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11/18/2009 ALEXANDER PECHENIK, Buffalo, NY, USA  

Light heavyweight was always called 'srednij' and modern middleweight was called 'polu-srednij' by the Russians. I apologize for the confusion. Still (in my view) Zlatev's c/j of 225kg stands beyond compare in that weight category. He also should get some recognition for the beauty of his technique.
Does anybody know where is he now? Training? Lifting? It would be good to add to this remarkable site some info about the current whereabouts and occupations of the Heros of the Past. To: Arkadij - heartful thanks for the fantastic work you are doing.

11/17/2009 arthur chidlovski, boston, ma, usa  liftup.chidlovski.net/

To ALEXANDER PECHENIK: You absolutely right that Asen Zlatev was an outstanding athlete and he certainly is listed in the Top Lifters. Please note that 183/225 are the results shown not in the middleweight but in the light heavyweight (82.5 kg). Besides Zlatev, there were other fantastic lifters in the middleweight - Yanko Rusev, Alexander Varbanov, Mincho Pashev, Pablo Lara.

11/14/2009 ALEXANDER PECHENIK, Buffalo, NY, USA  

I really cannot beleive that Asen Zlatev is not among the best-of-the-best. He, in my view, was by far the best middleweight of all times. With 183/225 to his credit and an Olympic gold medal - not enough? His technique of lifting, both in snatch and c/j was beyond compare - it was more akin to ballet - grace and strength amalgamed together. I really think you must include him with the best.

11/6/2009 KEVIN M KREAMER, Gulfport, Mississippi, United States  

GREAT SITE! I GREW UP FOLLOWING THE GREATS IN THE 70'S. THANKS!

10/27/2009 KEVIN ST. JOHN, Rochester, NY, USA  

First, I LOVE this site. Keep up this great work. Anyone who has been following Olympic lifting for very long can relive great memories by checking out this site. I believe I have found a mistake in one of your Clip-o-rama captions. The world record clip of Pablo Lara is really Aranda, the lifter who succeeded him in that same weight class. It's right on the scoreboard in the picture. I still love the clip and all the information and interviews. Thanks.

8/19/2009 arthur chidlovski, usa  liftup.chidlovski.net

Unfortunately, Mr. Wasserman passed away in 2006. He was a really classy person, brilliant researcher of the Iron Game and a true gentleman. I miss him alot. He donated his Iron Master magazines collection to the Lift Up and I periodically grab bits and pieces from there. I can't really re-publish the whole collection because of the copyright issues.

8/16/2009 SURRINDER DHAH, Fresno, ca., U.S.A.  

Mr.Wasserman,.......(message dated 5/11/05)
If you have not given away your precious collection of Iron Master magazines, please give it to me. I will keep it all my life, with my collection, and pass it on to my sons who love Weightlifting.It will stay in our family forever. Thanks a million.
Surrinder Dhah

7/19/2009 ALBERTO R. GAMES, JR. , Downey, CA, United States of America  americancomplot.blogspot.com

My father is Cuba's 1962 Weightlifting Champion. I've been showing him this website, and he really enjoys it.- Thanks. ARG

Ps. I have old pictures from c.1950- 1960 if interested.

7/13/2009 Arthur Chidlovski, USA  liftup.chidlovski.net/

Nikolay Parkhomenko, 74, former vice president of the International Weightlifting Federation and President of the Russian Weightlifting Federation after long-lasting illness, passed away on July 10, 2009 at 9 a.m. Moscow time. Nikolay Parkhomenko was a Master of Sports (greko roman style wrestling). He won two national titles at the USSR youth championships and won two superheavyweight national titles, was a candidate to the national team at the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. A merited coach of the USSR (1972), he coached national wrestling team for the 1972 Olympics. For 32 years, Nikolay Parkhomenko worked with the national weightlifting federations in the USSR and Russia, served as a vice president and executive board member of the IWF.

5/18/2009 Arthur Chidlovski, Boston, MA, USA  liftup.chidlovski.net

Dear Mr. Fox. A few tidbids about the Lopatin's dynasty. Both the father, Eugene Lopatin, and son, Sergey Lopatin were outstanding world class Olympic weightlifters. Eugene (b. 1917) won the silver olympic medal in 1952 and the WC silver medal in 1950. Sergey (b. 1939) won the WC silver medal in 1961. From what I know both were queit active in the OWL many years after their retirement. Sergey won the gold at the 2002 master's WC in Austria. Eugene was attending weightlifter's contests in Moscow just a couple of years ago.