Igor Nikitin (USSR): Friendship Cup in Odessa
History in Color: March 5, 1983, Moscow, Russia – 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...
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Charles Rigoulot: Four Months Before the Big Day In Paris
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...
Vasily Alexeev: Strong in Paris (1971)
History in Color: February 14, 1971, Paris, France – Legendary Vasily Alexeev snatches an opener at the Memorial Jean Dame tournament in France. Another legendary lifter, heavyweight Jaan Talts is assisting Alexeev and can...
Hans Zdrazila at the 1963 Danube Cup
History in Color: Budapest, Hungary, 1963 – One of the best middleweights of the 1960s, Hans Zdrazila competes for Team Czechoslovakia in the 75kg class at the 1963 Danube Cup in Danube. In a...
Top 6 USSR Middle Heavyweights: Moscow, 1967
History in Color: August 1, 1967, Moscow, USSR – The 90kg weight class winners of the 1967 USSR Spartakiade and 1967 USSR Championships are receiving their awards at the “Shakhter” (Coal Miner) Weightlifting Hall...
El Sayed Nosseir (Egypt): Training in Cairo,1929
History in Color: June 1929, Cairo, Egypt – Olympic champion, 24-year old El Sayed Nosseir is training at the Cairo Sporting Club a year after winning a gold Olympic medal in Amsterdam. El Sayed...
Alexander Voronin: Leningrad (1979)
History in Color: July 25, 1979, Leningrad, Russia – 28-year old flyweight, Olympic champion Alexander Voronin of Kemerovo, Russia goes for 137.5kg in the clean-and-jerk program in the 52kg weight class at the 1979...
Charles Rigoulot (France)
On November 3, 2019, legendary strongman, Olympic champion Charles Rigoulot (1903-1962) would have celebrated his 116th Birthday! On the History in Color cover photo, Charles Rigoulot is shown training in France in May 1931....
Weightlifting Classics: Leonid Zhabotinsky in Paris (1964)
History in Color: June 1964, Paris, France – Legendary super heavyweight champion Leonid Zhabotinsky performs a snatch lift at the invitational international tournament dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of the French Weightlifting Federation. Leonid...
Lee James (USA): National Championships in 1974
History in Color: June 9, 1974, York, PA, USA – 20-year light heavyweight Lee James performs a clean-and-jerk lift in the 82.5kg weight class at the 1974 AAU Senior Nationals in York, Pennsylvania. It...
