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Olympic Athletes of the 20th Century: The Summer Games

by The Library of Congress

As the 2024 Paris Olympic Games get underway, explore this selected set of images of Olympic athletes and coaches, many that medaled in a range of Summer Olympic sports from 1904-1964. Images include Olympic athletes captured in the throes of competition, posing for team photos, traveling to and from the Games, and participating in parades and ceremonies. To find additional images and explore the visual history of the Olympic Games, see "Olympic Games: Finding Pictures in the Prints & Photographs Division."

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All nation's rowing teams (LOC)

Final heat of the 800 meter run (LOC)

Departure of FINLAND with Olympic candidates (LOC)

Frank C. Irons (LOC)

Weissmuller (LOC)

Olympic athletes coming on field (LOC)

Olympiasieger Toni Merkens und der Amerikaner Sellinger beim Start zum Ausscheidungslauf des 1000-Meter-Malfahrens (LOC)

Pat McDonald examines tape (LOC)

[President Theodore Roosevelt standing with members of the U.S. Olympic team] (LOC)

McGrath (LOC)

Kahanamoku in Olympic parade (LOC)

Boyle & Bleibtrey (LOC)

Opening Day, Stockholm Olympic Games (LOC)

[Untitled photo shows: Cornelius Johnson, winner of the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics, in a high jump ] (LOC)

American Olympic team (LOC)

[Untitled photo shows: Jesse Owens and teammate competing in the 400 meter relay at the Berlin Olympics, 1936] (LOC)

Dr. H.E. Stewart [Olympic Games] (LOC)

[Untitled photo shows: John Woodruff #4 running in the two mile relay race at the Olympics, 1936 August 15] (LOC)

Ederle (LOC)

[Oliver Kirk, American boxer and two-time Olympic gold medal winner] (LOC)

Olympic boxers (LOC)

Jos. Waitzer (LOC)

TV monitor at WRC-TV 1964 summer Olympics from Tokyo (LOC)

Army rifle shooting, Olympic games (LOC)

Scholz qualifies in 200 meter run. Then wins! (LOC)