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History in Color: August 2, 1979, Leningrad, Russia – Candidate to the 1980 Olympic Team USSR, sub heavyweigh Vladimir Kononov of the Trud Club of Novokuybyshevsk, Russia competed in the snatch program in the...
History in Color: March 11, 1961, Moscow, Russia – The first Polish Olympic champion in weightlifting, middle heavyweight Ireneusz Palinski wins in the 90kg weight class with new world record in clean-and-jerk (186.5kg) at...
History in Color: May 18, 1980, Moscow, Russia – Soviet super heavyweight Aslanbek Yenaldiev of the Spartak Club (Ordzhonikidze, Russia) competes in the 110+kg class at the 1980 USSR Championships in Moscow. The 1980...
History in Color: September 9, 1960, Rome, Italy – Light heavyweight Jim George of Akron, OH, USA competes in the 82.5kg class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Jim George entered the Olympics...
History in Color: September 23, 1975, Moscow, Russia – Legendary Bulgarian super heavyweight Khristo Plachkov competes in the 110+kg weight class at the 1975 World Championships in Moscow. Khristo Plachkov (1953-2009) of Bulgaria was...
History in Color: October 22, 1983, Moscow, Russia – 19-year old flyweight Neno Terziyski of Team Bulgaria is about ready for his attempt in the 52kg weight class at the 1983 World Championships in...
Veni, vidi vici Julius Caesar, around 47 BC History in Color: September 9, 1963, Stockholm, Sweden – Legendary Soviet heavyweight Yury Vlasov and his coach Suren Bogdasarov inspect the competition platform upon arrival to...
History in Color: December 14, 1975, Chelyabinsk, Russia –Sub heavyweight Alym Achichaev of Team Trud (Rostov, Russia) wins the USSR Cup with a 370kg (162.5 + 207.5) total in the 100kg weight class in...
History in Color: November 24, 1956, Melbourne, 1956 – Olympic medal winners in the 75kg class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (left to right): Peter George (USA, silver medal, 412.5kg), Fedor Bogdanovsky...
History in Color: October 7, 1954, Vienna, Austria – Legendary personalities of Olympic weightlifting send you their smiles from the Wiener Konzerthaus stage during the 1954 World Championships in Vienna (left to right): Clarence...
Sad News From Schemansky’s Family
18 Apr, 2019
Zhabotinsky and Galkin in Tbilisi (1974)
18 Apr, 2019
1951 USSR Weightlifting Champions in Kaunas
17 Apr, 2019
2 May, 2015
Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
12 May, 2015
28 Sep, 2015
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