Cold War: Americans in Moscow
The History in Color cover photo features legendary Team USA Weightlifting during the introduction of athletes at the USA vs. USSR match in Moscow in June 1955 (left to right): Tommy Kono (75kg), Chuck...
The History in Color cover photo features legendary Team USA Weightlifting during the introduction of athletes at the USA vs. USSR match in Moscow in June 1955 (left to right): Tommy Kono (75kg), Chuck...
History in Color: Middleweight athlete Vartan Militosyan of Leninakan (Gyumri) Armenia competes in the snatch lift on his way to the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 1976 Summer Olympics...
History in Color features the medal ceremony of the super heavyweights at the 1967 Little Olympics. 1967 World Championship Location: Mexico City, MEX Weight Class: Super Heavyweight [90+ kg]More Info On 1967 World Championship Rank Athlete Results (kg)...
History in Color: Original black-and-white shot of Olympic Team USA 1972 was published in the “Strength and Health” magazine. Left to right: Front row: Dan Cantore (67.5kg, 9th place), Russ Knipp (75kg, 8th place),...
History in Color: August 8, 1984, Los Angeles, California – Mario Martinez, 27-year old super heavyweight of Team USA, wins a silver medal in the 110+kg class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los...
The Weightlifting History in Color cover photo features the clean-and-jerk lift by Fred Lowe, one of the most impressive U.S. middleweight. Frederick “Fred” Lowe (b. 1947) was a 3-x U.S. Olympian. He competed at...
The History in Color series features Cuban lightweight champ Roberto Urrutia training in Cuba. Roberto “Tony” Urrutia (born in 1957) was the first Cuban weightlifter ever to set a world record (1975) and to...
Vice champion of the 1984 Summer Olympics, Mario Martinez of Team USA died on January 14, 1960 at the age of 60. Mario Martinez was one of the most memorable and inspiring American weightlifters...
History in Color: September 13, 1963 – Legendary “Mr. Weightlifter” Norbert Schemansky of Team USA performs an Olympic press lift at the 1963 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Nutcrackers on our porch don’t complain about the cold weather on the New Year. Nutcrackers don’t get cold. The are cold resistant and keep their holiday spirit despite the wind and cold outside....