color: 1952 Olympics July 27, 1952, Helsinki, Finland: The winners of the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 90kg weight class are on the medal stand at the Messuhalli (Exhibition Hall) arena....
History in Color: R. Plukfelder (Russia) On September 6, legendary Olympic weightlifter and coach Rudolf Plukfelder turned 90! Rudolf Plukfelder doesn’t need special introduction in the world of this sport. He is an Olympic...
History in Color: Trofim Lomakin (Russia) The History in Color photo features Olympic press by Trofim Lomakin of the Soviet Union at the 1958 USA vs. USSR Weightligting Tournament in Chicago, IL. Lomakin competed...
History in Color: Jaan Talts (Estonia) Moscow, USSR, August 1, 1967 – Jaan Talts of Estonia competes in the 90kg of the 1967 USSR Spartakiad weight class at the “Shakhter” (Coal Miner) Weightlifting Hall...