Rigert in Montreal (1976)
History in Color: July 25, 1976, Montreal, Canada – David Rigert of Shakhty, Russia snatches 170kg in the 3rd attempt and sets an Olympic record in the 90kg weight class at the 1976 Summer...
Tagged: USSR
Athletes and Coaches: Yenaldiev and Dorokhin
History in Color: One of the top Soviet super heavyweights of the 1970s, Aslanbek Yenaldiev (right) and his coach Viktor Dorokhin are enjoying a photo session moment in the weightlifting gym in Shakhty, Russia....
Eternal Record in 1972
History in Color: World records holder, vice champion of the USSR, Alexander Kolodkov (1947-2014) of Alma Ata, Kazakhstan was a superb presser of his time. Kolodkov authored an “eternal” world record when he pressed...
Viktor Andreev
History in Color: World records holder and national champion, Victor Andreev (1936-2000) was one of the lead Soviet super heavyweights of the 1960s. In 1967, he reached 547.5kg in total at the 136kg bodyweight...
Kanygin (CCCP)
History in Color: World champion Vladimir Kanygin, middleweight from Blagoveshchensk, Russia competes in the snatch lift at the 1971 USSR Spartakiade in Moscow. 1971 Championship of the USSR Location: Moscow Russia Weight Class: Middleweight [75 kg]More Info On the...
Legendary V.Kurentsov: 52 years ago in East Berlin
History in Color: Legendary middleweight, Olympic champion, 5x World champion, 7x European champion, 9x CCCP champion, Viktor Kurentsov of Khabarovsk, Russia competes at the 1966 World championship in East Berlin. World Championships from 1891...
World Record by Yury Kozin
History in Color: April 14, 1972, Tallinn, Estonia – Yury Kozin of the Dynamo Moscow, Russia presses 208kg and sets a world record in the 110kg class at the 1972 USSR Championship in Tallinn....
Boris Selitsky: Quiz
History in Color: Olympic champion, World and European champion, USSR National and USSR Spartakiade champion, winner of the USSR Cup and world records holder, Boris Selitsky of Leningrad, Russia performs a clean-and-jerk lift. QUIZ...
Rafael Belenkov: World Record in Press
History in Color: April 11, 1972, Tallinn, Estonia – Rafael Belenkov of Minsk, Belarus sets a new world record in press (128kg) in the bantamweight class at the 1972 USSR Championship in Tallinn, Estonia....
The Last World Record Of Vasily Alexeev
History in Color: This is a historic moment. In his weightlifting career, Vasily Alexeev set 80 world records and this the very last one set by the super legend. On November 1, 1977, Alexeev...
