Viktor Solodov
History in Color brings memories about Viktor Solodov, outstanding Soviet middle heavyweight of the 1980s. Viktor Solodov (b.1962) of Kemerovo, Russia was a very powerful athlete of the 1980s. He competed for the Trud...
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Yurik Vardanyan: Training in the Woods
No barbells? No racks? No training platforms? No Eleiko? No York? No Uesaka? No shiny Leningradka chrome? “No problem!” says legendary Yurik Vardanyan on a History in Color photo where he trains in the...
George Popov (CCCP)
History in Color: The series cover photo features one of the greatest Soviet weightlifters of the pre-WWII era, George Popov (1912-1974). George Popov belongs to the group of outstanding Soviet athletes that were called...
Sultan Rakhmanov: Leningrad, 1979
History in Color: August 3, 1979, Leningrad, Russia – Super heavyweight Sultanbek Rakhmanov of the Avangard Club of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine wins the 110+kg class with 420kg total (185+135) at the 1979 USSR Spartakiade and...
Nikolay Kostylev
History in Color: October 14, 1955, Munich, Germany – 24-year old Nikolay Kostylev wins the 67.5kg class with a new world record in total (112.5+125+145= 382.5kg)at the 1955 World Championships in Munich. Nikolay Kostylev...
Team USSR Weightlifting (1950)
History in Color: Team USSR Weightlifting during the friendly matches with Team Hungary (Budapest, 1950, left to right:) Front row: K. Nazarov, L. Sviridov, V. Svetilko, L. Sviridov (Delegation Lead), Ya. Kutsenko, Ye. Lopatin;...
Kanybek Osmonaliev
History in Color: May 12, 1980, Moscow, Russia – Olympic champion Kanybek Osmonaliev competes in the 52kg class for the Burevestnik Club of Frunze, Kirgizia at the 1980 USSR championship in Moscow. Kanybek Osmonaliev...
World Records in Tallinn
History in Color: April 14, 1972, Tallinn, Estonia – Legendary Soviet heavyweight Jaan Talts of Tallinn, Estonia wins his 3rd gold medal at the 1972 USSR Championships in Tallinn. Jaan Talts’ final total was...
Vasily Alexeev in Ryazan (1976)
History in Color presents a color version a rare photo with legendary Vasily Alexeev competing in a local meet: May 7, 1976, Ryazan, Russia – Vasily Alexeev bombs out in the snatch program at...
Eugene Katsura in Budapest (1962)
History in Color: September 17, 1962, Budapest, Hungary – 25-year rookie of Team CCCP, featherweight Eugene Katsura of Kazan, Russia wins a silver medal with a 110+107.5+140 = 357.5kg total in the 60kg class...
