World Champion and Records Holder Sergey Arakelov is 65
July 18, 2022 – 2x World Champion, 2x European Champion, USSR Champion and author of numerous World records, Sergey Arakelov turns 65. Happy Birthday, Champ!
Tagged: Photography
Mr. Little Giant of the Flyweight
Naim Suleymanogly used to be called by the World media as the “Pocket Hercules“. Adam Gnatov of Lvov, Ukraine was 20+ years older than Naim and competed in a lighter weight class. If I...
Sebastiano Mannironi (Italy): Grandi Classici del Sollevamento Pesi
History in Color: One of the best Olympic weightlifters and overall athletes of Italy, Sebastiano Mannironi performs a snatch lift in a slick split style in 1960. Sebastiano Mannironi (1930-2015) was a definite elite...
Split Style Mesmerizer: Snatch Lift by Norbert Schemansky
History in Color: There is no need to introduce Olympic weightlifting legend, Olympic champion, 4x Olympian and 4x Olympic medalist, Norbert “Norb” Schemansky of Detroit, Michigan, USA. Besides his long and outstanding career in...
Beach Day in China
It’s hot in Florida. The forecast for today says 101° F! Stay cool and alert. The History in Color: cover photo depicts two remarkable athletes of the old-time weightlifting classics, Vladimir Pushkarev (USSR) and...
Leonid Taranenko: Super Heavyweight Debut in Katowice
History in Color: May 26, 1985, Katowice, Poland – 29-year old Soviet super heavyweight Leonid Taranenko of Minsk, Belarus, USSR performs a clean-and-jerk lift in the 110+kg weight class at the 59th European Championships...
Romancing With the Sun
Can Turtles be Romantic? Absolutely! For 15 minutes that I was doing my little photo session, no part of this fella’s body moved. Really enjoying the sun, huh?
Canada Geese Can Swim
Oh, yes! They do and really enjoy it. On the cover photo, a family of Canada geese are doing a daily swimming session. Little guys are taking swimming lessons. Mother Goose is leading the...
Can Egrets Read and Do They Have Sense of Humor?
It’s hot in Florida and the best time for my birds photography is early morning. My guess is that the cover photo basically answer the questions on the reading skills and sense of humor...
Ups and Downs of the Dinamo Riga Weightlifters in Vilnius (1970)
History in Color: April 26, 1970, Vilnius, Lithuania, USSR – Light heavyweight Gennady Ivanchenko assists his Dinamo Riga Club teammate Karl Pumpurins while he competes in the heavyweight class at the 1970 USSR Championships...
