Athlete Collection

Olympic 400m race finish 1924, Eric Liddell
End of the 400 metres final at the 1924 Paris Olympics, showing Scot, Eric Liddell, crossing the finish line first. Liddell was made famous in the film, Chariots of Fire. Date: 1924

Boxer of Quirinal, also known as the Terme Boxer
Greek Art. Hellenistic. Boxer of Quirinal or the Terme Boxer. Bronze sculpture of the Hellenistic period (1st century B.C.). Boxer sitting at rest, with metal and leather dressings used for combat

Berlin Olympic Games - Jesse Owens in the Long Jump
Berlin Olympic Games - Jesse Owens (1913-1980) in the Long Jump, producing his gold medal-winning leap of 26 ft 5 in (one of four golds he won at this games). Date: 1936

Roger Bannister - First sub-4 minute mile - Iffley Road
Roger Bannister of Great Britain (1929-2018), with a time of 3 mins 59.4 seconds, becomes the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes, at the Iffley Road Sports Ground, England on 6th may 1954

Eric Liddell celebrating his Olympic win at Edinburgh Univer
Eric Liddell, the 400m gold medallist at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, crowned and chaired at Edinburgh University where he had studied science

Pheidippides Runs
BATTLE OF MARATHON Athenian courier Pheidippides sent to Sparta to request help when the Persians landed at Marathon in 490 BC, died after completing his run

Yugoslavia - Sokol Rally in Belgrade
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Ancient Roman athletes boxing in leather gloves
Ancient Roman athletes boxing wearing a cestus (leather glove) on each hand

Greek Athlete Crowned
An athlete is crowned by Victory

Alfred ( Alfie ) Shrubb - Famous Long Distance Runner. He won all there was to win in long-distance running as is evident in this photograph

Muybridge - Running
sequences of an athlete starting to run

Lady Throws Javelin 1922
A female athlete throws the javelin

Frank Wykoff at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic stadium
Frank Clifford Wyckoff (1909 1980) was an American athlete and triple gold medal winner in 4x100 m relay at the Olympic Games in 1924, 1928 and 1932

Roman art. Statue of a young athlete. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Brian Jacks
World Champion for the arm dips, Brian Jacks gives a demonstration. Jacks was a British judoka who won Britains first medal at a world championship, taking a bronze in Salt Lake City in 1967

Poet and discus thrower, Mlle. H. Konopacka
Halina Konopacka (1900 - 1989), famous athlete and the first Polish Olympic Champion (1928, Amsterdam). She took part in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where she won a gold medal in discus throw

Charlotte Dod
Lottie Dod (1871-1960) sportswoman, tennis player and five times Wimbledon champion. Excelled in golf, hockey and archery as well as tennis

Hayes winning the Marathon Race. Olympic Games, London 1908
Photograph of John Hayes, American athlete, in the final leg of the marathon race at the London Olympic Games in 1908. Dorando Pietri of Italy collapsed after entering the stadium ahead of the pack

Cartoon, Bravo, Mr George! A spectator speaks to the Native American Indian, Deerfoot, himself also a runner. Walter Goodall George (1858-1943) was a British runner who turned professional in 1885

Athletics. Race. Early twentieth century. Engraving

Reggie Walker Athletics
Reginald (Reggie) Edgar Walker (16 March 1889 5 November 1951) was a South African athlete and the 1908 Olympic champion in the 100 metres. Date: 1909

Athletics event with hurdles
An athletics event with men taking part in a hurdles race. circa 1940s

Diane Leather winning the mile race
The worlds fastest woman miler: Diane Leather of Birchfield Harriers winning the womens mile in 4 minutes 45 seconds at an athletics meeting at the White City on 21st September 1955

Ancient Roman athletes throwing the discus

V. O. Gyarmati, long jump, 1948 London Olympics
Hungarian athlete Gyarmati won the long jump event at the 1948 London Olympics. Date: 1948

Milo of Crotona / Coin
MILO or MILON of CROTONA Greek athlete, renowned for his strength; wrestling champion in the Olympic and Pythian games

A Branch Gymnasium Date: 20th century

Atlanta Women's Cycling Club, New Zealand
Atlanta Cycling Club, New Zealand, outdoor sporting portrait, women's cycling club, with cycles and hats. From an article, The New Zealander as an Athlete'. Date: 1895

Ladies Boating Club, New Zealand, studio sporting portrait, women's boating club, with blouses, ties and hats. From an article, The New Zealander as an Athlete'. Date: 1895

New Zealand water polo team, sporting studio portrait, with team banner, on fern, fronds. From an article, The New Zealander as an Athlete'. Date: 1895

Stock Exchange Walk, Brighton
Winner L. J. Hollyer at the conclusion of the Stock Exchange Brighton Walk. Founded by a member of the London Stock Exchange

Athletes and Sculptures
Athletes posing, and being rendered in the form of sculpture. Shown posing are swimmer and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984) and boxer Primo Carnera (1906-1967)

Helene Madison
American swimmer and Olympic champion Helene Madison (1913-1970). Between 1930 and 1931 she broke sixteen world records. Date: 1931

Helen Filkey, Athlete
Helen Filkey (1908-2000) was an American track and field champion, who set national and world athletic records until her retirement in 1931. Date: circa 1925

John Rinkel wins the 100-yards in even time (10sec) at the 1927 Varsity (Inter-University) Sports - a triumphant meeting for the Cambridge team. Date: 1927

Steve Ovett, English Olympic athlete
Stephen (Steve) Michael James Ovett (b 1955), English Olympic athlete, middle distance runner, winner of a Gold and a Bronze medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics

Two sequences of an athlete running. Date: 1887

Comic postcard, Scotsman discusses runners training Date: 20th century

Dog in full flight over hurdles, 1933

Tommy Green with 24 trophies, 1932 Olympics
Tommy Green (1894-1975), British racewalker and 50, 000 metres gold medallist in the 1932 Summer Olympics (held in Los Angeles, USA), photographed with 24 trophies. Date: circa 1932

Athlete
Male athlete preparing for start of running race. Date: 1936

Group photo, Worcester Park Athletics Club, SW London (Surrey). Date: circa 1910

Civic reception for Olympic victor Harold Whitlock
Civic reception for the Olympic 50 kilometres Marathon victor Harold Whitlock at Deptford Town Hall, south east London, 12 August 1936. Date: 1936

International Athletics, White City Stadium, West London
Runners taking part in an International Athletics event at White City Stadium, West London on 2 August 1937. Showing the finish of the 100 Yards, won by B Johnson (USA), with C B Holmes (GB) second

Johannes Treu, the worlds strongest tooth-athlete
Power achievement of the Russian Johannes Treu, claimed to be the worlds strongest tooth-athlete. circa 1898

H F Ward, footballer, cricketer and athlete. 1890s

Geoff H Cotterill, athlete, cricketer and England footballer. 1890s

Fred A Sargent, athlete, cricketer, Watford Rovers FC
Fred A Sargent, Athlete, Cricketer, and Watford Rovers FC footballer. 1890s

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