The XVI Games of the Summer Olympiad finished on 8 December 1956, four decades ago, in Melbourne. 3,314 athletes were present representing 67 nations who vied for glory in 19 sports. That was the first Olympic Games in the Southern Hemisphere. The Australians had to face several obstacles, one of the gravest of which was […]
The most popular and successful Hungarian weightlifter, Olympic, world and European champion Imre Földi has received a high recognition from Hungary’s society. Already a member of the elite Hall of Fame, Földi has been awarded the Prima Primissima Prize allocated to the most outstanding representatives of Hungary’s culture, arts, science and sport. In the presence […]
Jules Sylvain (1925-2016) Canadian weightlifter, coach and referee died in Quebec. Jules Sylvain was the very first citizen of the city of Quebec to participate in the Olympic Games (men-women, winter-summer, all sports combined). He was a great athlete who competed in two Olympic Games: 1952 in Helsinki (10th) and 1956 in Melbourne (9th). He […]
EWF Coaching Research and Scientific Committee Chairman Mr Colin Buckley presented a selection of events completed during 2016 at the EWF Congress in Eilat, ISR. This included coaching workshops, scientific seminars and Youth development training camps: North European – Latvia (63 participants from 14 Nations) South European – Spain (54 participants from 11 Nations) Coaches […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger sent him an autographed photograph after their 1988 meeting in Moscow and signed it „To my Idol, Yuri Vlasov”. The Soviet Union Post commemorated his 1960 victory at the Olympic Games in Rome on a special stamp – only to mention two moments in the life of one of the greatest and most […]