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November 30, 2020 – Outstanding Soviet and Ukrainian coach and top national weightlifting executive administrator Yakov Krinitsky has died in Brooklyn, NY, USA. He was 90. Yakov Krinitsky (1930-2020) of Kiev, Ukraine was a...
November 28, 2020 – British actor David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died at 85. Before he became a world famous entertainer, he was also a champion...
Sad news came from the Perm’s region in Russia – one of the most talented and promising Soviet weightlifters in the late 1970s, a member of the national Team USSR, World and USSR champion,...
History in Color: December 13, 1978, Fergana, Uzbekistan, USSR – 24-year old lightweight Alexander Ayvazyan competes in the 67.5kg weight class at the 1978 USSR Cup in Fergana. Alexander Ayvazyan (1954-2020) was one of...
Sad news arrived from Hungary. Gyorgy Rehus Uzor passed away on August 2020. He was 74. Our condolences to the family and friends of Gyorgy Rehus Uzor. RIP, Champion! History in Color: July 25,...
Glenda Sue Chidlovski December 20, 1942 – July 25, 2020 She was many things to the lives she touched. She was a teacher and mentor dedicated to all of her students, a captivating story...
Sue passed away this morning. She was the love of my life. She was my wife, friend, companion, inspiration. She passed away this morning in Jacksonville, FL. I am not used to the past...
Sad news about one of the weightlifting greats came from the United States. Two-time World super heavyweight champion and world records holder, Antonio Krastev died in a car crash in Minnesota. He was 58....
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...
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...
Heavyweight Winners at the 1960 Olympics in Rome
5 Dec, 2020
Legendary Yury Vlasov Turns 85
4 Dec, 2020
2 Dec, 2020
Club 500: Nikolay Kozintsev (Ukraine, USSR)
1 Dec, 2020
29 Nov, 2020
2 May, 2015
Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
12 May, 2015
28 Sep, 2015
1 May, 2016
1 May, 2017
