Yury Vlasov (1935-2021): Farewell to a Legend
Legendary Yury Vlasov passed away in the morning of February 13, 2021 in Moscow, Russia. Just a couple of months ago we celebrated his 85th Birthday and now the sad news that he is...
Tagged: USSR
Meet the Press: Feodosia, circ. 1978
History in Color: Feodosia, USSR, circ. 1978 – Soviet weightlifting champions at the meeting in the training camp in Feodosia (left to right): Igor Kudyukov (Team USSR head coach), Alexander Voronin (52kg, Kemerovo, Russia),...
Club 500: George Dyachenko (Ukraine, USSR)
History in Color: July 19, 1964, Kiev, Ukraine, USSR – 25-year old super heavyweight George Dyachenko of Lugansk (Voroshilovgrad), Ukraine, competes in the 102.5+kg class at the 1964 USSR Championships in Kiev. George Dyachenko...
Club 500: Alexander Dzhedzhelava (Georgia, USSR)
History in Color: December 22, 1968, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, USSR – World record holder and outstanding heavyweight contender, Alexander Dzhedzhelava of Tbilisi, Georgia, competes in the 110kg class at the 1968 USSR Team Championships...
Vyacheslav Klokov (Russia, USSR) Wins the Snatch Competition (Moscow, 1983)
History in Color: July 31, 1983, Moscow, Russia, USSR – 24 year-old heavyweight Vyacheslav Klokov snatches 190kg in the 3rd attempt while competing in the 110kg weight class at the 1983 USSR Spartakiade and...
1950 WC Medal Ceremony in the 82.5kg Class in Paris
History in Color: October 15, 1950, Paris, France –The light heavyweight champions receive their medals in the 82.5kg weight class at the 1950 World and European Championships on the Stage of the Palais de...
Valery Yakubovski (USSR): WR Attempt in Olympic Press (206.5kg) in 1971
Back to never stopping conversations on pros and cons of Olympic press and the reasons why it was eliminated from Olympic weightlifting in 1972. The video also features Valery singing at the post competition...
Aslambek Ediev (Russia): 1991 USSR Championships in Donetsk
History in Color: August 13, 1991, Donetsk, Ukraine – 21-year old middleweight Aslambek Ediev of Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, USSR competes in the 75kg weight class at the 1991 USSR Spartakiade and 1991 USSR Championships...
Leonid Zhabotinsky Sets World Records at the 1964 Prize of Moscow
History in Color: March 22, 1964, Moscow, Russia, USSR – Soviet super heavyweight candidate to compete at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Leonid Zhabotinsky of Zaporozhye, Ukraine sets 3 world records and wins...
Olympic Champion Yury Zaytsev Turns 70
January 17, 2021 – Happy 70th Birthday to Olympic Champion Yury Zaytsev!
