Athletics Collection (page 4)

German postcard, women athletes in a race
German postcard showing women athletes at the finishing line of a race. 1920s

LFB firefighters in whaler race, River Thames
LFB firefighters crew in a whaler race for the Fishmongers Cup, posing for their photo on the River Thames, 27 September 1958

Firefighters in aA 4x110 yards relay race
Firefighters in Amateur Athletic Association 4x110 yards senior relay championship final. The winner was D A Hitchman of Birchfield Harriers (C6), second was R Holtum of Belgrave Harriers (B1)

LFB firefighters in 100 yards race, White City Stadium
LFB firefighters in a 100 yards race for the Brigade Championship Final at White City Stadium, 30 August 1958. They are taking part in the LFB Athletic Association 47th Annual Athletic Meeting

Clement Jackson
Clement Nugent Jackson (1846 1924), British athlete, academic and athletics administrator. Caption Jacky. Date: 1892

LFB firefighters in tug of war, White City Stadium
LFB firefighters in a tug of war, White City Stadium, 31 August 1957. They are taking part in the LFB Athletic Association 46th Annual Athletic Meeting. Date: 1957

Athletics: Hurdling Date: 1903

LFB firefighters in athletics event at Hurlingham
LFB firefighters taking part in an athletics event at Hurlingham. Date: 1967

NFS (London Region) fire brigade display at Lambeth, WW2
During 1942 and 1943, 23 air raids occurred over the London Region, but they were light in character. The firefighters of the NFS needed to be kept in a state of constant readiness

Magazine page, fire brigade sports news
A magazine page reporting fire brigade sports news from Birmingham, Manchester and London. Prizes shown in the photographs are for swimming (London)

Ethel Catherwood
Ethel Mary Catherwood (1908-1987), Canadian athlete and winner of the first womens Olympic gold medal in the high jump at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, setting a world record in the process

Lord Burghley in the steeplechase at Stamford Bridge
400 metres hurdles gold medallist, Lord Burghley, at the water jump in the steeplechase at an athletics meeting at Stamford Bridge, shortly after his win at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games

Ovaltine advertisement, 1928
Advertisement for soporific, milky bedtime drink Ovaltine from 1928, claiming it to be the ideal drink for athletes due to its ability to build up sinew and muscle

British athletes undergoing light therapy before Olympics
British hopefuls for the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games are given a course of light therapy or ray treatment in a Westminster surgery Pictured are J. R. Major, V.P. Brown, F. Gaby, S. Ferris and H. A

Runners and starting pistol at Fenner s
Runners at the start of the mile race at Fenner s, in an athletics competition between the English A.A.A team and the past and present athletes of Cambridge University. The race was won by R. S

Opening Ceremony of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games
The inauguration of the athletic contests at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, with part of the huge stadium with stands filled shown, and athletes lining up in the centre. Date: 1932

Tommy Hampson collapsed after 800m win, 1932 Olympics
Thomas " Tommy" Hampson (1907 1965), British athlete, winner of the 800 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Pictured on the front cover of the Illustrated Sporting

Athletics event for under-elevens, Seaford, Sussex
An athletics event, a 100-yard sprint for under-elevens at Seaford, East Sussex. The boys stand ready for the starting signal. Date: 1934

Racing women reach the finishing line in this high-speed action shot

Sprinting Soldiers
Young army cadets at Aldershot barracks, Hampshire, England, being coached in the correct position for a start in a sprint race. Date: 16 June 1933

Athlete / Heaulme
S, M. HEAULME, winner of the Paris Grand Prix walking competition. Date: 1930s

Athlete / Tavernari
The Italian runner TAVERNARI, who won another World Record at Budapest, Hungary, on 15 June, covering 500 metres in just 1 minute and 2/9ths of a second! Date: 1930s

Germany - Berlin Olympics - Argentinian athletes training
Germany - Berlin Olympics 1936 - Argentinian athletes training in the early morning in the Olympic Village, in front of their accommodation bungalow. Date: 1936

Lance Corporal G. Wood - World Champion Jumper
Lance Corporal G. Wood, Royal Garrison Artillery (a pre-1930 corps of the British Army) - World Champion Jumper! Seen here clearing a horse and carriage, emblazoned with script detailing his feats

Willie Applegarth - English Champion Sprinter
William Reuben " Willie" Applegarth (1890-1958) - won bronze medal at the Stockholm Olympic Games in 1912. Date: 1912

Three athletes into action. School of Bilaspur (1770). Mughal art. FRANCE. Paris. Marco Polo Gallery

36 Area Sports Meeting at Woodford Wells, Essex - Long Jump competition

MFB Athletic Association meeting poster
Metropolitan Fire Brigade Amateur Athletic Association Annual Athletic Meeting poster for 7 June 1902

LFB Athletic Association meeting programme
LFB Athletic Association 24th Annual Athletic Meeting programme for 24 July 1926

Athletics - WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2. Poster showing youths playing basketball, baseball, and volleyball. Date 1939

Sign in front of post office, Taylor, Texas. Date 1939 Oct

Base-ball match between the Athletics, of Philadelphia, Pa. and the Atlantics, of Brooklyn, NY, played at Philadelphia, October 30, 1865

Tired hurdler
A tired hurdler, 1955 1955

Medal, Derby Schools Athletic Association
Medal of the Derby Schools Athletic Association, awarded to K. W. Watson for first prize in the Bromham Shield. Featuring the Derby emblem of a deer in a park at the centre. Date: 1923

Czech Sokoln Brass Band
Men of the Sokoln (Czech) brass band, marching through Prague, Czechoslovakia, for the opening of the Slet. Every year the Sokol band opens a bigger athletics ceremony. Date: 1930s

Steeplechase Water Jump
Athletes negotiating a Steeplechase Water Jump hurdle. Date: 1980

RUNNERS
Runners jostling for position on the race track. Date: 1980

London Marathon 1981
Nervous participants standing around in Greenwich Park before the start of the very first London Marathon. Date: 29 March 1981

The first big audience at the 1908 London Olympics
50, 000 spectators witnessing the 100 kilometres cycle race. Up until this point, the events had been poorly attended, with thousands of seat unfilled each day

Scouts at 1948 London Olympics
Scouts lining the opening ceremony of the 1948 London Olympics at Wembley Stadium. 1948

A girls marathon in traditional Greek costume?
The Sketch suggests that the problem of empty seats that beset the 1908 London Olympics could have been solved by holding a girls marathon in the becoming Ancient Greek women-runners costume

Scouts at Olympic opening ceremony
Scouts holding nationality signs during the opening ceremony of the 1948 London Olympics at Wembley Stadium. 1948

McGrew does the high jump, 1948 London Olympics
This is the American McGrews third, and successful, attempt to clear 6 foot 1 5/8 inches. Date: 1948

Hurdles, 1948 London Olympics
The photograph on the left shows the semi-final of the 400 metres hurdling. Second from left competitor, Larsson of Sweden (no.128) is about to draw ahead and take the victory

Olympics opens, last of the touch bearers lights the beacon
At Wembley Stadium, London, John Mark British Athlete, the last of the touch bearers who had carried the living flame 2000 miles from Greece, lights the Olympic beacon

Closing ceremony of the 1948 London Olympic Games
An Epitaph to the Games in Sketch magazine. The photographs feature the lowered Olympic flag and extinguished beacon. Date: 1948

Olympic poem
A satirical take on the Olympics by Alan Melville. 1948

Reiff, winner of the 5, 000 metres, 1948 London Olympics
Belgian long-distance runner Reiff managed to snatch the lead from the Czech competitor Zatopek with three laps to go, to win the 5, 000 metres at 1984 London Olympic Games. Date: 1948

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