Arnold Khalfin Turns 90
Happy 90th Birthday to Arnold Khalfin! Arnold Khalfin (born in 1929) was one of the best Soviet bantam and flyweights of the late 1950s and early 1960s. He competed mostly for the Spartak club...
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Tommy Kono in Moscow (1955)
History in Color June 1955, Moscow, Russia – Legendary Tommy Kono of Team USA gathered a crowd of experts watching him at the open training session in Moscow during the historical visit for the...
Athletes and Coaches: Mark Cameron and Dick “Smitty” Smith
The History in Color series feature a color version of the photo with Mark Cameron, brilliant world class heavyweight of Team USA in the 1970s, and Dick Smith, more known as “Smitty”, popular coach...
Dave Sheppard in Moscow (1955)
History in Color June 1955, Moscow, Russia – Legendary U.S. middle heavyweight Dave Sheppard of NYC, New York is performing a clean-and-jerk lift at the open training session in Moscow during the historical visit...
Remembering John Davis (USA, 1921-1984)
January 12, 2019 – Happy Birthday to the legendary John Davis (USA). He would have been 98 today. On the History in Color cover photo, there are 9 Summer Olympics in various weight clases, 5...
U.S. Weightlifters in Moscow (1955)
The History in Color cover photo features legendary Team USA Weightlifting visiting Moscow during the historic USA vs. USSR weightlifting match in June 1955 (left to right): Stan Stanczyk (82.5kg), Clarence Johnson, Joe Pitman...
Two Generations of Heavyweights: Paul Anderson and Joe Dube (both USA)
History in Color: U.S. super heavyweight Olympians – Joe Dube (left), bronze medalist of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. and Paul Anderson, champion of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
Two Generations of Heavyweights: Norb Schemansky and Ken Patera (both USA)
Basically, no comments seem to be necessary for this History in Color photo. Norbert Schemansky, one of the greatest lifters ever, is watching the lifting by Ken Patera at the U.S. Olympic Trials for...
Bill March (USA)
History in Color: October 16, 1964, Tokyo, Japan – Powerful middle heavyweight Bill March of Team USA competes in the 90kg class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. March won the 4th place...
Melbourne 1956: Requiem For the Bantamweights
History in Color: November 23, 1956, Melbourne, Australia – Best bantamweight athletes in the world gathered behind the stage during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (left to right): Vladimir Stogov (USSR), Chuck Vinci...
