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High jump, Haverfordwest Show, Pembrokeshire, South WalesAn athlete preparing for the high jump at the Haverfordwest Show, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. Two men stand at either end of the jump to check his performance
Kavala - Gynastic ExaminationsThe Gymnastic examinations at Kavala, Greece, the second largest city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala prefecture
1936 Berlin OlympicsA.J. Williams, American athelete, winner of the 400 metres race at the Berlin Olympic Games, Germany, in 1936
The Turnfest - Bern - July 1906Swiss-wide Gymnastics Festival which takes place every six years - founded in the early 19th century (24th April 1832 in Aaru) and continues to this day
Lt. G. L Ramplings victory against Italy, August 1931Godfrey Lionel Rampling (14 May 1909 - 20 June 2009), English athlete, army officer and centenarian. Shown here easily winning the quarter mile flat race in 48.8 seconds at an international athletics
Lt. G. L Ramplings victory at the 1931 A. A. A ChampionshipsGodfrey Lionel Rampling (14 May 1909 - 20 June 2009), English athlete, army officer and centenarian. Shown here winning the 440 yards or quarter mile flat race in 48.6 seconds at the Amateur
Official Programme for the 1932 Olympic Games in Los AngelesThe Official Programme for the Games of the Xth Olympiad, held in Los Angeles, USA
Life / 1924 OlympicsLife Magazine, Olympic number, featuring humorous cartoons of the various events, including shooting, diving, athletics, boxing and horse jumping
Swimming champion with medals on his costumeA swimming champion wearing a Rolls Royce Athletics Club badge and 35 medals on his costume
Paper Chase ScrapPaper chase, a sport rarely performed today because of the risk of polluting the evironment and the destruction of trees involved
Deerfoot V Jackson 1861The race between Deerfoot and Jackson at Brompton, London
Lady Athlete ExercisesThis female athlete exercising is a paragon of health and fitness
Athletic Outfits C19Different athletic outfits on be worn for different races; paper chase, flat race and one mile chase costumes are seen here
Florida AthleticsAthletic and gymnastic feats of the natives of Florida, as recorded by the visiting Europeans
Islington Walk Race 1878The Six Days Pedestrian Race at the Agricultural Hall, Islington. (Vaughan on the left, O Leary centre and Brown being sponged on left)
Sport / Athletics: runningRUNNING W.G.GEORGE and W.CUMMINGS run a ten - mile race at Lillie Bridge for 100 a side !
French cross-country race at Saint CloudA French national cross-country race at Saint-Cloud -- Never has one seen a grander sporting spectacle than these 309 runners - solid chaps with bulging muscles
Putting the Shot, 1875Putting the weight, or shot, at the Universities Athletic Sports, held at West Brompton
Putting the Shot, 1867Oxford and Cambridge athletes compete at Beaufort House, Walham Green : Cambridge won the PUTTING THE WEIGHT (or SHOT)contest
C16 German AthleticsActivities in progress at a German medieval athletics contest include wrestling and stone throwing
C. B. F. Fry, AthleteC.B.F. Fry, athlete
London Athletes W / OxygenLondon athletes breathe oxygen before exercise in order to improve their performance
Olympics / 1896 BurkeThe start of the 100m won by Burke, America (wearing red shorts)
Royal Air Force TrainingPhysical training in the Royal Air Force
Oxford & Cambridge RunThe Oxford and Cambridge Sports in the Christchurch Meadows, Oxford
Obstacle RacersCompetitors in an obstacle race at a military camp have to scramble through barrels
Sack RacersThese contestants in a sack race are enclosed in neck-high sacks, preventing the use of the arms should they stumble or tumble
Running at WoolwichMen from the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, Kent, compete in a running race which takes them over obstacles such as this pool into which some are diving
Over the HurdlesFour hurdlers clear the hurdles almost simultaneously
Young Ladies Run 1828Running race for young ladies, at Tenterden
Ancient Roman athletes playing handball
Womens hurdles at Monte CarloThe annual womens athletics meeting at Monte Carlo -- a hurdle race, with a French contestant in the lead
High Jump in Paris 1890Athletics meeting in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris (France) : the high jump