Bob Hoffman (USA): World War I Hero
November 9, 2018 – Legendary Bob Hoffman (USA, 1898 – 1985) would have celebrated his 120th Birthday. Bob Hoffman was the key figure of the U.S. Olympic weightlifting for decades. It’s almost impossible to...
November 9, 2018 – Legendary Bob Hoffman (USA, 1898 – 1985) would have celebrated his 120th Birthday. Bob Hoffman was the key figure of the U.S. Olympic weightlifting for decades. It’s almost impossible to...
History in Color: June 23, 1970, Szombathely, Hungary – Hungarian lightweight Janos Bagocs wins a gold medal in 67.5kg weight class at the 1970 European Championships in Szombathely. On his way to the European...
History in Color: March 19, 1973, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Olympic champion Kaarlo Kangasniemi of Team Finland performs a snatch lift in the 90kg weight class at the 1973 Friendship Cup In Tashkent.
History in Color: March 1970, Shakhty, Russia –Legendary super heavyweight and the strongest man on the planet in the 1970s, Vasily Alexeev of Team USSR is finishing up a warm-up session in the… boxing...
History in Color: July 23, 1971, Moscow, Russia –Heavyweight Karl Pumpurins of Team Latvia is seen at the weighing procedure before the beginning of the 110kg competitions at the 1971 USSR Championships and Spartakiade...
History in Color: The original black-and-white photo of Olympic champions Yurik Vardanyan and David Rigert was made in 1985. This was the last season of 29-year old Yurik Vardanyan when he competed for the...
History in Color: September 15, 1961, Budapest, Hungary – With less than a week before the opening of the 1961 World Championships, Hungarian weightlifters gathered for a group shot before traveling to Vienna (left...
History in Color: July 30, 1979, Leningrad, Russia – Legendary Yurik Vardanyan of Team USSR and Leninakan (Gyumri), Armenia celebrates winning the tournament and setting 5 world records in the 82.5kg class at the...
History in Color June 16, 1955, Moscow, Russia – Legendary Paul Anderson of Team USA, nicknamed as “Miracle of Nature” for his phenomenal strength, is competing for USA during the USA vs. USSR Olympic...
We continue publishing selected Lift Up and History in Color series materials as a dedication and tribute to the legend of Yurik Vardanyan (06.13.1956 – 11.01.2018) July 26, 1980, Moscow, Russia – Outstanding Soviet...