Saxonov
The cover photo from our History in Color Series, features a portrait of Nikolay Saxonov (1923-2011), champion of the World, Europe, USSR and author of seven world records. Nilolay Saxonov is a true legend...
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Vasily Stepanov
History in Color Series: European champion and world records author Vasily Stepanov (1927-2011) Vasily Stepanov was one of the top Soviet Olympic weightlifters of the secong half of the 1950s. He won the silver...
Resting in Vienna (1961)
Participants of the 1961 World Championship in Vienna are taking break between training and competitions: Left to right: Alexander Kurynov (Kazan, 75kg), Rudolf Plyukfelder (Shakhty, 82.5kg), Yury Vlasov (Moscow, 90+kg), Vasily Stepanov (Riga, 90kg)...
Two Champs of Tokyo 1964
History in Color series: Leonid Zhabotinsky of Zaporozye, Ukraine and Alexey Vakhonin of Shakhty, Russia are enjoying a rest day in the Olympic village in Tokyo in 1964. Both became Olympic champions in 1964....
The Night of Three World Records by Yurik Vardanyan
The History in Color series: May 15, 1981, Novosibirsk, Russia – Yurik Vardanyan of Leninakan, Armenia competes in the 90kg weight class at the 1981 USSR Championship in Novosibirsk. Vardanyan managed to win the...
Team CCCP Weightlifting (1957)
The group photo of Team CCCP Weightlifting in the training camp at the Black Sea continues our History in Color series. Front row (l-r): V. Stepanov (82.5kg, Riga), V. Bushuev (67.5kg, Gorky), A. Kurynov (75kg,...
Selitsky
Olympic champion of Mexico City (1968), Boris Selitsky of Leningrad is preparing to clean-and-jerk 185 kg at the 1968 USSR Championship in Lugansk, Ukraine. Save
Unsung Heroes: Arnold Golubovich
Arnold Golubovich (1945-2000) was an outstanging light heavyweight of the late 1960s – early 1970s. He was a word records holder and a bronze medalist of the USSR championship (1969). Golubovich was a milestone athlete in...
Kolesnikov
June 12, 1978 – Olympic champion of Montreal (1976), Nikolay Kolesnikov of Shakhty, Russia competes at the 1978 European Championship in Havirov, Czechoslovakia. Kolesnikov won the tournament with the 290kg total (125+165) in the...
Training in Tbilisi
On the History in Color cover photo, Rafael Chimishkyan is training in his gym in Tbilisi, Georgia. His coach Pavel Gumashyan is overseeing the lift. Both are preparing for the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne....
