Karl Pumpurins
History in Color: Karlis Pumpurins of Riga, Latvia is preparing to press 195kg at the 1971 USSR Spartakiade in Moscow
History in Color: Karlis Pumpurins of Riga, Latvia is preparing to press 195kg at the 1971 USSR Spartakiade in Moscow
History in Color: During the World Strongest Men contest in the Caesar Palace in Las Vegas, the athlete were photographed in a group shot with Tom Jones. Back row (l to r): Igor Kudyukov...
History in Color: World record holder and one of the best Soviet lifters in the 100kg class of the late 1970s, Dzhamal Panakhov of Kokchetav, Kazakhstan is performing a cj lift at the 1977...
History in Color: “There is no business like show business!..” Team USA Weightlifting is performing exhibition lifting sessions in front of thousands of fans at the Madison Square Garden in NYC in 1955. Tommy...
History in Color: “It’s going to be OK!” says legendary featherweight Dito Shanidze of Tbilisi, Georgia while approaching the weight before the press lift at the 1971 USSR Spartakiade in Moscow. Original b/w photo...
History in Color: Team USA is getting ready to go to Rome for the 1960 Summer Olympics. Isaac Berger and Norbert Schemansky are practicing some martial arts between the lifts.
History in color: August 1, 1967 – 23-year old Jaan Talts of Estonia sets two new world records in the 90kg weight class at the 1967 USSR Spartakiade. Talts won his first gold medal...
History in Color Series: Introduction of the 110+kg athletes at the 1971 USSR Spartakiade and Championships in Moscow. Left to right: Kuzmin (Russia), Alexeev (Russia), Batishchev (Ukraine), Nuude (Estonia), Sliede (Latvia), Kazandzhyan (Georgia), Khizambareli...
History in Color: Soviet finest David Rigert of Shakty, Russia cleans weight at the 1975 World Championship in Moscow.
History in Color: On the cover photo, legendary Soviet light heavyweight Gennady Ivanchenko is working out in his Dynamo gym in Riga, Latvia. Ivanchenko used a wide variety of support and strength exercises in...