An Olympic History

The Olympic Games are heading to Paris this summer! Take a look back at the history of this amazing event with SuperStock.
331 items in this collection sampler.
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Photograph of the Ladies 100 meter race at the 1932 Olympic games. Stanislawa Walasiewicz (1911-1980) took home gold for Poland. It was learnt that Walasiewicz had a Y chromosome and was intersex
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08/08/1992. From left to right, Paco Mir, Joan Gràcia and Carles Sans, during their parody on the marathon at the closing ceremony of the Barcelona 92 Olympic Games.
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Photograph of Wilson David "Buster" Charles, Jr. (1908 - 2006) shot putting in the Decathlon during the 1932 Olympic games.
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West Germany, Munich, Vasily Alexeyev, Olympic Weightlifter, 1972
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Photograph of athletes competing in the Olympic games. Dated 1946
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Australian divers practising at Auckland Olympic pool before the start of the games. February 14, 1950.
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Colour poster advertising the Stockholm Olympic Games. Dated 1912
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Photograph of Lauri Lehtinen (1908-1973) running the 5000 meter race in the 1932 Olympic games. Lauri was a Finnish long distance runner. We won the 5000 meter race at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. He was also the World Record holder at the time (14:17.0).
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Photograph of the Japanese swimming team at the 1932 Olympic games.
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Abstract digital render of an olympic triathlete in swimming morphing into fluid shapes, AI generated, Paris, Paris, Olympic Games
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La Tasha Colander-Richardson, the wife of a US Army soldier crosses the finish line in first place during the Woman's 4X400 Relay Finals on Saturday, September 30th, 2000 at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS)
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Jesse Owens (September 12, 1913 - March 31, 1980) American track and field athlete who specialized in the sprints and the long jump. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals
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A Special Olympics Mississippi athlete competes in a swimming event at the Biloxi Natatorium in Biloxi, Mississippi, during the SOMS Summer Games, May 14, 2022. Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, hosted the Summer Games, and swimming events were held at Sandhill Ranch.
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France: Poster advertising the Paris 1924 Olympic Games/Jeux Olympiques, Jean Droit (1884-1961), 1924
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Olympic Rings and Lee Valley VeloPark at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford in east London.
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Olympic Games - Decathlon Reflections: E. Kistenmacher (Argentine) No. 432 leading, L. Mondschein (USA) No. 616, and Adamczyk (Poland) No. 445, round the flooded track to win his heat in the Decathlon 1500 metres at Wembley to-day (Friday).Flooded track which hampered running of Olympic events is well shown in this picture of Kistenmacher (Argentina) splashing to victory in the 1500-metre decathlon heat from Mondschein (USA) and Adamczyk (Poland). August 05, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
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Women's Yngling crew Shirley Robertson, Sarah Webb and Sarah Ayton celebrate after winning Great Britain's first Gold Medal at the Olympic Games, Athens, 19 August 2004.
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Vintage Photograph. Hand passing torch with flame to hand reaching up from bottom of frame with dark background, Frame 4
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Poster for the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain and it marked the second and final time that the International Olympic Committee would gather to vote in a city which was bidding to host those Games.
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Olympic Games 1948 - ***** 400 metres final - Arthur Wint of Jamaica gaining for the British Empire the first Olympic win, when he won the Final of the 400 metres in 46.2 sec. (equalling the Olympic record) from Herbert McKenley, Jamaica, second and M. Whitfield of the U.S.A. who was third. August 05, 1948.
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XIV Olympic Opens -- The mystery of the torchbearer who was to carry the final torch, ended when John Mark, a Cambridge Athletic blue arrived at the Wembley Stadim at 3.50 to perform the ceremony of lighting the Olympic Flame at the Opening of the 1948 Olympic Games. July 29, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
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Abstract cyclists in paris olympic games blurring across a canvas infused with geometric patterns, AI generated
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Photograph of athletes competing in the Olympic games. Dated 1946
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Germany: Runners at the Brandenburg Gate at the start of the 1936 Summer Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936
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Young man performing on parallel bars at the Olympic games
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Abstract digital render of an olympic triathlete on the bike morphing into fluid shapes, AI generated, Paris, Paris, Olympic Games
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Olympic Games. August 06, 1948. (Photo by Olympic Photo Association).
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Photograph of athletes competing in the Olympic games. Dated 1946
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The entry of the Dutch team of athletes at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games; Netherlands
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James Cleveland 'Jesse' Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games. He was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medallist.
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Stockholm, Sweden: 1912 Swedish gymnasts in a exhibition at the Olympic Games.
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Closing ceremony of the Moscow's Olimpic Games, held in Moscow from July 19 to August 3, 1980 In the center of the stage, the mascots of the Olympic Games, the bear Misha. Moscow, 1980.
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The Winter Olympic Games -- A competitor taking the ski-jump during the combined ski and cross-country event of the winter Olympic Games now being held in Oslo. February 19, 1952.
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Satirical illustration based on a modern day take upon an ancient Greek frieze adapted to show cyclists in the 1896 Athens Olympic Games
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Olympic Games: Closing Ceremony At Wembley - The closing scene at Wembley. The Lord Mayor of London is seen holding the Olympic Flag after he had received it to hold in safe keeping until the next Olympic Games in Helsinki. August 14, 1948. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).
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Opening Of The Winter Olympics -- A skier carrying the Olympic Torch arrives at the stadium at Oslo for the opening ceremony at the start of the Winter Olympic Games. February 18, 1952.
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Closing ceremony of the Moscow's olympic games, held in Moscow from July 19 to August 3, 1980. Moscow, Russian Federation, 1980
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Female gymnast performing on a balance beam at the Olympic games
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Olympic Games and Bisley rifle shooting are the objectives of these sportsmen who sailed for London today in the Orion. April 18, 1948.
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Olympic Games: New Olympic Record Women's High Jump - A. Coachman (U.S.A.) set up a new Olympic record when the she won the final of the women's high jump at Wembley today (Sat.) with a jump of 5ft. 6½ inches. August 07, 1948. (Photo by Olympic Photo Association).
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Olympic Accommodation - Sign painters are busy preparing the many signs needed for the guidance of competitors."Olympic Town" is being built in Richmond Park, Surrey, where final touches are now being put to the camp, where the participants in the Olympic games will be housed. May 29, 1948.
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The Winter Olympic Games -- The Striking ski jump, now completed and just waiting for the snow. Preparations are not well ahead for the Winter Olympic Games to be held at Cortina, Northern Italy. December 13, 1955. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).
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Olympic Games : Closing Ceremony At Wembley - A general view of the Stadium as Mr. J. Sigrid Edstrom, president of the International Olympic Committee, makes his closing speech. August 14, 1948. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).
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Olympic games 1948 - Athletics - R. Larsson (No. 128) taking the last hurdle in the 400-metre semi-final in which he set up an Olympic record of 51.9 secs. R. Ault, U.S.A., (No. 338) was second. July 30, 1948.
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Olympic Games: Marie (France) first, Bernard of Switzerland, second, and Foster (Jamaica) third, in heat 5 of 110 metre hurdles at Wembley, to-day (Tuesday). D. Finlay of Britain falling at the last hurdle, just before the tape, was leading until his accident. August 03, 1948. (Photo by Olympic Photo Association).
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Olympic Games - Blankers-Koen wins Fourth Olympic Medal - and Relay for Holland : Mrs. Fanny Blankers-Koen and members of the winning Dutch team, together with runners-up stand to attention on the Victory Rostrum at Wembley Stadium as the National Anthems are played in tribute to their triumph in the women's 400 metres relay. By winning the relay for Holland, Mrs. Blankers-Koen achieved her fourth victory in the 1948 Olympics. Second in the race were the Australians, with the Canadian women third. August 06, 1948. (Photo by Olympic Photo Association).
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Olympic Games : The finish of the final of the 400 metres Women's relay which was won by Holland (team K) from Australia (Team A) and Canada (Team D), Great Britain (Team J), Denmark (Team F) and Austria (Team B), ***** Wembley today. August 07, 1948. (Photo by Olympic Photo Association).
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Olympic Games: Argentina Wins The Marathon - D. Cabrora, of Argentina, winning the Olympic Marathon, in 2 hours 34 mins. 51.6 secs. T. Richards (Gt. Britain) was second and E. ***** (Belgium) third. August 07, 1948. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).
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The official poster of the 1932 Olympic Games, which will be held in Los Angeles. September 09, 1931.
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Olympic Games 1948 - 1500 Metres Final - ***** H. Eriksson of Sweden (194) winning the 1500 Metres Final from ***** of Sweden (195) with W. F. ***** of Holland (189) third. August 06, 1948.
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