Athletics Collection (page 3)

Sumo Wrestlers Kuroiwa and Zogahana with a geisha, ca 1845. Private Collection

Sumo Wrestlers Naritaki and Higashiseki in Action, 1790s. Private Collection

Sumo Wrestlers in Action, . Private Collection

Sumo Wrestlers in Action, 1899. Private Collection

Sumo Wrestler Unryu Kyukichi (Unryu Hisakichi), 1830s. Private Collection

Sumo Wrestler Umgatani, 1875. Private Collection

Sumo Wrestler Tsunenoyama Gorokichi, 1843. Private Collection

Sumo Wrestler Takenyama, 1790s. Private Collection

Sumo wrestler Sakaigawa Namiemon (to the left), with other sumo wrestlers and geishas at a party, 1856. Private Collection

Sumo Wrestler Onogawa Saisuke, 1862. Private Collection

Sumo Wrestler Koyanagi, c. 1830. Private Collection

Sumo wrestler Kidomaru, at the age of 11, 1880s. Private Collection

Sumo wrestler Kaidyo Taro, at the age of 15, 1887. Private Collection

Sumo Wrestler Itadaki, 1843. Private Collection

Sumo Wrestler Dairiki Maru on a boat with friends, 1864. Private Collection

Sumo Wrestler Daidozan Bungoro at the age of 7, . Private Collection

Sumo performed before Hideyoshi and Kato Kiyemasa, 1884. Private Collection

Sumo wrestler Aioi, 1869. Private Collection

Oi river (from the series The 53 stations along the Tokaido road), 1845-1846. Private Collection

Kokugikan in East Edo, 1853. Private Collection

Kawazu Saburo Sukemichi against Matano Goro Kagehisa (from the series Illustrated Tale of the Soga B)
Kawazu Saburo Sukemichi against Matano Goro Kagehisa (from the series Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue, 1843-1847. Private Collection

Two wrestlers crossing the Okitsu River near Okitsu, 1830s. Private Collection

Two Sumo children in Action in front of Tachibana Muneshige, 1861. Private Collection

Sumo Wrestler Goyogi Kumoemon, 1840s. Private Collection

Kanjin Ozumo, c. 1850. Private Collection

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The Gymnastics Lesson, 1879. Private Collection

The sumo wrestler Kagamiiwa of the West Side. Private Collection

Sumo Wrestler Tossing a Foreigner. Private Collection

The Sumo Wrestlers Takaneyama Yoichiemon and Sendagawa Kichigoro. Private Collection

Sumo. Private Collection

The long jump event at the ancient Olympic Games, Attic black-figured cup, 540 BC
The long jump event at the ancient Olympic Games. Attic black-figured cup, 540 BC. Found in the collection of British Museum

Parade, c. 1930. Artist: Magaziner, Semyon Abramovich (1886-1940)
Parade, c. 1930. Private Collection

Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR (GTO). Badge, 1930s. Artist: Orders, decorations and medals
Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR (GTO). Badge, 1930s. Private Collection

Chatting on the Danish Beach. Artist: Wegener, Gerda (1886-1940)
Chatting on the Danish Beach. Private Collection

The Wrestlers. Artist: Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877)
The Wrestlers. Found in the collection of Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest

56th Federal Gymnastics Festival in Basel, 1912. Artist: Renggli, Eduard, the Younger (1882-1939)
56th Federal Gymnastics Festival in Basel, 1912. From a private collection

Wrestling tournament, Liege, 1899. Artist: Rassenfosse, Armand (1862-1934)
Wrestling tournament, Liege, 1899. From a private collection

Breton Wrestling, 1890-1891. Artist: Serusier, Paul (1864-1927)
Breton Wrestling, 1890-1891. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Mens sana in corpore sano (A healthy mind in a healthy body), 1912. Artist: Pauli, Georg (1855-1935)
Mens sana in corpore sano (A healthy mind in a healthy body), 1912. Found in the collection of the Malmo Konstmuseum

Bather in black swimming suit. Artist: Marval, Jacqueline (1866-1932)
Bather in black swimming suit. Private Collection

Summer Sport in the USSR (Poster of the Intourist company), 1939. Artist: Anonymous
Summer Sport in the USSR (Poster of the Intourist company), 1939. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Olympia - Entrance to the Athletic Field, 1913. From The Near East, by Robert Hitchens. [Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1913]

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

Womens Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California, 1926. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLIV [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1926]

Stadium, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, early 20th century. Harvard Stadium opened in 1903. It remains the home of the universitys football team and, until 1984

Jean Bouin, French soldier and athlete, 1912. Bouin (1888-1914) competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1912 Games in Stockholm, where he won a silver medal in the 5000 metres

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)

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