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.
329 items in this collection sampler
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Greece, Attica, Athens, Opening ceremony of the 1896 Games of the I Olympiad in the Panathinaiko stadium attended by King George I.
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1964 Egyptian postage stamp commemorating Ramses II and the Tokyo Olympic Games
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High angle view of an ancient stadium, Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
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Canada, Alberta, Calgary, Canada Olympic Park, International Flags
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Straight on, medium shot from a low angle, as US Army Sergeant First Class James Graves stands holding an American flag, wears a Bronze medal around his neck and is in front of a large scoreboard. SFC Graves, from the US Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia, won his Bronze Medal on September 23rd, 2000, in the Men's Skeet competition at the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney, Australia. Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS)
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Athens (Greece), 04/10/1896. The American athlete Thomas Pelham Curtis poses next to his country's flag at the Olympic Games, where he will win the gold medal in the one hundred and ten meter hurdles.
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Olympic Games 1948 - England - Olympic Games. August 02, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
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Olympic Games 1948 - England - Olympic Games. October 08, 1948.
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Olympic Games, 1896. Preparation for the 100-meter race, Meyer, Albert (1857-1924)
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Photograph of athletes competing in the Olympic games. Dated 1946
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Photograph of athletes competing in the Olympic games. Dated 1946
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Olympic Games : Olympic Games Gymnastics at Earl's Court.General view during the displays. August 12, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
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Photograph of athletes competing in the Olympic games. Dated 1946
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Olympic Games, 1896. Preparation for the 100-meter race / Meyer, Albert (1857Ð1924) / Photograph / 1896 / Germany / Private Collection / Genre,History
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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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Closing ceremony of the Moscow's olympic games, held in Moscow from July 19 to August 3, 1980. Moscow, 1980
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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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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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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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The Winter Olympic Games - A general view of the site of the ski-jumping event of the winter Olympic Games, Oslo. February 19, 1952.
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The Olympic Games, Wembley, London, 1948 : Members of the American men's team enthusiastically clap the final torch-bearer as he makes his round of the Stadium. July 29, 1948. (Photo by Fox).
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Olympic Games : The 400 metres relay, Heat 2. R to Left : England, Australia, Hungary, Belgium, Uruguay and Bermuda. 1st England, 2nd. Hungary and 3rd. Australia. August 06, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
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American Contingent At Olympic Wembley: The American Contingent of Olympic entrant passing through the crowd as they approach Wembley stadium, London, this afternoon, for the grand parade of competitors, signallising the opening of the 1948 Olympic Games. July 29, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Expecting Company (Sixth Of Seven) -- This is the Olympic ski Jump at Cortina D'Ampezzo, site of the 1956 Winter Olympic Games. August 19, 1955. (Photo by United Press).
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The Olympic brazier during the closing ceremony of the Moscow's olimpic games, held in Moscow from July 19 to August 3, 1980. Moscow, Russian Federation, 1980
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Photograph of Akilles "Aki" Eero Johannes Järvinen (1905 - 1943) jumping Hurdles during the 1932 Olympic games. Aki served as the Finnish flag bearer.
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Ancient Olympic Games: the relay race. Runners had to keep alight the flame and hand it to their fellows.This 1922 reconstruction shows runner protecting flame with shield. Chromolithograph.
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Cenneth Carpenter, USA, threw the discus 50, 48 metres, setting a new Olympic record, gold medal, Olympic Champion, North America
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Photograph of Olga Jordan (1913 - 2000) a German diver at the 1932 Olympic games.