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History in Color: September 8, 1960, Rome, Italy – Alexander Kurynov (USSR) congratulates Tommy Kono (USA) with an Olympic record and the first place in the press competition in the 75kg weight class at...
The time has come,’ the Walrus said, To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax — Of cabbages — and kings — Lewis Carroll, The Walrus and the Carpenter...
History in Color: April 25, 1970, Vilnus, Lithuania, USSR – Vasily Kolotov of Pervouralsk, Russia and his coach Alexander Chuzhin are getting ready for the competition in the 90kg class at the 1970 USSR...
History in Color: October 18, 1964, Tokyo, Japan – Olympic weightlifting heavyweights showcase medals that they won in the 90+kg weight class in the last day of the tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics...
History in Color: July 26, 1980, Moscow, Russia, USSR – 24-year old light heavyweight of Team Bulgaria, Blagoy Blagoev competes in the snatch program in the 90kg weight class at the 1980 Summer Olympics...
History in Color: Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 1951 – U.S. Weightlifting team at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires (left to right*): Joe DiPietro (Paterson, NJ, 56kg, gold medal), Joe Pitman (Chambersburg,...
History in Color: September 22, 1975, Moscow, Russia – 27-year old heavyweight from Alma Ata, Vasily Mazheykov competes for the Team USSR in the 110kg weight class at the 1975 World Championships in Moscow....
September 6, 2020 – Legendary coach and athlete, Olympic champion and coach of many Olympic champions, Rudolf Plukfelder celebrates his 92nd birthday. Happy Birthday to the Champion! History in Color: August 13, 1959, Moscow,...
History in Color: August 30, 1953, Stockholm, Sweden – Legendary U.S. heavyweight, 2x Olympic Champion, 6x World Champion John Davis of NYC, NY, USA competes in the 90+kg weight class at the 1953 World...
60 Years Ago: Kono and Kurynov in Rome (1960)
20 Sep, 2020
Coaches and Athletes: Chuzhin and Kolotov
20 Sep, 2020
Epic Battle of Heavyweights in Tokyo (1964)
16 Sep, 2020
Blagoy Blagoev (Bulgaria): 1980 Olympics in Moscow
12 Sep, 2020
2 May, 2015
Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
12 May, 2015
28 Sep, 2015
1 May, 2016
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