Athletics Collection

The Diver. Tomb of the Diver (Tomba del Tuffatore), ca 470 BC. Creator: Classical Antiquities
The Diver. Tomb of the Diver (Tomba del Tuffatore), ca 470 BC. Found in the Collection of Museo archeologico nazionale di Paestum

Dorando Pietri finishing the first modern Olympic marathon, London, 1908. The marathon at the London Olympics of 1908 was run in ususually hot conditions

Athletes Frank Wykoff, Paul Hanni, Ralph Metcalfe and Jesse Owens, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Americans Owens, Metcalfe and Wykoff finished first

Triumphant Athlete, 1813. Found in the Collection of Accademia di San Luca

Jesse Owens at the start of the 200 metres at the Berlin Olympic Games, 1936. Owens setting off on the way to one of his four gold medals at the 1936 games

Send off of Olympic Athletes, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Send off of Olympic Athletes, 1912. 5th Olympic Games, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912.

Ralph Craig, (1912?). Creator: Bain News Service
Ralph Craig, (1912?). Shows Ralph Craig (1889-1972), a University of Michigan graduate who won two gold medals as a sprinter in the 1912 summer Olympics in Stockholm.

Loyce (?), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Loyce (?), between c1910 and c1915.

Lewis Tewanima, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Lewis Tewanima, 1911. Shows Hopi American long distance runner and Olympic medal winner Louis Tewanima (1888-1969) after winning a marathon in New York City, May 6, 1911.

Tewanima (winner), Arquette (came in 5th), 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Tewanima (winner), Arquette (came in 5th), 1911. Shows Hopi American long distance runner and Olympic medal winner Louis Tewanima (1888-1969) and Mitchell Arquette

Gillis, hammer, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gillis, hammer, 1912. Shows Duncan Gillis (1883-1965), a Canadian athlete who competed in the Hammer throw in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm Sweden.

J.J. Eller wins 120 yd. Hurdle 1911, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
J.J. Eller wins 120 yd. Hurdle 1911, 1911. Shows John Jacob ("Jack"or J.J.) Eller, Jr. (1883-1967), an American track and field athlete competing in the 120 yard hurdle race, held Sept

Elphinstone Winning Washington marathon, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Elphinstone Winning Washington marathon, 1911. Shows H.E. Elphinstone in marathon on Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C. Building on left is the Russell Senate Office Building.

J. Ira Courtney, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J. Ira Courtney, between c1910 and c1915. Shows John Ira Courtney (1889-1968), a member of the American track and field team at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.

Leland Scott, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Leland Scott, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Stanford University pole vaulter Leland Stanford Scott.

Tell S. Berna, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Tell S. Berna, between c1910 and c1915. Shows American athlete Tell Schirnding Berna (1891-1975) of Cornell University who competed in the 1912 Olympics.

C.C. Childs, Simon Gillis, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
C.C. Childs, Simon Gillis, between c1910 and c1915. Shows C.C. Childs (1884-1960), American athlete and bronze medal winner in hammer throw at the 1912 Olympics and Simon Peter Gillis (1880-1964)

Olympic athletes arrive. Thos. H. Lilley, Andrew Sockalexis, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Olympic athletes arrive. Thos. H. Lilley, Andrew Sockalexis, 1912. Shows Thomas H. Lilley (1887-1954) and Andrew Sockalexis (1891-1919)

Gaston Strobino, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gaston Strobino, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Gaston M. Strobino (1891-1968), a Swiss-born American athlete who won the bronze medal in the marathon event at the 1912 Olympics.

Platt Adams, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Platt Adams, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Olympic track and field athlete Platt Adams participating in a javelin throw event.

Peter C. Gerhardt, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Peter C. Gerhardt, between c1910 and c1915. Shows track and field athlete Peter Clarence Gerhardt (b. 1877).

John L. Reynolds, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
John L. Reynolds, between c1910 and c1915.

110 metre race - Olympic Games - 1912, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
110 metre race - Olympic Games - 1912, 1912. Related to the 5th Olympic Games, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912.

Kolehmainen, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kolehmainen, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Finnish long-distance runner Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen (1889-1966).

Public school athletic league - Central Park, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Public school athletic league - Central Park, between c1910 and c1915.

Public Schools Athletic League, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Public Schools Athletic League, between c1910 and c1915. Shows a crowd of girls waving handkerchiefs and smiling; possibly cheering.

Ralph Rose, Pat McDonald, Matt Grath, Jones, Kaviatt [i.e., Kiviat], 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Ralph Rose, Pat McDonald, Matt Grath, Jones, Kaviatt [i.e., Kiviat], 1912. Shows members of the American track and field team at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm including Ralph Waldo Rose

Harry Smith, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harry Smith, between c1910 and c1915.

The National Rifle Association prize meeting at Wimbledon:...the Highland Games, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The National Rifle Association prize meeting at Wimbledon: diversions of the camp - the Highland Games, 1865. View of '...the Highland games of the London Scottish corps...which afforded so much

Athletic sports by the Westminster scholars in their playground:..the hurdle race, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Athletic sports by the Westminster scholars in their playground, Vincent-square, [London]: the hurdle race, 1864. The public exhibition of these performances...proved sufficiently interesting to

La plage de Saint-Quentin, 1897. Creator: Bac, Ferdinand (1859-1952)
La plage de Saint-Quentin, 1897

Military Athletic Sports at Lillie-Bridge, West Brompton, 1876. Creator: C.R
Military Athletic Sports at Lillie-Bridge, West Brompton, [London], 1876. The most interesting performances were those of horsemen wielding the lance or the sword, tilting at rings or at tent-pegs

Foot-race at Canton by Coolies of the Military Train - sketched by our special artist and... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Foot-race at Canton by Coolies of the Military Train - sketched by our special artist and correspondent, 1858. On the Queen's birthday the English at Canton had a review in the morning

LaSell (i.e. Lasell) Gymnasium, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
LaSell (i.e. Lasell) Gymnasium, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. between 1900 and 1906

New York Athletic Club, New York, c1901. Creator: Unknown
New York Athletic Club, New York, c1901

U of P, c1908. Creator: Edward Penfield
U of P, c1908. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Au Bon Marché, c. 1925. Creator: Vincent, René (1879-1936)
Au Bon Marche, c. 1925. Private Collection

Cornell, c1908. Creator: Edward Penfield
Cornell, c1908. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Cornell, c1908. Creator: Edward Penfield
Cornell, c1908. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Panathenaic prize amphora with marathon runners at the Olympic games, ca 550-530 BC. Found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Richard Manks, the Pedestrian, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Richard Manks, the Pedestrian, 1850. Pedestrian Feat of 1000 miles in 1000 Hours. This unparalleled feat has just been accomplished by Richard Manks

Athletic Games at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich - Running High Jump, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Athletic Games at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich [in south London] - Running High Jump, 1850....the Gentlemen Cadets at Woolwich amused themselves and a large party of their friends

The Scottish Fete, in Lord Holland's Park, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Scottish Fete, in Lord Holland's Park, [Notting Hill, London], 1850. The object of this undertaking was to afford encouragement to those who desire to uphold the sports

Volunteer games at Liverpool, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Volunteer games at Liverpool, 1862. A grand Festival...[was held] by the Liverpool Athletic Club at the Mount Vernon Parade-ground, on which occasion the champion's gold enamel medal

Franz Miller firing starter pistol, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Franz Miller firing starter pistol, 1928. Official at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

Sumo Wrestler Ikuzuki Geitazaemon, 1844. Private Collection

Greek Athlete Throwing the Discus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Greek Athlete Throwing the Discus, 1890. The Discus was one of the events of the ancient Greek pentathlon, dating back to at least 708 BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Canadian sprinter Percy Williams, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Canadian sprinter Percy Williams, 1928. Williams (1908-1982) won gold medal in the mens 100m and 200m races at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

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