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History in Color: December 12, 1980, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, USSR – Rookie junior Yury Zakharevich of Dimitrovgrad, Russia wins a national title in the snatch lift on his way to become a 1980 USSR Cup...
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...
Terror and Courage Web technologies have changed. Design trends have changed. We have changed. I just kept this section on the site the way it was back then. No edits. No comments afterwards. Never to forget.
History in Color: May 2, 1980, Beograd, Yugoslavia – 33-year old weightlifting super star, Olympic champion David Rigert of Shakhty, Russia snatches 181kg in the 4th attempt and sets a new world record in...
On the History in Color photo, weightlifting legend Chen Jingkai (1935-2010) of China is performing a snatch lift at the tournament in 1950s. Legendary Chen competed in the bantam and featherweight and set 9...
History in Color: August 2, 1979, Leningrad, Russia, USSR – 23-year old heavyweight Leonid Taranenko of Minsk, Belarus performs a snatch lift in the 110kg weight class at the 1979 USSR Spartakiade and USSR...
August 14, 2021 – Legendary Olympic weightlifter Yurik Sarkisyan (Australia, USSR, Armenia) turns 60. Yurik Sarkisyan had a long and distinguished career in Olympic weightlifting. At 18, he won a silver medal for Team...
July 30, 2021 – One of the most impressive weightlifters of the 1970s, World and European champion, world records holder, Gennady Ivanchenko of Riga, Latvia celebrates his 75th Birthday today. Ivanchenko’s list of sports...
Very sad news for the world of Olympic weightlifting… Legend of this sport, Dr. Peter George passed away on Sunday. He was 92. I don’t think Peter George needs special introduction to anybody who...
The “before and after” visual snapshot features two remarkable bantamweight champions of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Alexey Vakhonin of the USSR (left) won the bantamweight class in 1964 and Li Fabin of China...
History in Color: Team USSR Weightlifting (Head coach Alexander Prilepin, 1983) in the training camp in Fergana, Uzbekistan (left to right): Front row: Yurik Sarkisyan (60kg, Echmiadzin, Armenia), Yury Zakharevich (100kg, Dimitrovgrad, Russia); Middle...
History in Color: March 8, 1958, Moscow, Russia, USSR – Medal winners in the lightweight class are being presented with their awards at the 1958 Prize of Moscow International tournament in Moscow (left to...
17-year Old Yury Zakharevich Wins the 1980 USSR Cup
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David Rigert Sets New World Record in Beograd
22 Aug, 2021
Leonid Taranenko Wins His 1st National Title
20 Aug, 2021
2 May, 2015
Norbert Schemansky Marathon. The Legend Turns 91.
12 May, 2015
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