Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A…
Olga Korbut at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olga Korbut at the Summer Olympics (1972)
TIL: During the kidnapping of Israeli athletes at the Olympic games in 1972, police dressed as athletes were planning to sneak attack the kidnappers. But local television crews were broadcasting them on live TV and the kidnappers were made aware of the plan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mun…
Interesting thing I found in some old footage from the 1972 Olympics. They used a Star of David rather than a colon for the live timings during athletics events to honor the victim of the Munich attacks.
[Madani] Rowan Barrett, the GM of Canada's national men's basketball team, tells me Andrew Wiggins has committed to play for Team Canada this summer at the World Cup in China. Huge boost to help the chances at qualifying for next summer's Tokyo Olympics. twitter.com/ArashMadani/s…
The Fosbury Flop is a style used in the athletics event of high jump. It was popularized and perfected by American athlete Dick Fosbury, whose gold medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics (Mexico) brought it to the world's attention. v.redd.it/3638rv2gy3t31
[Madani] Rowan Barrett, the GM of Canada's national men's basketball team, tells me Andrew Wiggins has committed to play for Team Canada this summer at the World Cup in China. Huge boost to help the chances at qualifying for next summer's Tokyo Olympics. twitter.com/ArashMadani/s…
Born today : April 26th - Fanny Blankers-Koen, Sprinter, four time Olympic Gold Medalist, "as a 30-year-old mother of two, during a time when many disregarded women's athletics", "the Flying Housewife", "the most successful athlete at the 1948 Summer Olympics" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan…
Majlinda Kelmendi (born in Peja and nicknamed “Golden Majlinda) is the first Kosovar athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games when she claimed gold in the women's 52 kg category in Rio de Janeiro. She will defend her crown on July 26, Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
Corbyn's wreath at Munich terrorists' graves: Photos show Labour leader at tribute event for Palestine 'martyrs'... including plotters behind 1972 slaughter of Israeli Olympic athletes dailymail.co.uk/news/arti…
Detroit was a top contender for hosting the Summer Olympics in 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972, and even came in second place with its bids in 1964 and 1968. Why Detroit?
No offense to the Motor City! But it seemed to have a string of strong bids to host the summer Olympics in this period, but also kept losing out. What made the city so appealing for hosting the Olympics? Were there particular barriers that kept it from winning any of the bids?
Bruce Jenner wins gold medal in decathlon, 1976 Summer Olympics, Montreal
TDIH: August 4, 1992 - The first medals for badminton are awarded at the Summer Olympic Games held in Barcelona. The singles tournament ended with gold going to Indonesia for both men/women. South Korea swept gold in the doubles tournaments. The gold medalists from Indonesia are now married. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B…
My wife, competing for Canada at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics on the cover of a Japanese magazine at age 15.
The Olympic Channel covers the Argentina men's national team's path to gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens youtube.com/watch?v=kzfzf…
The Olympic Channel follows Nigeria's men's soccer team's incredible journey to a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta youtube.com/watch?v=UtZl_…
I belong to two different exchanges so I am not sure which Santa to thank. I camp at Fort Flagler every summer. They sent a poster of Olympic National Park, along with some fairy lights and Snacks. Thank you very much!! I will post in the gallery once I confirm which Santa this came from.
TIL that someone stole Jim Thorpe's shoes just before he competed in the Olympic decathlon. Wearing mismatched shoes (one from the garbage), he went on to win the gold medal, setting a record that stood for almost 20 years. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim…
An English athlete, a French athlete, and a Russian athlete are all on the medal podium at the 1976 Summer Olympics chatting before the medal ceremony.
"Don't get me wrong," says the Englishman, "winning a medal is very nice, but I still feel the greatest pleasure in life is getting home after a long day, putting one's feet up and having a nice cup of tea."
"You Englishmen," snorts the Frenchman, "you have no sense of romance. The greatest pleasure in life is going on holiday without your wife, and meeting a beautiful girl with whom you have a passionate love affair with before returning home back to work."
"You Westerners are too complicated," scoffs the Russian. "The greatest pleasure in life is when you are sleeping at home and the KGB breaks your door down at 3 a.m., bursts into your room and says 'Ivan Ivanovitch, you are under arrest' and you can reply 'Sorry, comrade, Ivan Ivanovitch lives next door.'"
German athlete's shoe at the 1936 Summer Olympics, Berlin, Germany
61 years old, play tennis for 50 years. In the smash corner my service was measured with a maximum of 205 km / h. I also practiced athletics and especially javelin,five and decathlon. paralysis of the left foot and a shorter 4cm from the bone.Given the circumstances,my performance are very well. v.redd.it/rts90h41mzi41
TIL Dora Ratjen, a German athlete who competed for Germany in the women's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics at Berlin, finishing fourth, but was later discovered to be male. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dor…
Black September terrorist seizing Israeli athletes in their building during the Munich Olympic Games (1972)
Jim Thorpe one of the greatest athletes of modern history (Indian name "Bright Path") at the 1912 Summer Olympics imgur.com/a/smM71
