Team USA Olympic Medalists in Rome (1960)
The History in Color series features a color version of the group shot of U.S. medalists of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The original black-and-whire photo was taken in the Roman Olympic village...
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Zygmunt Smalcerz (Poland): Winning the 1975 World Title in Moscow
History in Color: September 15, 1975, Moscow, Russia – Legendary flyweight, Olympic champion Zygmunt Smalcerz of Team Poland prepares for the snatch lift in the 52kg class at the 1975 World Championships in Moscow....
Henryk Trebicki (Poland)
October 22, 2018 – Henryk Trebicki (Poland, 1940 – 1996) would have celebrated his 78th birthday. Happy Birthday, Champ! History in Color: September 13, 1970, Columbus, OH, USA – One of the best bantamweights...
Marian Zielinski (Poland): Preparing For the Lift
History in Color: The first Polish World Champion, Marian Zielinski is preparing for the lift. Marian Zielinski (1929-2005) was one of the best weightlifters in the world in the 1960s. He was the first...
Jan Bochenek (Poland)
September 20, 2018 – Happy Birthday to Jan Bochenek (Poland, 1931-2011)! One of the best Polish weightlifters would have been 87 today… The History in Color presents a color version of the photo of...
Waldemar Baszanowski (Poland): Magician of the Split Style Techniques
The History in Color series features a color version of the famous split snatch lifting by legendary Polish lightweight Waldemar Baszanowski. Waldemar Baszanowski was one of the greatest weightlifters of all time and nations....
Robert Skolimowski (Poland)
The History in Color series presents lead Polish super heavyweight of the late 1970s and 1980s, Robert Skolimowski of Warsaw, Poland. Robert Skolimowski (b. 1956) was selected to represent Poland in the 110+kg class...
Waldemar Baszanowski (Poland) Would Have Been 83 Today
Legendary Waldemar Baszanowski (1935-2011) of Poland would have turned 83 today. On the History in Color cover photo, Baszanowski performs his classic split style clean at the competition in Sweden. Happy Birthday to unforgettable...
Coaches and Athletes: Augustyn Dziedzic and Zygmunt Smalcerz (Poland)
The History in Color presents one of the classics of weightlifting coach-and-athlete duos – Zygmunt Smalcerz and Augustyn Dziedzic of Poland. Augustyn Dziedzic (1928-2008) was one of all-time best personal trainers in the history...
Ireneusz Palinski: Training Feats in Poland
On History in Color photo, Ireneusz Palinski (1932-2006), the first Olympic champion of Team Poland and, by all means, one of the best middle heavyweights in the history of Polish and world weightlifting of...
