Imre Foldi (1938-2017)
Sad news came from Hungary. One of the best Olympic weightlifters of all times, Imre Foldi died on April 23, 2017. He was 78 years old. Imre Foldi was a true legend of the...
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Ivan Abadzhiev (1932-2017)
Legendary Olympic weightlifting coach and athlete Ivan Abadzhiev of Bulgaria has passed way. He died after a complication of open heart surgery. He was 85. Ivan Abadzhiev needs no special introduction in the world...
Sergey Gimaev (1955-2017)
Sad news came from Russia… Sergey Gimaev, defenceman of legendary Red Army club and TV commentator, died in Tula, Russia at the age of 62. Sergey Gimaev played 10 seasons in the Soviet Premiere...
Vladimir Petrov (1947-2017)
Legendary hockey player Vladimir Petrov died in Moscow, Russia. He was 69. It’s a very sad news for all people in the world who love hockey. Petrov was a fantastic hockey player. He had...
Russ Prior (Canada, 1949-2017)
Russel Prior of Team Canada Weightlifting died in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was 67. Russ Prior competed in the heavyweight class (110kg) and won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in 1970,1974, and 1978 and...
Remembering George Ulrich
George died last year at 63 after a short battle with cancer. He was a good friend and a great partner at work on many projects for almost 20 years. In the today’s competitive...
Yevgeny Sypko (1963-2017)
Famous Olympic weightlifter Yevgeny Sypko of Team CCCP and Kazakhstan died at 53 on January 16, 2017. Sypko became world known when he set up the national record at 216.5kg at the 1990 Friendship...
Frank Spellman (1922-2017)
Olympic champion and one of the legends of the York Barbell weightlifting team, Frank Isaac Spellman died at 94 on January 12, 2017. Frank Spellman competed for Team USA weightlifting in the late 1940s....
Milt Schmidt (1918 – 2017)
Milt Schmidt, the hockey hall of famer who led Boston to two Stanley Cup championships as the center of the ‘‘Kraut Line,’’ served Canada in World War II and returned to the NHL to...
