Olympics 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

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

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

OLYMPICS: WRESTLING, 1972. Dan Gable of the USA wrestling Kikuo Wada of Japan during the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Photograph, 1972

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

Harold Abrahams wins 100m - 1924 Olympics
Harold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (18991978) - a British athlete of Jewish origin. He was champion in the 100 metres sprint at the 1924 Olympics in Paris (July 7th)

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

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

Great Britains Coxless four rowers on the way to gold at the Sydney Olympics
Great Britains Coxless 4 Rowing team (l-r Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster, Steve Redgrave and James Cracknell) cruise to victory in their semi-final

OLYMPICS / 1948 / 10, 000 MET
Emil Zatopek (Czech) sets the 10, 000 metre record

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)

Greenwich Park, London Olympic 2012 Equestrian and Modern Pentathlon Test Event, National Maritime Museum, Canary Wharf, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Olympics / 1932 / Ice Hockey
Ice hockey: Canada beating USA 2-1 at Lake Placid

Olympics / 1932 / Fencing
Fencing: Piller (Hungary) defeats Gaudini (Italy) in sabres

Olympics / 1912 / Pole Vault
Pole Vault: MS Wright, USA

The GB Coxed Four rowers win gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Rowing - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Mens Coxed Fours Final Great Britains gold medal winning team celebrate after winning the race at Lake Casitas, Los Padres National Forest, California

OLYMPIC GAMES, 1896. Poster from the first modern Olympic Games, held in 1896 at Athens, Greece

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

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

Olympics / 1936 / Hindenburg
The Hindenburg flies over the opening ceremony. Date: 1936

WILMA RUDOLPH (1940-1994). American track and field athlete. Crossing the finish line to win the 400-meter relay for the United States at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome, Italy, 8 September 1960

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

Olympics / 1924 / Chamonix
Winter games at Chamonix: ski jumping, ice hockey and skating

Olympics / 1936 / Jesseowens
JESSE OWENS Jesse Owens breaks the 100 metre record

Discus thrower statue
Statue of a discus thrower (discobolus). Marble statue in the Vatican Museums, Italy, depicting a nude, male athlete preparing to throw a discus

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

Riding, 1936 Olympics
Czech postcard, probably sold to raise funds for the Czech equestrian team in the Olympics

Olympics / 1936 / Jesseowens
JESSE OWENS Jesse Owens breaks the 200 metre record

Olympic Henley
Street decorations in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, as the town hosts the rowing events of the London Olympic Games, July 1908. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Italian victory in Berlin Winter Olympics
An Italian victory in the ski team event in the Winter Olympics at Garmisch, Germany

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

Fanny Blankers-Koen hurdling, 1948 London Olympics
Fanny Blankers-Koen, a Dutch housewife, taking the victory in the 80 metres hurdles and setting a new Olympic record. Maureen Gardner of Britain took the silver

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

The gold medal-winning GB Coxless Four team at the 2000 Olympics
Rowing GB Team (l-r) Steve Redgrave, Tim Foster, James Cracknell and Matthew Pinsent with their Gold Medals and British Flag. Mens Coxless Fours, Rowing, Sydney Olympics, 23/06/2000

Ancient Olympics
In the earliest times, a simple foot-race was the only event in the Ancient Olympics

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"Capturing the Spirit of Protest and Solidarity: The 1968 Olympic Games" In a powerful display of defiance, American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in the iconic Black Power salute during the medal ceremonies at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. This historic moment symbolized their fight against racial inequality and discrimination. Standing alongside them, Australian Peter Norman wore an OPHR badge, showing his solidarity with their cause. "The Unforgettable Finish: Eric Liddell's Triumph in the 1924 Olympic 400m Race" Eric Liddell's unwavering determination propelled him to victory in the thrilling finish of the 1924 Olympic 400m race. His remarkable speed and unyielding spirit captured hearts worldwide as he crossed that finish line, etching his name into Olympic history. "A Battle for Glory: Sebastian Coe Leads Legends in LA's 1500m Final -1984 Summer Olympics" Sebastian Coe showcased his exceptional talent as he led fellow legends Steve Cram and Steve Ovett in a fierce battle for gold during the unforgettable 1500m final at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. Their electrifying performance left spectators breathless, forever cementing this race as one of athletic brilliance. "The Lightning Bolt Emerges: Mens'100m Final - Seoul Olympics '88" The world watched with bated breath as athletes from across nations sprinted towards glory during the Men's 100m final at Seoul Olympics '88. In a breathtaking display of sheer speed, skill, and determination, one man emerged victorious – igniting a legacy that would forever change athletics. "A Clash of Titans: Dan Gable vs Kikuo Wada - Wrestling Showdown at Munich '72" Dan Gable from Team USA engaged in an intense wrestling showdown against Japan's Kikuo Wada during the Summer Olympics held in Munich '72.