Athletics Collection (#5)

An athlete on a sandy track during a race. His effort shows his muscle mass. Italy. Date of Photograph:1940 - 1950

Drawing of an athlete during a race. White lines on a dark background. Italy. Date of Photograph:1940 - 1950

Start of a sprint race, during the Zonale Championship of Female Athletics in Bari
3568723 Start of a sprint race, during the Zonale Championship of Female Athletics in Bari. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Bari 1950 - 1960 Photographer)

Federal Gymnastics Competition in Florence Florence. Date of Photograph:06/1924

1936 Berlin Olympic Games: a swimming race and an athlete clearing the high jump Germany Berlin, Olympiastadion. Date of Photograph:1936

Athlete of the Royal Air Force Academy, during a gymnastic excercise Italy. Date of Photograph:1940 - 1950

Start of a sprint race, during the Zonale Championship of Female Athletics in Bari. Bari. Date of Photograph:1950 - 1960

Athlete pole-vaulting Italy. Date of Photograph:1930 - 1945

Three different moments from the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games Germany Berlin, Olympiastadion. Date of Photograph:1936

1936 Berlin Olympic Games: 3000 hurdle race Germany Berlin, Olympiastadion. Date of Photograph:1936

Irene Camber executing a lunge with her foil Trieste. Date of Photograph:1952 ca

Parade of sportsmen at the athletics contest of 1904 at Parco delle Cascine in Florence. In the foreground a few cyclists Florence. Date of Photograph:1904

Hawaii, view United States Hawaii. Date of Photograph:1969

Beijing, China cityscape overlooking sports facilities in the afternoon

Full Cry (oil on canvas)
7088664 Full Cry (oil on canvas) by Wheeler, John Alfred (1821-1903); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Tattooed and bare-breasted young woman dancing a hula while seated on the ground
6339140 Tattooed and bare-breasted young woman dancing a hula while seated on the ground by Arago, Jacques Etienne Victor (1790-1855) (after); (add.info)

Daley Thompson competes in the 110 meter hurdles at Crystal Palace. MK Electrical International at Crystal Palace. 27th August 1979

Tessa Sanderson at 35, looks forward to her fifth Olympic Games in 1992 - 04 / 02 / 1992
Tessa Sanderson at 35, looks forward to her fifth Olympic Games in 1992 - 04/02/1992

Fatima Whitbread, British javelin thrower and Olympic Silver medalist at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, Pictured at home, September 1988. Fatima Whitbread won Silver with a trow of 70.32 metres

A team of German amateur runners completed their town twinning exercise the hard way. Instead of using planes, boas and trains to travel from Ettlingen to Clevedon, they ran the whole way

Zola Budd running barefoot at Crystal Palace. 25th April 1984

Roger Bannister, British Athlete runs the first sub 4 minute mile, at Iffley Road track in Oxford, Thursday 6th May 1954. The exact time was 3 minutes 59.4 seconds

Girls compete in the Langbaurgh schools annual Cross Country championships, North East England, Saturday 14th January 1978

Members of Cleveland Schools Athletics Association who will be competing in the English Schools National Track and Field Championships (Hendon 8th and 9th July)

Paul and Wendy Breed, Athletes who run the Gold Bond Lottery Scheme, which raises money for various community youth and sport programmes

Paul Breed, Coventry based New Zealand athlete, middle distance runner, at specially arranged race so that he could attempt to achieve the qualifying time for the 1990 Commonwealth Games which are

The Nuns Olympics. Actor Richard Eden seen here taking part in the monks long jump final. They didn t have quite the organisation, perhaps, of the Munich Olympics

Daily Mirror Eight, 1938

Bruce Ijirighwo and David Jenkins in the 400 metre race during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. 3rd September 1972

Mersey Marathon is run for the first time since the 1960s, with over 3, 000 runners ready to tackle the 26 mile course from Sefton Park to Bootle and back

Beryl Burton (centre) named Top Sportswoman of the Year, at the Sportswriters Association Annual Dinner held in London, 11th December 1967

M Savic takes the 800m title from Sebastian Coe and John Walker at the aA championship at Crystal Palace. 23 July 1977

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram with his daughter Josie pictured on the running track at Gateshead International Stadium 15 August 1990

Athlete Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards with wife Alison and son Sam 1 December 1995 circa

Athlete Jonathan Edwards Sam Edwards thinks getting a gold medal is a piece of cake. The son of triple jumper Jonathan Edwards is celebrating his second birthday in style

Athlete Steve Cram Steve CRam and Jimmy Hedley with the time capsule that was buried at Monkton Athletics Stadium to commemorate the staging of United Kingdom Championships 31 May 1989

Athlete Steve Cram Bill Cram father of Steve with some of his sons prized momentos 17 February 1983

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram with his coach Jimmy Hedley 16 August 1983 circa

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram and wife Karen close their Breathless Shop on Newcasltes Grey Street for the last time 26 July 1991 circa

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram with his 3-year-old daughter Josephine at the Megabowl in Longbenton to launch the Variety Club Bowling for Kids 22 July 1992

For a moment Alison Rand displays a touching lack of awe for the Olympic medals that put her mother Mary Rand among the world d supreme athletes. 29th October 1964

Tokyo Gold Medalist Mary Rand is met by her husband Sid on her return from the Olympic Games. 20th October 1964

1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Mens 800m Final. 6th August 1984. Sebastian Coe

The Nos Galan Races commemorate the Welsh runner Guto Nyth Bran and his legendary athletic prowess. Held annually on New Yearis Eve in Mountain Ash, in the Cynon Valley, South Wales

Lillian Board all smiles despite coming third in her first mile race at the West London Stadium. 10th May 1970

Brendan Foster with his son Paul after the Junior Great North race at Gateshead Stadium in July 1988 23/07/88

Brendan Foster with his "Athlete Of The Year"trophy
Brendan Foster with his " Athlete Of The Year" trophy, presented to him by the British Athletics Association at a special dinner held at Quaglinos restaurant in London 14/10/76

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