The Usual Suspects of York Barbell
The original caption for the black and white photo said: “In the 1950s, George F. Jowett held court with the early York barbell crew. Left to right: George Shandor, Steve Stanko, Dick Bachtell, George...
The original caption for the black and white photo said: “In the 1950s, George F. Jowett held court with the early York barbell crew. Left to right: George Shandor, Steve Stanko, Dick Bachtell, George...
The cover photo of our History in Color series depicts Olympic press lift by brilliant Soviet flyweight Vladislav Krishchishin of Lvov, Ukraine. Vladislav Krishchishin (1946-2001) was a World champion (1969), European Champion (1969, 1970)...
Yury Chimrov (b. 1956, shown on the cover photo) was one of the young and promising Soviet heavyweights of the late 1970’s and early 1980s. He competed for the Dynamo club of Donetsk, Ukraine...
Featherweight Rafael Chimishkyan and, one of the Team CCCP coaches, Israel Mekhanic are waiting for the shuttle bus in the Olympic village in Helsinki in 1952. Chimishkyan just won a gold Olympic medal in...
David Rigert, legendary Soviet Olympic weightlifter, is getting ready to snatch 167.5kg at the 1975 World Championship in Moscow. This was a trademark prep pose of Rigert on the platform. In a few seconds,...
History in Color: August 2, 1979, Leningrad, USSR – Member of Team USSR Weightlifting, Pavel Syrchin is getting ready to lift in the 100kg class at the 1979 Spartakiad of the USSR. Pavel Syrchin...
The “History in Color” photo features one of the pioneers of post World War II weightlifting in the USSR, Khasan Yagly-Ogly (1927-1994) performing the jerk lift at the competition in the 1950s. Khasan Yagly-Ogly...
Selected members of legendary 1972 Team Canada (click the cover photo to enlarge ) arrived to Russia for the celebration the 45th Anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series in Russia. The slide shows combines...
On the “History in Color” cover photo, Soviet lightweight champion Dmitry Ivanov performs a split style snatch in the training hall in the early 1950s. Dmitry Ivanov (1928-1993) was one of the most known...
December 15, 1983, Leningrad, Russia – Vladimir Grachev of Tver, Russia snatches the new world record (155kg) in the lightweight at the 1983 CCCP Cup. Grachev was 22 and it was his second world...