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David Rigert: Signature Appearance Before Setting a World Record (1974)
History in Color: December 14, 1974, Zaporozhye, Ukraine, USSR – Legendary Soviet middle heavyweight David Rigert of Shakhty, Russia wins the 1974 USSR Cup in the 90kg weight class and gold medals of the...
Atanas Shopov Competes for Bulgaria in Ulm, Germany
History in Color: March 5, 1972, Ulm, Germany – 20-year old candidate to the Bulgarian Olympic team, Atanas Shopov of Pazardzhik, Bulgaria performs a 2nd clean-and-jerk attempt in the 90kg weight class at the...
Super Heavyweight Medalists in Lille, France (1981)
History in Color: September 20, 1981, Lille, France – Super heavyweight champions receive their medals in the 110kg+ class at the 1981 World Championships in Lille (left to right): Senno Salzwedel (East Germany, silver...
Unsung Heroes: Gennady Petrov Wins the 1976 USSR Cup
History in Color: December 9, 1976, Sverdlovsk, Russia, USSR – 33-year old flyweight Gennady Petrov of the Army Club (Moscow) wins in the 52kg weight class at the 1976 USSR Cup in Sverdlovsk, Russia....
1969 World Championships: Medal Ceremony For the Super Heavyweights
History in Color: September 28, 1969, Warsaw, Poland –Super heavyweight athletes receive medals after the end of the competitions in the 90kg+ class at the 1969 World Championships in Warsaw, Poland (left to right):...
1979 Friendship Cup: Middleweights Intro
History in Color: March 23, 1979, Leningrad, Russia, USSR – Middleweight athletes are lined up for the introduction before the beginning of the competition in the 75kg weight class at the 1979 USSR Spartakiade...
History in the Making: Gyozo Veres Wins Bronze in Rome (1960)
History in Color: September 8, 1960, Rome, Italy – 24-year old middleweight of Team Hungary, Gyozo Veres performs a clean-and-jerk lift in the 75kg weight class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. It...
60 Years Ago: Kono and Kurynov in Rome (1960)
History in Color: September 8, 1960, Rome, Italy – Alexander Kurynov (USSR) congratulates Tommy Kono (USA) with an Olympic record and the first place in the press competition in the 75kg weight class at...
Coaches and Athletes: Chuzhin and Kolotov
History in Color: April 25, 1970, Vilnus, Lithuania, USSR – Vasily Kolotov of Pervouralsk, Russia and his coach Alexander Chuzhin are getting ready for the competition in the 90kg class at the 1970 USSR...