1st Snatch by Stoichev in Moscow
History in Color: September 20, 1975, Moscow, Russia – Bulgarian light heavyweight Trendafil Stoichev goes for his first attempt in the first lift at the 1975 World Championship in Moscow.
History in Color: September 20, 1975, Moscow, Russia – Bulgarian light heavyweight Trendafil Stoichev goes for his first attempt in the first lift at the 1975 World Championship in Moscow.
History in Color: June 17, 1978, Havirov, Czechoslovakia – 1976 Summer Olympics Champion, legendary David Rigert of Team CCCP wins the gold medal in the 9okg class at the 1978 European Championships in Havirov....
History in Color: May 1958, Chicago IL – One of the best bantamweight athletes in the world, Chuck Vinci competes for Team USA at the 1958 USA vs. USSR weightlifting series in Chicago.
History in Color series features one of the key athletes of the early period in the history of Olympic weightlifting in the Soviet Union, light heavyweight Alexander Bozhko (1915-1977) while he is performing a...
History in Color: December 12, 1978, Fergana, Uzbekistan – Top Soviet super heavyweights are ready to pursue the 1978 USSR cup in 1978 (left to right): Viktor Okorokov (Smolensk, Russia), N/A, Gennady Gusev (Vladivostok,...
History in Color: Future champion and world record holder Khristo Plachkov competes for Team Bulgaria in the junior tournament in Moscow, USSR in 1971.
History in Color: May 1958, Chicago, IL – One of the coaches of Team CCCP, Alexander Bozhko is being introduced at the opening ceremony of the 1958 USA vs USSR Olympic weightlifting matches in...
History in Color: September 19, 1975, Moscow, Russia – Nedelcho Kolev of Team Bulgaria sets a new world record in snatch (153kg) in the 75kg class at the 1975 World Championships in Moscow. Nedelcho...
History in Color: Team USSR Weightlifting at the 1954 World Championships in Vienna (left to right): Israel Mekhanik, Trofim Lomakin, Arkady Borobyev, Ivan Udodov, x, Rafael Chimishkyan, x, Yakov Kutsenko, x, Vladimir Vilkhovsky, Alexey...
History in Color: May 1958, Chicago, IL – Soviet light heavyweight Trofim Lomakin (left) and his coach Alexander Bozhko are discussing the “game plan” before the beginning of the 1958 USSR vs. USA weightlifting...