Petr Korol
Petr Korol (1941-2015) of Lvov, Ukraine performs clean and jerk lift at the 1973 USSR National Championship in Donetsk. He won the silver medal with 317.5kg total (135+182.5) in the 75kg weight category. Three...
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Imre Foldi
One of the best Olympic weightlifters of all times, Imre Foldi was the first Hungarian to win the Olympics in this sport. Despite of a physical disability, Imre Foldi competed at five Summer Olympics...
Coaches and Athletes: Itkin and Osmanaliev
Semyon Itkin and Kanybek Osmanaliev of Kyrgyzstan were one of the most inspiring coach-and-athlete teams of the 1970s and early 1980s. Kanybek Osnanaliev was a super reliable and clutch type of Olympic weightlifter with...
Mighty Voronin
History in Color: He was only 142 cm tall. 4′ 7″, if you are not comfortable with centimeters. But he was a little strongman with unmatched dedication and will to become a champion. Alexander Voronin (1951-1992) was...
Kolotov (1971)
On the cover shot from the History in Color series, Vasily Kolotov (1944-2001) performs the clean-and-jerk lift on his way to the gold medal of the 1971 Spartakiad of the USSR. Vasily Kolotov of...
Hockey Replays: Balderis Scores to Toronto!
Just a super blast from the past, Helmut Balderis scores to Toronto! 38-year old rookie of Minnesota Norths Stars plays in the 1988-89 NHL Season… His first and last season in the League. In...
Zhabotinsky In the Training Gym
History in Color: Two-time Olympic champion in the super heavyweight, Leonid Zhabotinsky is having a good time during the training session in his gym. The original b/w photo was taken in 1969. Leonid Zhabotinsky...
Markin Rust
Total blast from the past… Listened to the Russian radio last night and the guest speaker was Vladimir Markin, the singer, producer, businessman, politician. I don’t know anything about the “businessnan anf politician” part....
Is It the Last Snow This Year?
It’s nice and sunny in Boston today! There are still little islands of snow here and there… Like on the cover photo here. Is it the last snow this year? 🙂
David Rigert is 70
Last Sunday, David Rigert turned 70! For whatever reason, I sent my congratulations on so many outlets that… I forgot to mention about it on Chidlovski Blog Chidlovski. We all have our favorite athletes....
