Tagged: Photography
Birds of Florida: What’s For Dinner, Daddy Osprey?
As seen in Ponte Vedra, FL (April 2020) – Big Osprey bird with a trophy for dinner last Friday.
Alexander Popov: 1988 Friendship Cup in Tallinn
History in Color: March 5, 1988, Tallinn Estonia – 29-year old sub heavyweight Alexander Popov of Krasnoyarsk, Russia competes for Team USSR in the 100kg weight class at the 1989 Friendship Cup in Tallinn....
Gottfried Schödl (Austria), 1924-2020
Gottfried Schödl (Austria), former IWF President, died today at the age of 95. Mr. Gottfried Schödl was the President of the International Weightlifting Federation from August 1972 to December 2000. He ran the international...
Team France: Munich (1972)
History in Color: Athletes of Team France 1972 Weightlifting selected as candidates to represent the nation at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich (left to right): Jean-Paul Fouletier (heavyweight, 2x Olympian – 1968, 1972),...
Petr Pavlasek: 1975 World Championships in Moscow
History in Color: September 23, 1975, Moscow, Russia, USSR – 28-year old super heavyweight Petr Pavlasek of Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia competes in the 110kg+ weight class at the 1975 World Championships in Moscow. Petr...
Alexander Bukharov: 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
History in Color: July 25, 1952, Helsinki, Finland – Legendary Soviet weightlifter, official and manager Alexander Bukharov is refereeing the bantamweight class (56kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. It was the first...
Good Morning From Florida!
The positive side of self-isolation is actually a teaming up process. Bernie C. and Daphne have never before actually enjoyed togetherness or sharing. As the photo shows, separation and alienation is gone now. Be...
Rumen Rusev: World Record in Budapest (1972)
History in Color: April 9, 1972, Budapest, Hungary– Light heavyweight Rumen Rusev of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, snatches 156kg and sets a new world record during the competitions in the 82.5kg class at the Danube...