Zhabotinsky
History in Color: September 1963, Stockholm, Sweden – Leonid Zhabotinsky of Zaporozhye, Ukraine competed in the super heavyweight class at the 1963 World Championship in Stockholm. One of the greatest super heavyweights in the...
Tagged: USSR
Cold War: Americans in Moscow
The History in Color cover photo features legendary Team USA Weightlifting during the introduction of athletes at the USA vs. USSR match in Moscow in June 1955 (left to right): Tommy Kono (75kg), Chuck...
Borisenok
History in Color: December 1985, Leningrad, Russia – World records holder, USSR national and USSR Cup champion, Alexander Borisenok of the Army, Belarus competes in the 110kg class at the 1985 USSR Cup in...
National Champion Ivanchenko
History in Color: July 20, 1971, Moscow, Russia – Light heavyweight of the Dynamo Riga weightlifting club, Gennady Ivanchenko competes for Team Latvia at the 1971 USSR Spartaliade at the CSKA Weightlifting Arena in...
USSR National Snatch Champions (1980)
History in Color: December 14, 1980, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan – Sergey Ayrapetov and his coach Albert Arustamov, both of Baku, Azerbaijan, are being awarded gold medal for the 1st place in the 1980 USSR...
Sots
History in Color: March 6, 1982, Frunze, Kirgizia – 2x World Champion and 2x European Champion, Victor Sots of Donetsk, Ukraine competes in the snatch program of the 1982 Friendship Cup in Frunze. Victor...
Super Heavyweight Medalists (1967)
History in Color features the medal ceremony of the super heavyweights at the 1967 Little Olympics. 1967 World Championship Location: Mexico City, MEX Weight Class: Super Heavyweight [90+ kg]More Info On 1967 World Championship Rank Athlete Results (kg)...
Alexander Gunyashev In Sweden
History in Color: August 30, 1985, Sodertelje, Sweden – Alexander Gunyashev of Taganrog, Russia competes in the super heavyweight class at the 1985 World championship in Sodertelje, Sweden. Alexander Gunyashev (b. 1959) was one...
Gennady Bessonov
History in Color: July 31, 1979, Leningrad, Russia – Gennady Bessonov of Shakhty, Russia competes in the 90kg weight class at the 1979 USSR Championship and Spartakiad. Gennady Bessonov (b. 1954) needs no special...
Training in Stockholm
Weightlifting History in Color: Team USSR Weightlifting is training during the 1963 World Champuonship in Stockholm, Sweden. In the back (left to right), Vladimir Kaplunov (67.5kg, Khabarovsk, Russia), Eduard Brovko (90kg, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine), Alexey...
