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

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

American athlete Betty Robinson, winner of the womens 100m, 1928. Creator: Unknown
American athlete Betty Robinson, winner of the womens 100m, 1928. Betty Robinson (1911-1999) was the winner of the first Olympic 100m for women

German runner Lina Radke, 1928. Creator: Unknown
German runner Lina Radke, 1928. Radke (1903-1983) was the first Olympic champion in the womens 800 metres, winning a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Finnish runners Ville Ritola and Paavo Nurmi, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Finnish runners Ville Ritola and Paavo Nurmi, 1928. Ritola (1896-1982) won five Olympic gold medals and three Olympic silver medals

Wrestlers. Artist: Falguiere, Alexandre (1831-1900)
Wrestlers. Found in the collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

VII Federal Gymnastics Competition, 1907. Artist: Carpanetto, Giovanni Battista (1863-1928)
VII Federal Gymnastics Competition, 1907. From a private collection

Hans Heinrich Sievert, German athlete, 1936. Sievert compteted in the shot put, discus and decathlon at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

Jesse Owens at the end of the 100m at the Berlin Olympic Games, 1936. Owens after winning one of his four gold medals at the games

Shot putter, University of Nebraska, 1942. Creator: John Vachon
Shot putter, University of Nebraska

The Highland Games--Hundredth Anniversary at Inverness Scotland, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Highland Games--Hundredth Anniversary at Inverness Scotland, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

A Curious Specimen of Instantaneous Photography, 1888. Creator: Unknown
A Curious Specimen of Instantaneous Photography, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38. July to December, 1888

Letter from Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper Gore to Carl Lewis, December 16
African-American track and field athlete Carl Lewis (born 1961) won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold

Letter from US Representative Tom DeLay to Carl Lewis, August 27, 1996. Creator: Unknown
African-American track and field athlete Carl Lewis (born 1961) won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold

Letter from US Representative Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. to Carl Lewis, August 14, 1996
African-American track and field athlete Carl Lewis (born 1961) won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold

Shoes worn and signed by Bo Jackson, 1982-1994. Creator: Nike
Pair of dark blue Nike athletic shoes worn by African-American professional baseball and football player Bo Jackson (born 1962)

1968 Olympic warm-up suit jacket worn by Tommie Smith, 1968
A warm up tack suit jacket worn by Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Smith and fellow team-mate John Carlos gave the Black Power clenched-fist salute on the medal podium to protest

Track suit for the TSU Tigerbelles worn by Chandra Cheeseborough, 1977
African-American athlete and sprinter Chandra Cheeseborough (born 1959) won two gold medals at the 1975 Pan American Games at the age of 16

Racing shirt for the New York Pioneer Club worn by Ted Corbitt, 1950s. Creator: Unknown
African-American long-distance runner Ted Corbitt joined the New York Pioneer Club, the nations first integrated running organization, in 1947

Your Health is in Your Hands!, 1925. Creator: Yaguzhinsky, Sergei Ivanovich (1862-1947)
Your Health is in Your Hands!, 1925. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Studies for "Heaven"and "Hell", 1903-1916
Studies for " Heaven" and " Hell", 1903-1916

Bathers at Etretat, c. 1858. Creator: Lepoittevin (Le Poittevin)
Bathers at Etretat, c. 1858. Found in the collection of Association Peindre en Normandie, Caen

Caledonian Games, Scotland, from the Holidays series (N80) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1890

C. A. J. Queckberner, Shot Put, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen &
C.A.J. Queckberner, Shot Put, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

W. J. M. Barry, Hammer Throw, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen &
W.J.M. Barry, Hammer Throw, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

W. B. Page, High Jump, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen &
W.B. Page, High Jump, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

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