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Volunteer games at Liverpool, 1862. Creator: UnknownVolunteer 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
Arthur Duffey, American athlete, running a race, 1902. Artist: Edwin LevickArthur Duffey, American athlete, running a race, 1902. Duffey (1879-1955) competed in the 100 metres at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, finishing fourth
View of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, 1896
Running the half mile at the Civil Service Sports day, Stamford Bridge, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London)
Stadium, Delphi, Greece, 1937. Artist: Martin HurlimannStadium, Delphi, Greece, 1937. Ancient Greek sports track built in the 5th century BC and used for the Pythian Games. Illustration from Das Mittelmeer: Landschaft
The finish of the marathon, Olympic Games, London, 1908, (c1920). Dorando Pietri of Italy, the first runner to enter the stadium, collapsed several times and ran the wrong way
Olympic stadium, Athens, 1906, (1936). As well as the inaugural games of the modern era in 1896, Athens hosted a further games, known as the Intercalated Games, in 1906
100 metres sprint race at the Olympic Games, Athens, 1896, (1936). A scene from the first Olympics of the modern era. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume I
Olympic Stadium, Athens. The stadium was restored for the first Olympic Games of the modern era, held in 1896