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‘ TORONTO, Canada September 4, 1972 USSR 1 CANADA 4 PLAYERS ON ICE: Canada: Bergman, Stapleton, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Goldsworthy, Cournoyer, Cashman, White, Henderson, P. Mahovlich, Mikita, Parise, Savard, Lapointe, F. Mahovlich,...
The Montreal Forum 18,818 crowd went wild when the announcer began to introduce Team Canada players on the Series opening night. Saying that it was a warm roar of appreciation is saying nothing. I...
MONTREAL, Canada September 2, 1972 USSR 7 CANADA 3 PLAYERS ON ICE: Canada: Bergman, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Gilbert, Hadfield, Cournoyer,Berenson, Seiling, Ratelle, Henderson, P. Mahovlich, Redmond, Lapointe, Awrey, F. Mahovlich, Clarke USSR:...
History in Color: September 22, 1961, Vienna, Austria – Soviet light heavyweight Rudolf Plyukfelder wins a gold medal in the 82.5kg weight class at the 1961 World Championships in Vienna. “In team contest, the...
July 18, 2022 – 2x World Champion, 2x European Champion, USSR Champion and author of numerous World records, Sergey Arakelov turns 65. Happy Birthday, Champ!
Naim Suleymanogly used to be called by the World media as the “Pocket Hercules“. Adam Gnatov of Lvov, Ukraine was 20+ years older than Naim and competed in a lighter weight class. If I...
It’s hot in Florida. The forecast for today says 101° F! Stay cool and alert. The History in Color: cover photo depicts two remarkable athletes of the old-time weightlifting classics, Vladimir Pushkarev (USSR) and...
History in Color: May 26, 1985, Katowice, Poland – 29-year old Soviet super heavyweight Leonid Taranenko of Minsk, Belarus, USSR performs a clean-and-jerk lift in the 110+kg weight class at the 59th European Championships...
Adele had a dream. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Adele is no William Shalespeare. In fact, she is my late companion and she is a Jack Russell lady terrier. With all these said, she is...
History in Color: April 26, 1970, Vilnius, Lithuania, USSR – Light heavyweight Gennady Ivanchenko assists his Dinamo Riga Club teammate Karl Pumpurins while he competes in the heavyweight class at the 1970 USSR Championships...
Olympics, Weightlifting and Stamps: Tribute from the Maldives
January 22, 2023
Remembering Petr Pavlasek (1947-2023)
January 21, 2023
Big Catch at the 2023 World Fishing Cup in Florida
January 9, 2023
January 1, 2023
Young Vaclav Psenicka Jr: Weightlifting Promise of Czechoslovakia
December 30, 2022
May 2, 2015
Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
May 12, 2015
September 28, 2015
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