Nail Mukhamedyarov (USSR)
History in Color: November 26, 1989, Moscow, Russia – Olympic vice champion Nail Mukhamedyarov of Uzbekistan competes in the middle heavyweight at the 1989 USSR Cup in Moscow. Nail Mukhamedyarov (b. 1962) was one...
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Big in Japan: Soviet Weightlifting Champs and a Japanese Officer in Tokyo (1964)
History in Color: October 1964, Tokyo, Japan – Soviet weightlifters Leonid Zhabotinsky of Zaporozhye, Ukraine and Rudolf Plukfelder of Shakhty, Russia are enjoying a photo shoot with a JASDF Officer in the Olympic village...
Alfred Neuland (Estonia)
History in Color: Olympic champion Alfred Neuland (1895-1966) of Valga, Estonia was born 123 years ago on October 10, 1895. Happy Birthday to the remarkable champion and one of the truly landmark athletes in...
Hans Zdrazila (Czechoslovakia): Training in Prague in 1965
History in Color: February 1, 1965, Prague, Czechoslovakia – 23-year old Olympic champion Hans Zdrazila is pulling a 445kg weight during a training session for the 1965 World Championships in the gym in Prague....
Dinamo Riga Weightlifting: Strong in 1971
History in Color: The lineup of the legends of the Dynamo Riga (Latvia, left to right) in 1971: Alexander Dynnikov (60kg), Gennady Ivanchenko (82.5kg), Karl Pumpurins (110kg), and Villis Perkons (90kg).
Team U.S.A. Weightlifters Meet the Shah of Iran (1955)
History in Color: Tehran, Iran, 1955 – During the historical 1955 Team USA Weightlifting Tour to USSR, Egypt and Iran, Team U.S.A. weightlifters meet the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Team USA (left...
Autumn Colors: Pumpkin Wreath and a Frog
Another corner of the porch with another attributes of the season.
Autumn Colors: Bernie C. and a Spider Take 2
Nobody can force Bernie C. to like these guys… We actually don’t blame him.
