Tagged: Sorrow

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December 26, 2019

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....

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November 16, 2019

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...

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August 14, 2019

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...

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July 20, 2019

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...

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April 18, 2019

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....

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February 23, 2019

Yury Chimrov (1956-2019)

Sad news just came from Ukraine… Yury Chimrov died on February 19, 2019. He was 63. RIP, Champion from the Dynamo Donetsk! Yury Chimrov was one of the young and promising Soviet heavyweights of...

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December 29, 2018

Lift Up: In Memoriam (2018)

In memory of legendary athletes that we lost in 2018. In Memoriam 2018 Yurik VARDANYAN, Soviet Union 1956 – 2018 Damian DAMIANOV, Bulgaria 1979 – 2018 Robert SANTAVY, Canada 1947 – 2018 Charles VINCI, United States 1933 –...

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November 30, 2018

George Bush, 41st U.S. President, Dies at 94

Very sad news. George Bush was my first President on my American Presidentiana.

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November 2, 2018

Yurik Vardanyan (1956-2018)

Legendary Yurik Vardanyan died today. He was 62. Terrible news… Our condolences to the family of Yurik Vardanyan.

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September 11, 2018

9-11: 17 Years

17 years ago… Never to forget. 17 yeas passes but I still keep the Terror and Courage section of the site. Web technologies have changed. Design trends have changed. We have changed. I just kept the...