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Background imageSportsperson Collection: Stanislaus Zbyszko, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Stanislaus Zbyszko, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Stanislaus Zbyszko, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Ivan Mamutoff, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Ivan Mamutoff, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Ivan Mamutoff, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Franz Miller firing starter pistol, 1928. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageSportsperson Collection: American athlete Betty Robinson, winner of the womens 100m, 1928. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Germany-Uruguay football match, 1928. Creator: Unknown

Germany-Uruguay football match, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Germany-Uruguay football match, 1928. Georg Kno pfle (1904-1987) of Germany (left). Uruguay beat Germany 4-1 in the quarter-finals at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Peter Gotz - lightweight wrestler of the world, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Peter Gotz - lightweight wrestler of the world, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Peter Gotz - lightweight wrestler of the world, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Opening Day, Stockholm Olympic Games, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Opening Day, Stockholm Olympic Games, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Opening Day, Stockholm Olympic Games, 1912. Related to the 5th Olympic Games, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Yussif Hussane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Yussif Hussane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Yussif Hussane, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Geo. Lurich, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Geo. Lurich, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Geo. Lurich, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Georg Lurich (1876-1920), an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Geo. Lurich, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Geo. Lurich, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Geo. Lurich, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Georg Lurich (1876-1920), an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Bob Diry, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Bob Diry, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Bob Diry, between c1910 and c1915. Shows middleweight boxer Bob Diry (Deery)

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Hermann Glassler, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Hermann Glassler, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Hermann Glassler, between c1910 and c1915. Shows German weightlifter and wrestler Hermann Glassler (1889-1970)

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Constant Le Marin, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Constant Le Marin, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Constant Le Marin, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Belgian wrestler, Constant Le Marin

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Hjalmar Lundin, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Hjalmar Lundin, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Hjalmar Lundin, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Constant Le Marin [and] Geo. Kennedy, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Constant Le Marin [and] Geo. Kennedy, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Constant Le Marin [and] Geo. Kennedy, between c1910 and c1915. Shows wrestler and sports promoter George Washington Kendall (1881-1921) on left, with Belgian wrestler, Constant Le Marin

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Illa Vincent, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Illa Vincent, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Illa Vincent, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Illa Vincent, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Illa Vincent, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Illa Vincent, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Carl Nelson, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Carl Nelson, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Carl Nelson, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Danish champion wrestler Carl Nelson of Brooklyn

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Nestor Tuominen, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Nestor Tuominen, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Nestor Tuominen, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Finnish wrestler Nestor Tuominen who won the 1911 World Wrestling Championship in Greco-Roman wrestling

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Nestor Tuominen, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Nestor Tuominen, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Nestor Tuominen, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Finnish wrestler Nestor Tuominen who won the 1911 World Wrestling Championship in Greco-Roman wrestling

Background imageSportsperson Collection: The Horse-Show at the Agricultural Hall Islington: trying the hunters, 1868. Creator: Unknown

The Horse-Show at the Agricultural Hall Islington: trying the hunters, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Horse-Show at the Agricultural Hall Islington [in London]: trying the hunters, 1868. 'The leading horse at the leap is Captain Heygate's Mountain Dew

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Pat Connelly, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Pat Connelly, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Pat Connelly, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Clyde W. Bame, 12/3/12, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Clyde W. Bame, 12/3/12, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Clyde W. Bame, 12/3/12, 1912

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Jack Grace, c1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Jack Grace, c1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Jack Grace, c1910. Shows professional wrestler "Jack Rose" Grace, who was murdered in 1912

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Jim Esson, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Jim Esson, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Jim Esson, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: J. Lemm, heavy weight wrestler, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

J. Lemm, heavy weight wrestler, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J. Lemm, heavy weight wrestler, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Billy Wood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Billy Wood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Billy Wood, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Pat Connelly, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Pat Connelly, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Pat Connelly, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Peter Gotz - lightweight wrestler of the world, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Peter Gotz - lightweight wrestler of the world, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Peter Gotz - lightweight wrestler of the world, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Walter Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Walter Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Walter Miller, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Monmouth Horse Show [jumping], between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Monmouth Horse Show [jumping], between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Monmouth Horse Show [jumping], between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Canadian sprinter Percy Williams, 1928. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageSportsperson Collection: German swimmer Hilde Schrader, 1928. Creator: Unknown

German swimmer Hilde Schrader, 1928. Creator: Unknown
German swimmer Hilde Schrader, 1928. Schrader (1910-1966) won gold medal in the womens 200m breaststroke event at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Yoshiyuki Tsuruta and Erich Rademacher, 1928. Creator: Unknown

Yoshiyuki Tsuruta and Erich Rademacher, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta and Erich Rademacher, 1928. Japanese swimmer Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (1903-1986) shakes hands with his German rival Erich Rademacher (1901-1979)

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Kurt Helbig, German weight-lifting champion, 1928. Creator: Unknown

Kurt Helbig, German weight-lifting champion, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Kurt Helbig, German weight-lifting champion, 1928. Helbig (1901-1975) won gold medal in the mens lightweight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Background imageSportsperson Collection: German runner Lina Radke, 1928. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Finnish runners Ville Ritola and Paavo Nurmi, 1928. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Two Actors portraying wrestlers: (upper) actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro VII) as Tetsugatake... 1858

Two Actors portraying wrestlers: (upper) actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro VII) as Tetsugatake... 1858
Two Actors portraying wrestlers: (upper) actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro VII) as Tetsugatake (lower) Iwakawa, 1858

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Actor in the Role of Wrestler Hanaregoma no Chokichi, c1850. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

Actor in the Role of Wrestler Hanaregoma no Chokichi, c1850. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actor in the Role of Wrestler Hanaregoma no Chokichi, c1850

Background imageSportsperson Collection: The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hanaregoma no Chokichi in the Play Futatsu chocho kuruwa... 1854

The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hanaregoma no Chokichi in the Play Futatsu chocho kuruwa... 1854
The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hanaregoma no Chokichi in the Play Futatsu chocho kuruwa nikki, 1854

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Wrestlers, 5th century. Creator: Unknown

Wrestlers, 5th century. Creator: Unknown
Wrestlers, 5th century

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Scene froma Kabuki play, Mid-late 1780s. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga

Scene froma Kabuki play, Mid-late 1780s. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
Scene froma Kabuki play, Mid-late 1780s. Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Nuregami Chogoro, Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hanaregoma Chokichi, Segawa Kikunojo III as Azuma

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Krishna Killing King Kamsa and Balarama Slaying a Wrestler, c1630. Creator: Unknown

Krishna Killing King Kamsa and Balarama Slaying a Wrestler, c1630. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Killing King Kamsa and Balarama Slaying a Wrestler, c1630

Background imageSportsperson Collection: The Genre Painting (image 27 of 28), 1710. Creator: Unknown

The Genre Painting (image 27 of 28), 1710. Creator: Unknown
The Genre Painting (image 27 of 28), 1710

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Funerary Sculpture of a Wrestler, between c.700 and c.800. Creator: Unknown

Funerary Sculpture of a Wrestler, between c.700 and c.800. Creator: Unknown
Funerary Sculpture of a Wrestler, between c.700 and c.800

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Horse Shows - Unidentified Men, Mtd. Or Hurdling, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Horse Shows - Unidentified Men, Mtd. Or Hurdling, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Horse Shows - Unidentified Men, Mtd
Horse Shows - Unidentified Men, Mtd. Or Hurdling, 1911

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Horse Shows - Col. A.W. Dunn, Hurdling, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Horse Shows - Col. A.W

Horse Shows - Col. A.W. Dunn, Hurdling, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Horse Shows - Col. A.W. Dunn, Hurdling, 1911
Horse Shows - Col. A.W. Dunn, Hurdling, 1911

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Horse Show - Hurdling. Johnston, Gordon, 1st Lt. U.S.A. 7th Cavalry, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Horse Show - Hurdling. Johnston, Gordon, 1st Lt. U.S.A. 7th Cavalry, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Horse Show - Hurdling. Johnston, Gordon, 1st Lt. U.S.A. 7th Cavalry, 1911

Background imageSportsperson Collection: The Farnese Hercules, seen from behind [plate 4], 1638. Creator: François Perrier

The Farnese Hercules, seen from behind [plate 4], 1638. Creator: François Perrier
The Farnese Hercules, seen from behind [plate 4], 1638

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Bob Ellen, Champion Hurdler, Georgetown University, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Bob Ellen, Champion Hurdler, Georgetown University, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Bob Ellen, Champion Hurdler, Georgetown University, [Washington, DC], 1911

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Miss Desha Allen - Tennis Tournament, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Miss Desha Allen - Tennis Tournament, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Desha Allen - Tennis Tournament, 1913
Miss Desha Allen - Tennis Tournament, 1913

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Miss Eva Baker, Tennis Tournament, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Miss Eva Baker, Tennis Tournament, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Eva Baker, Tennis Tournament, 1912
Miss Eva Baker, Tennis Tournament, 1912

Background imageSportsperson Collection: The Medici Wrestlers, side view, turned to right [plate 35], 1638. Creator: François Perrier

The Medici Wrestlers, side view, turned to right [plate 35], 1638. Creator: François Perrier
The Medici Wrestlers, side view, turned to right [plate 35], 1638

Background imageSportsperson Collection: The Medici Wrestlers, side view, turned to left [plate 36], 1638. Creator: François Perrier

The Medici Wrestlers, side view, turned to left [plate 36], 1638. Creator: François Perrier
The Medici Wrestlers, side view, turned to left [plate 36], 1638

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Mrs. L.O. Cameron - Playing Golf, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. L.O

Mrs. L.O. Cameron - Playing Golf, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. L.O. Cameron - Playing Golf, 1913
Mrs. L.O. Cameron - Playing Golf, 1913

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Bob Groom, Frank Laporte, Washington Al, at University of Virginia, Charlottesville... c1912-1913

Bob Groom, Frank Laporte, Washington Al, at University of Virginia, Charlottesville... c1912-1913
Bob Groom, Frank Laporte, Washington American League, at University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Baseball), ca. 1912-1913

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Horse Shows - Melvin Hazen Jumping, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Horse Shows - Melvin Hazen Jumping, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Horse Shows - Melvin Hazen Jumping, 1912
Horse Shows - Melvin Hazen Jumping, 1912

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Bob Austin, Likely Robert V, Washington Al, University of Virginia, Charlottesville... ca.1913

Bob Austin, Likely Robert V, Washington Al, University of Virginia, Charlottesville... ca.1913
Bob Austin, Likely Robert V, Washington American League, at University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Baseball), ca. 1913

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Bob Austin (Likely Robert V.), Vic Bickers (Maybe), Merito Acosta, Joe Gedeon, And... ca. 1913

Bob Austin (Likely Robert V.), Vic Bickers (Maybe), Merito Acosta, Joe Gedeon, And... ca. 1913
Bob Austin (Likely Robert V.), Vic Bickers (Maybe), Merito Acosta, Joe Gedeon, and Al Scheer, Washington American League (Baseball), ca. 1913

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Bill Morley, Washington Al Prospect Wearing Knoxville Reds, Appalacian League Uniform... ca. 1913

Bill Morley, Washington Al Prospect Wearing Knoxville Reds, Appalacian League Uniform... ca. 1913
Bill Morley, Washington American League Prospect Wearing Knoxville Reds, Appalacian League Uniform, At University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Baseball), ca. 1913

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Horse Shows - Unidentified Entrants, Jumping, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Horse Shows - Unidentified Entrants, Jumping, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Horse Shows - Unidentified Entrants, Jumping, 1910

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Horse Shows - Unidentified Entrant, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Horse Shows - Unidentified Entrant, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Horse Shows - Unidentified Entrant, 1912
Horse Shows - Unidentified Entrant, 1912

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Horse Shows - Miss Martha Hazard, Hurdling And On Foot, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Horse Shows - Miss Martha Hazard, Hurdling And On Foot, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Horse Shows - Miss Martha Hazard, Hurdling And On Foot, 1911

Background imageSportsperson Collection: A Grecian Harvest-Home, or Thanksgiving to the Rural Deities, dated May 1, 1791, issued 1792

A Grecian Harvest-Home, or Thanksgiving to the Rural Deities, dated May 1, 1791, issued 1792. Creator: James Barry
A Grecian Harvest-Home, or Thanksgiving to the Rural Deities, Ceres, Bacchus, etc. dated May 1, 1791, issued 1792

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Football player Jim Thorpe, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Football player Jim Thorpe, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Football player Jim Thorpe, between 1910 and 1920. Athlete and Olympic gold medalist James Francis Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Wrestling Match before the Court of Tananarivo; Recent Explorations in Madagascar, 1875

Wrestling Match before the Court of Tananarivo; Recent Explorations in Madagascar, 1875. Creator: Alfred Grandidier
Wrestling Match before the Court of Tananarivo; Recent Explorations in Madagascar, 1875. [European guests watching local entertainment, east Africa]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Yokohama Sumo Wrestler Defeating a Foreigner, 2nd month, 1861. Creator: Yoshifuji

Yokohama Sumo Wrestler Defeating a Foreigner, 2nd month, 1861. Creator: Yoshifuji
Yokohama Sumo Wrestler Defeating a Foreigner, 2nd month, 1861

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Actor Sakata Hongoro II as a Wrestler in a Play, ca. 1770. Creator: Ippitsusai Buncho

Actor Sakata Hongoro II as a Wrestler in a Play, ca. 1770. Creator: Ippitsusai Buncho
Actor Sakata Hongoro II as a Wrestler in a Play, ca. 1770

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Milo of Croton, 1764. Creator: Charles Hutin

Milo of Croton, 1764. Creator: Charles Hutin
Milo of Croton, 1764

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Wrestler, 5th-6th century. Creator: Unknown

Wrestler, 5th-6th century. Creator: Unknown
Wrestler, 5th-6th century

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Wrestler overthrowing Frenchman, c. 1860. Creator: Utagawa Yoshiiku

Wrestler overthrowing Frenchman, c. 1860. Creator: Utagawa Yoshiiku
Wrestler overthrowing Frenchman, c. 1860

Background imageSportsperson Collection: The Sumo Wrestler Kurogumo Otozo with the Teahouse Waitress Naniwaya Okita, early 1790s

The Sumo Wrestler Kurogumo Otozo with the Teahouse Waitress Naniwaya Okita, early 1790s

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Procession of Wrestlers for a Fundraising Match (Kanjin ozumo dohyo-iri no zu)

Procession of Wrestlers for a Fundraising Match (Kanjin ozumo dohyo-iri no zu), early 1850s

Background imageSportsperson Collection: The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as the Sumo Wrestler Kujaku Saburo Narihira (?) in the Play

The Actor Sakata Hangoro II as the Sumo Wrestler Kujaku Saburo Narihira (?) in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1776 (?), c

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Two Famous Wrestlers Onogawa and Tanikase, ca. 1795. Creator: Katsukawa Shun ei

Two Famous Wrestlers Onogawa and Tanikase, ca. 1795. Creator: Katsukawa Shun ei
Two Famous Wrestlers Onogawa and Tanikase, ca. 1795

Background imageSportsperson Collection: The Wrestlers, ca. 1785. Creator: Shunsho

The Wrestlers, ca. 1785. Creator: Shunsho
The Wrestlers, ca. 1785

Background imageSportsperson Collection: The Second Ichikawa Yaozo as a Wrestler Standing in an Arena, 1770. Creator: Shunsho

The Second Ichikawa Yaozo as a Wrestler Standing in an Arena, 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Second Ichikawa Yaozo as a Wrestler Standing in an Arena, 1770

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Konishiki Yasokichi, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Konishiki Yasokichi, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Konishiki Yasokichi, 1898. Portrait of Japanese sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi I (1866-1914). The Hawaiian-Japanese-Samoan sumo wrestler, (born Saleva a Fuauli Atisano e in 1963)

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Ray Barbuti and Hermann Engelhard, 4 x 400m relay, 1928. Creator: Unknown

Ray Barbuti and Hermann Engelhard, 4 x 400m relay, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Ray Barbuti and Hermann Engelhard, 4 x 400m relay, 1928. Ray Barbuti of the USA won gold medal, and Hermann Engelhard of Germany won bronze at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Background imageSportsperson Collection: American team, 4 x 100m relay, 1928. Creator: Unknown

American team, 4 x 100m relay, 1928. Creator: Unknown
American team, 4 x 100m relay, 1928. Frank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charley Borah and Henry Russell of the United States won gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Boughera El Ouafi winning the marathon for France, 1928. Creator: Unknown

Boughera El Ouafi winning the marathon for France, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Boughera El Ouafi winning the marathon for France, 1928. Algerian athlete El Ouafi (1898-1959) competed during the time Algeria was part of France

Background imageSportsperson Collection: Swedish javelin-thrower Erik Lundquist, 1928. Creator: Unknown

Swedish javelin-thrower Erik Lundquist, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Swedish javelin-thrower Erik Lundquist, 1928. Lundqvist (1908-1963) won gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Background imageSportsperson Collection: German sprinter Joachim Büchner, 1928. Creator: Unknown

German sprinter Joachim Büchner, 1928. Creator: Unknown
German sprinter Joachim Bü chner, 1928. Bü chner (1905-1978) won bronze medal in the 400 m event at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Background imageSportsperson Collection: German 4 x 400m mens relay team, 1928. Creator: Unknown

German 4 x 400m mens relay team, 1928. Creator: Unknown
German 4 x 400m mens relay team, 1928. Harry Werner Storz, Richard Krebs, Otto Neumann and Hermann Engelhard won silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam



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