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Olympics, Weightlifting and Stamps: Centennial Edition from the Maldives
This a collectible item for those who collects stamps and/or enjoys the history of Olympic weightlifting, The stamps from the Maldives celebrate the 100th Anniversary (1896-1996) and showcase famous Olympic champions of the 1980s....
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Atanas Shopov Competes for Bulgaria in Ulm, Germany
History in Color: March 5, 1972, Ulm, Germany – 20-year old candidate to the Bulgarian Olympic team, Atanas Shopov of Pazardzhik, Bulgaria performs a 2nd clean-and-jerk attempt in the 90kg weight class at the...
Yanko Rusev Wins Olympic Gold in Moscow (1980)
History in Color: July 23, 1980, Moscow, Russia – Lightweight Yanko Rusev of Team Bulgaria sets two world records (195kg in clean-and-jerk and 342.5kg in total) and wins a gold medal in the 67.5kg...
Super Heavyweight Medalists in Lille, France (1981)
History in Color: September 20, 1981, Lille, France – Super heavyweight champions receive their medals in the 110kg+ class at the 1981 World Championships in Lille (left to right): Senno Salzwedel (East Germany, silver...
Unsung Heroes: Gennady Petrov Wins the 1976 USSR Cup
History in Color: December 9, 1976, Sverdlovsk, Russia, USSR – 33-year old flyweight Gennady Petrov of the Army Club (Moscow) wins in the 52kg weight class at the 1976 USSR Cup in Sverdlovsk, Russia....
1969 World Championships: Medal Ceremony For the Super Heavyweights
History in Color: September 28, 1969, Warsaw, Poland –Super heavyweight athletes receive medals after the end of the competitions in the 90kg+ class at the 1969 World Championships in Warsaw, Poland (left to right):...
1979 Friendship Cup: Middleweights Intro
History in Color: March 23, 1979, Leningrad, Russia, USSR – Middleweight athletes are lined up for the introduction before the beginning of the competition in the 75kg weight class at the 1979 USSR Spartakiade...
History in the Making: Gyozo Veres Wins Bronze in Rome (1960)
History in Color: September 8, 1960, Rome, Italy – 24-year old middleweight of Team Hungary, Gyozo Veres performs a clean-and-jerk lift in the 75kg weight class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. It...
60 Years Ago: Kono and Kurynov in Rome (1960)
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...
Coaches and Athletes: Chuzhin and Kolotov
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...