Grand Finale in Paris (1946)
History in Color: October 19, 1946, Paris, France – In the end of the last day of the 1946 World Championships, the winners in the the heavyweight class (82.5+kg) received their medals at the...
History in Color: October 19, 1946, Paris, France – In the end of the last day of the 1946 World Championships, the winners in the the heavyweight class (82.5+kg) received their medals at the...
History in Color: December 15, 1979, Frunze, Kyrgyzstan, USSR – 32-year old David Rigert of the Trud Team (Taganrog, Russia) prepares for an attempt to snatch a world record (182.5kg) in the 100kg class...
History in Color: With seven days left to the opening of the 1982 World Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, candidates to the national Team USSR gathered for a group shot in the training camp in...
History in Color: July 18, 1964, Kiev, Ukraine, USSR –25-year old middle heavyweight Vladimir Golovanov of the Army Club, Khabarovsk, Russia wins the 1964 USSR Championship title in the 90kg class with the world...
History in Color: December 19, 1982, Moscow, Russia – 28-year old Moscow super heavyweight Vladimir Marchuk of the Burevestnik Club celebrates after setting the new clean-and-jerk record (260kg) in the 110+kg weight class at...
October 9, 2022 – Sad new came from Grozhy, Chechnya, Russia. One of the best Soviet mid heavyweights of the late 1970s – early 1980s, Adam Saydullaev passed away at 65. Adam Saydullaev competed...
Reenactment of game commentaries by the legend of Soviet sports broadcasting Nikolay Ozerov and an exclusive interview with Mr. NHL Scout Tommy Johnson in Florida. Produced by Arthur Chidlovski at CBC Media Studio in...
September 24, 2022, Saint Petersburg, Russia – Brilliant heavyweight of the 1970s, World champion and author of numerous world records, weightlifting legend, Pavel Pervushin died at 75. Pavel Pervushin was one of the most...
September 30, 2022, Dnipro, Ukraine – Olympic champion, World champion and World records holder, legendary Yury Zaitsev passed away at 71. Yury Zaitsev was one of the strongest Soviet heavyweights (110kg) of the 1970s....
On September 28 1972, with 34 second left in the game, Paul Henderson scored a game and a tournament winning goal for Canada at the 1972 Summit Series. On September 29, 2016, with 44...