Goodbye, Bernie C
Bernie C. died in the morning on Sunday. It was about 7:30 a.m. and there was this night of battles with pain. The night of seizures. The night of going on and off. The...
Tagged: Sorrow
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...
Mohammad Ami Tehrani (Iran), 1935-2020
Sad new from Tehran, Iran – Olympic weightlifter Mohammad Ami Tehrani died on Sunday, March 15, 2020. He was 84. Mohammad Ami Tehrani was one of the best Iranian weightlifters in the 1960s. He...
Karel Saitl (Czechia), 1924-2020
January 9, 2020 – Legend of Czech weightlifting, Karel Saitl died in Czech Republic. He was 95. Karel Saitl was an outstanding Czech lifter. He competed for Team Czechoslovakia at two Summer Olympics, won...
Remembering Legendary Khristo Plachkov (Bulgaria, 1953-2009)
The day of December 28, 2019 marks the 10th Anniversary of the death of legendary super heavyweight lifter Khristo Plachkov (1953-2009) of Bulgaria. He was truly a legend in the history of Olympic weightlifting....
Mincho Pashov (1961-2019)
Sad news came from Plovdiv, Bulgaria. One of the Bulgarian weightlifting greats, Mincho Pashov passed away on November 15, 2019 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He was 58. Mincho Pashov was one of the most impressive...
Zdenek Srstka (1935-2019)
Legendary Czech Olympic weightlifter, Olympian, stuntman and film/TV personality, Zdenek Srstka died on July 29, 2019. He was 83. Zdenek Srstka was a true celebrity in Czech Republic. In his on-camera career, he appeared...
Parviz Jalayer (1939-2019)
Sad news came from Tehran, Iran. Legendary Iranian Olympic weightlifter, Olympic vice champion Parviz Jalayer passed away on July 6, 2019 in Tehran, Iran. He was 79. Parviz Jalayer was a world record holder...
Sad News From Schemansky’s Family
Just received a very sad note from the family of Olympic weightlifting legend Norbert Schemansky (1924-2016). Norbert’s only son Larry passed away yesterday morning at 64. My most sincere condolences go the Schemansky family....
