Oslo, Norway- Dick Button, of Englewood, N.J., the reigning figure skating champion of the world, is shown tuning up at Oslo to defend his Olympic...
Seventeen-year-old American Bob Mathias hurls the discus during the decathlon event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games in London.
The German, American, and Italian olympic relay teams stand before the crowd at a medal ceremony. The American team composed of Ralph Metcalfe, Jesse...
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson, shortly after setting a world record in the javelin competition at the 1932 Olympic Games.
Americans Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe during the 400-meter relay at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut smiles as she holds her Olympic gold medal won in the gymnastics competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West...
Cuba's Alberto Juantorena raises his arms in victory as he crosses the finish line to win the men's 800 meters race at the 1976 Summer Olympics in...
American swimmers Tom Bruce and Mike Stamm carry teammate Mark Spitz on their shoulders during the medal ceremony for their victory in the men's...
Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut performs a split handstand on the balance beam during the women's individual events competition at the 1972 Olympic Games...
Mexico City: Tommie Smith of Lemore, Calif., throws his arms up in victory as he hits the tape to win a gold medal in the men's 200-meter dash Oct....
The USA's Madeline manning wins her semi-final heat in the women's 800-meter run 10/19 setting new world and Olympic records in the process. She was...
American Bob Beamon stands on the victory stand after winning the long jump competition with a world-record jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics....
The three winners of the Women's Individual Foil competition in the 1936 Olympic Games stand on the podium in Berlin as spectators applause. : Bronze...
Athletes on Uncle Sam's Olympic team are pictured aboard the S.S. Manhattan upon arrival at Hamburg. Left to right are Jimmy LuValle, Archie...
Congratulating a Teammate. Alice Arden , who failed to score to the United States, happily hugs Helen Stephens after the latter anchored the American...
Jesse Owens of Ohio State , and Ralph Metcalfe of the Marquette Club, after they had finished in one-two order, respectively, in the 100 meter event...
Action in China-USA Women's Preliminary Basketball event 8/3 in Los Angeles sees USA's Anne Donovan fighting for the ball with China's Hui Zhang. USA...
Los Angeles, California. Coach Pat Summit is carried off the floor by her players after the USA won the Gold in Basketball against Korea 9/7 at Los...
Sebastian Coe looks up at the stands as he crosses the finish line, winning the gold medal in the 1,500m run 8/11. He and British teammate Steve Cram...
America's Al Joyner who won Gold in the Triple Jump 8/4 raises hand of his sister, Jackie who won a Silver in the Women's Heptathalon.
Wilma Rudolph and Abel Kiviat, America's oldest living Olympian, hold their Vitalis Cup awards 12/29 after being named winners for sports excellence....
Hodge, the crack British hurdler and cross country runner, is shown above making a perfect leap over the hurdles while carrying a tray and bottle....
Chris Taylor, Olympic medalist who died 6/30, is shown in this 12/76 file photo with Olympic and Iowa State University teammate Dan Gable at an ISU...
Here are the winners of the Olympic high jump for women after the final of their event in the Los Angeles Stadium. Left to right: Jean Shiley of U.S....
Wilma Rudolph, a triple gold medalist in the 1960 Olympics, calls on President Carter at the White House to talk about the upcoming games in Moscow.
Sixteen-year-old Debbie Meyer of Sacramento, California, the only swimmer ever to win three individual gold medals in the Olympic games, poses...
Mexico City: East Germany's Roland Matthes and Charles Hickcox of the USA catapult from the start of the men's 100 meters backstroke final of the...
Jim Ryun of Wichita, Kansas, wins the 1500 meter run during semi-finals. Ryun would win the silver medal during the actual event. Behind at left is...
At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, Peggy Fleming receives her Olympic gold medal for ladies figure skating from Avery Brundage,...
New York City Mayor William Jay Gaynor shakes the hand of athlete Jim Thorpe during the parade of the American Olympic victors. Thorpe won gold in...
THE 1920 ANTWERP OLYMPICS. CHARLIE PADDOCK WINNING OLYMPIC TITLE WITH HIS TRADEMARK FLYING FINISH. PHOTO, 1920.
Tokyo, Japan, Australian Dawn Fraser after splashing her way to victory in the 100 meter free syle event. She won for the third consecutive time, in...
Olympics: Winners of the men's 100 meter run, Bob Hayes, of U.S., first place; Enrique Figuerola, of Cuba, second place; and third place Harry...
Members of the U.S. Men's 400 meter relay team pose with their gold medals after victory ceremonies during the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo,...
Bikila Abebe of Ethipia raises his arms in Victory as he wins the marathon event in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 11.2 seconds.
Tokyo, Japan: Betty Cuthbert, Olympic athlete in center after taking first place in the women's 400 meter run. In seciond place at left is Ann Packer...
Billy Mills displays joy after crossing finish line winning 10,000 meter race in Olympic record time of 28:24.4. 2nd was Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia...
The winners in the 1964 Olympics 10,000 meter event are : silver medalist Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia, the gold medal winner Billy Mills of the...
International Olympic Committee Chairman Avery Brundage congratulates Otis Paul Drayton of the United States after presenting the gold medal to...
Tokyo, Japan: Allan Simpson of England falls to the track after finishing fourth in the men's 1,500-meter event, October 21. New Zealand's Peter...
Joe Frazier of Philadelphia after he won the Olympic heavyweight boxing match against Germany's Hans Huber October 23. Frazier won the bout by a...
American runner Billy Mills with his gold medal for the 10,000-meter track event, at the Tokyo Olympics, Japan, 23rd October 1964. His was one of the...
Tokyo, Japan- America's Bob Hayes, winner of the gold medal in the Olympic 100-meter dash, is flanked by silver medalist E. Figerola of Cuba and...
Billy Mills, a 26-year-old Marine lieutenant, keeps his lead in the 10,000-meter run October 14th despite an attempt by Tunisia's M. Gammoudi to...
ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES; A VICTOR IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES ENTERING THE TEMPLE OF ZEUS. ENGRAVING, DRAWN BY A.CASTAIGNE.
American figure skater Dick Button, the reigning figure skating champion of the world, practicing to defend his Olympic title in the Winter Olympics...
Sixteen Jernberg of Sweden moves through the mountains during the 50-kilometer cross-country ski race February 2nd to ward a victory which made him a...