World Champion and Records Holder Sergey Arakelov is 65
July 18, 2022 – 2x World Champion, 2x European Champion, USSR Champion and author of numerous World records, Sergey Arakelov turns 65. Happy Birthday, Champ!
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In Black and White: The Time Has Come,’ the Walrus Said…
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...
Mr. Little Giant of the Flyweight
Naim Suleymanogly used to be called by the World media as the “Pocket Hercules“. Adam Gnatov of Lvov, Ukraine was 20+ years older than Naim and competed in a lighter weight class. If I...
U.S. Weightlifting Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics
History in Color: Tokyo, Japan, October 1964 – U.S. finest Olympic weightlifters and coaches have arrived to compete at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (left to right): Front row: Bill March (York, PA;...
Po-ta-to-chip Song For All
All American Goldfinches celebrate All American Holiday today! This little fellas are enjoying the warm summer day in the meadow and sing their trademark Po-ta-to-chip song for the Independence Day! Actually, they do it...
Sebastiano Mannironi (Italy): Grandi Classici del Sollevamento Pesi
History in Color: One of the best Olympic weightlifters and overall athletes of Italy, Sebastiano Mannironi performs a snatch lift in a slick split style in 1960. Sebastiano Mannironi (1930-2015) was a definite elite...
Happy Canada Day!
July 1, 2022: Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian friends! My first Canada Day was in 1989. It wasn’t the Canada Day. It was my Canada Day – the first time I stepped...
Split Style Mesmerizer: Snatch Lift by Norbert Schemansky
History in Color: There is no need to introduce Olympic weightlifting legend, Olympic champion, 4x Olympian and 4x Olympic medalist, Norbert “Norb” Schemansky of Detroit, Michigan, USA. Besides his long and outstanding career in...
Beach Day in China
It’s hot in Florida. The forecast for today says 101° F! Stay cool and alert. The History in Color: cover photo depicts two remarkable athletes of the old-time weightlifting classics, Vladimir Pushkarev (USSR) and...
Leonid Taranenko: Super Heavyweight Debut in Katowice
History in Color: May 26, 1985, Katowice, Poland – 29-year old Soviet super heavyweight Leonid Taranenko of Minsk, Belarus, USSR performs a clean-and-jerk lift in the 110+kg weight class at the 59th European Championships...
