Olympic Games Collection

OLYMPIC GAMES, 1968. American runners Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos (right) showing the Black Power salute during the medal ceremonies at the Olympic Games in Mexico City

Sebastian Coe leads Steve Cram and Steve Ovett in the 1500m Final at the 1984 Summer Olympics in LA
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - 1500m Final The three Great Britain athletes (left to right) Steve Ovett, Steve Cram

1988 Seoul Olympics: Mens 100m Final
Athletics - 1988 Seoul Olympics - Mens 100m Final Canadas Ben Johnson (#6) raises his hand as he easily wins the race from the chasing pack

Seb Coe and Steve Cram on the home straight in the 1984 1500m Olympic final
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - 1500m Final Sebastian Coe (#359) and Steve Cram, running for Great Britain, enter the final straight in the Memorial Coliseum, California

Seb Coe and Steve Cram enter the home straight in the 1500m final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - 1500m Final Sebastian Coe (#359) and Steve Cram, running for Great Britain, enter the final straight in the Memorial Coliseum, California

The 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, 1924. Creator: Orsi (1889-1947)
The 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, 1924. Private Collection

Seb Coe and Steve Cram on the home straight in the 1984 1500m Olympic final
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - 1500m Final Great Britains Sebastian Coe (#359) sprints off the last bend to win the race ahead of Steve Cram (#362) and Spains Jose Manuel Abascal (#219)

Ancient Greek marathon
Foot-race in ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Kriss Akabusi - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens 400 metres Great Britains Kriss Akabusi in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Sebastian Coe - 1984 1500m Olympic Champion
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens 1500m Final Sebastian Coe points to the press, who had expressed doubts about his ability leading into the games

1988 Seoul Olympics: Mens 100m Final
Athletics - 1988 Seoul Olympics - Mens 100m Final Canadas Ben Johnson (#6) breaks away from the chasing pack, including the USAs Carl Lewis (#3) and Great Britains Linford Christie (#4)

Great Britains Sarah Rowell, Priscilla Welch, and Joyce Smith prepare to start the marathon - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Womens Marathon Great Britains athletes in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum after the race. Left to right: Sarah Rowell, Priscilla Welch, and Joyce Smith

Mary Decker and Zola Budd - 3000m final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Womens 3000 metres Final Great Britains Zola Budd and the USAs Mary Decker before their infamous collision in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean - Feb 1984 win The Gold Medal for Great Britain in the Olympic Ice Dance Championships in Sarajevo

1988 Seoul Olympics: Mens Hockey
Field Hockey - 1988 Seoul Olympics - Mens Gold Medal Match: West Germany 1 Great Britain 3 The Great Britain goalkeeper Bob Taylor dives full length across the goal during the match in the Seongnam

Lennox Lewis takes on Riddick Bowe - 1988 Seoul Olympics - Boxing
Boxing - 1988 Seoul Olympics - Mens Super-Heavyweight Final: Lennox Lewis (Canada) vs. Riddick Bowe (USA) Lennox Lewis (right)

Neil Adams - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Judo - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens Half-Middleweight Great Britains Neil Adams takes on the Netherlands Rob Henneveld in the Eagles Nest Arena, California State University

1988 Seoul Olympics: Swimming
Athletics - 1988 Seoul Olympics - Mens 100 metres Breaststroke Final Great Britains Adrian Moorhouse celebrates winning the gold medal in the Indoor Swimming Pool, Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea

1988 Seoul Olympics: Mens Pole Vault
Athletics - 1988 Seoul Olympics - Mens Pole Vault Final Round The Soviet Unions Sergey Bubka celebrates after making his vital clearance of 5.90m to break the Olympic Record

1988 Seoul Olympics: Mens Hockey
Field Hockey - 1988 Seoul Olympics - Mens Gold Medal Match: West Germany 1 Great Britain 3 The gold medal-winning Great Britain team celebrate after the match in the Seongnam Stadium, Seongnam

Seb Coe celebrates winning 1500m gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens 1500 metres Final Great Britains Sebastian Coe celebrates winning the gold in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Seb Coe goes on a victory lap after retaining his 1500m Olympic title in Los Angeles in 1984
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens 1500 metres Final Great Britains Sebastian Coe on his lap of honour after winning gold in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Tessa Sanderson - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Womens Javelin Throw Final Great Britains Tessa Sanderson prepares to throw in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Whitbread won the gold medal

Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Mathew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave win the coxless two man rowing competition 1st August 1992

1956 Winter Olympic Games at Cortina d Ampezzo in Italy. British Olympic Team parade through town during the opening ceremony

1988 Seoul Olympics: Mens Hockey
Field Hockey - 1988 Seoul Olympics - Mens Gold Medal Match: West Germany 1 Great Britain 3 Great Britains Imran Sherwani during the match in the Seongnam Stadium, Seongnam, South Korea

Gabriela Andersen-Schiess struggles to complete the marathon - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Womens Marathon Switzerlands Gabriela Andersen-Schiess struggles to complete the marathon after entering the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Ancient Olympia, Greece
Olympia, site of the ancient Olympic Games. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

In earliest times a simple foot-race was the only event
STC306474 In earliest times a simple foot-race was the only event, illustration from The Story of Greece by Mary Macgregor, 1st edition, 1913 (colour print) by Crane

The Diver. Tomb of the Diver (Tomba del Tuffatore), ca 470 BC. Creator: Classical Antiquities
The Diver. Tomb of the Diver (Tomba del Tuffatore), ca 470 BC. Found in the Collection of Museo archeologico nazionale di Paestum

Dorando Pietri finishing the first modern Olympic marathon, London, 1908. The marathon at the London Olympics of 1908 was run in ususually hot conditions

Oly-Winter-1968-Speed Skating
An unidentified woman speed skater, holding an umbrella to protect herself from falling snow, skates past a cameraman during practice

Seb Coe wins the 1500m at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens 1500 metres Final Great Britains Sebastian Coe celebrates as he crosses the line to win the gold in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Seb Coe and Steve Ovett during the 800m final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens 800 metres Final Great Britains Sebastian Coe (#359) and Steve Ovett (#388) during the race in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Ancient Olympic Games
Racers cheered at the finish line in the Olympic Games, ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Kathy Cook - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Womens 400 metres Great Britains Kathy Cook (nee Smallwood) in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. She won a bronze medal in the event

athy Smallwood-Cook and Beverley Callender - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Womens 4 x 100m Relay Great Britains bronze medal winner Kathy Smallwood-Cook and Beverley Callender (right) in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1988 Seoul Olympics: Womens Javelin
Athletics - 1988 Seoul Olympics - Womens Javelin Throw Great Britains Fatima Whitbread on the way to winning silver in the Olympic Stadium, Seoul Sports Complex, South Korea

Seb Coe - 1984 Olympic 1500m champion
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens 1500 metres Medal Presentation Great Britains gold medal winner Sebastian Coe waves to the crowd from the podium in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Ancient Greek athlete proclaimed the winner
Crowning the winner with laurel in ancient Greek Olympic Games. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Neil Eckersley - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Judo - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens Extra-Lightweight Great Britains Neil Eckersley celebrates winning the bronze medal after defeating Italys Felice Mariani at the Eagles Nest Arena

Susan Hearnshaw - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Womens Long Jump Great Britains Susan Hearnshaw competes in the long jump in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, California

Mike McLeod - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens 10000 metres Final Great Britains Mike McLeod celebrates his silver medal win after the race in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens 800m
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens 800 metres Semi-Finals Heat One Great Britains Steve Ovett, who was suffering from respiratory problems

1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens 5000m
Athletics - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens 5000 metres. Great Britains David Moorcroft and his compatriot Tim Hutchings (left) after the race in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

London 1908 Olympic Games Dorando Pietri receives a consolation gold cup from Queen Alexandra after his disqualification in the 1908 London Olympic marathon

Los Angeles 1984 Carl Lewis celebrates after winning the Mens 100 metres final at the Olympic Games. 4th August 1984

The 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 1920. Creator: Ven, Walter van der (1884-1950)
The 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 1920. Private Collection

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"Iconic Moments and Unforgettable Triumphs: A Glimpse into the Olympic Games" In 1968, during the Olympic Games in Mexico City, American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a powerful statement by raising their fists in the Black Power salute during the medal ceremonies. Their act of protest against racial inequality resonated worldwide, while Australian Peter Norman stood beside them wearing an OPHR badge in solidarity. Fast forward to 1984 at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where Sebastian Coe led a pack of talented athletes including Steve Cram and Steve Ovett in a thrilling 1500m final. The intensity was palpable as they pushed themselves to their limits on that iconic track. The year 1988 brought us another unforgettable moment at the Seoul Olympics with the highly anticipated Men's 100m Final. As sprinters from around the world lined up, anticipation filled the air before one athlete emerged victorious, etching his name into history. Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram once again captivated audiences as they entered the home straight during that same 1500m final at the '84 Los Angeles Olympics. Their fierce rivalry showcased not only their incredible athletic abilities but also their unwavering determination to claim gold. But it wasn't just track events that stole our hearts; figure skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean wowed spectators with their mesmerizing performance in February '84, securing Great Britain's gold medal. Their flawless routine left an indelible mark on ice skating history. Meanwhile, men's hockey teams battled it out fiercely for glory at both '84 Los Angeles Olympics and '88 Seoul Olympics. The sheer passion displayed on every inch of those fields created moments of pure exhilaration for fans across nations. In combat sports like boxing, Neil Adams represented his country proudly at '84 Los Angeles Olympics while Lennox Lewis faced off against Riddick Bowe in a gripping match at the '88 Seoul Olympics.