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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.

324 items in this collection sampler

Photograph of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany

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.

Gold medal

Photo collection Government information service. Olympic Winter Games in Grenoble. Ans Schut in action in the 3000 meters she wins the gold medal. 11 February 1968. Grenoble

KNVB photo collection. Netherlands in the attack. Leo Ghering wins a headcloth. Links Jan Elfring, right Wout Buitenweg.nederland - Uruguay (0-2), played on 30 May 1928 at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam during the Olympic Games .. May 30, 1928. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Photograph taken at the start of the 800 meter race at the 1932 Olympics where Tommy Hampson from England went on to win.

Treloar Wins 200 Metre Heat - John Treloar of Australia (No. 18) wins heat 18 of the Olympic 200 metre sprint at Helsinki's Olympic stadium yesterday, July 22.Second was L.T. Pinto of India (137) and third P. Karadi of Hungary (932). Treloar's Time was 21.5 seconds. July 23, 1952. (Photo by The Associated Press Ltd.).

With snow and ice flying up behind them, driver Brian Shimer, World Class Athletes SPECIALIST Mike Kohn, USA, and SPECIALIST Doug Sharp, USA, and brakeman Dan Steele come to a stop. They just completed their third run for "USA-2" at the Utah Olympic Park track in Park City, Utah, during the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES. They would surprisingly go on to win the bronze medal behind "USA-1" and "Germany-2.". Subject Operation/Series: 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES Base: Park City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photograph of William Waring 'Bill' Miller (1912 - 2008) gold medallist in the 1932 Olympic Pole Vaulting. Miller set a personal best to win vaulting 4.31 meters.

Photograph of Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (1911 - 1956) winning the 80m Hurdles at the 1932 Olympic games. Babe gained world fame in track and field and All-American status in basketball.

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas-- Spc. Zacchaeus Hardrick (right), a boxer representing the U.S. Army team, punches Air Force Staff Sgt. Gary Griffin (left), during their bout at the 2011 Armed Forces Boxing Championship at the Chaparral Fitness Center, Feb. 15, 2011. The AFBC is an elite competition between military service branches. Winning a gold medal in the event qualifies the athlete to compete in the 2012 Olympic team trials.

Photograph of Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (1911 - 1956) winning the 80m Hurdles at the 1932 Olympic games. Babe gained world fame in track and field and All-American status in basketball.

Photograph of Tommy Hampson (1907-1965) winning the 800 meter race at the 1932 Olympic games. Tommy broke the world record and became the first man to run 800 metres in less than 1 minute 50 seconds.

The first winners in the 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES debut for womens two-man bobsledding. World Class Athlete SPECIALIST Jill Bakken, USA, left, and Vonetta Flowers, of "USA-2" bobsled, show off their newly awarded gold medals presented to them at the medal ceremony in Salt Lake City. The team was not favored going in but ended up breaking a 46 year drought for the United States, winning the Gold over another American team and favored German team, setting a track record in the process. Subject Operation/Series: 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES Base: Salt Lake City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

England, London, Oxford Street. London 2012 Olympic mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville in a shop window.

Sport, Athletics, Track, Haile Gebre Selassie. Ethiopian Athlete.

Getting off to a good start is Arthur S. Wint (Jamaica). Winner of the 1948 Olympic 400 meters title in 46.2 seconds. He runs at the Helsinki Olympics for Jamaica. August 06, 1952.

AIRMAN 1ST Class Owen Hamilton from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, represents Jamaica in the 800 meter track and field team event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Owen Hamilton, center, from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, represents Jamaica in the 800 meter track and field team event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

2024 paris olympics abstract dynamic shapes, AI generated

woman statue in front of paris city hall with olympic rings

World Class Athlete SPECIALIST (SPC) Jeremy Teela, USA, takes aim with his .22 caliber, bolt-action rifle at the range during the men's 20km individual Biathlon event at Soldier hollow in Midway, Utah during the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES. SPC Teela finished with a personal best, two missed targets out of five, which led him to a 14th place finish, the best in American history for the Olympic Games. Subject Operation/Series: 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES Base: Midway State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photograph of Istvan PELLE (1907 - 1986) at the 1932 Olympic games.

Photograph of Katherine Louise Rawls (1917 - 1982) in the springboard diving event at the 1932 Olympic games.

Photograph of Akilles "Aki" Eero Johannes Järvinen (1905 - 1943) a Finish Decathlete during the 1932 Olympic games.

Photograph used to advertise the 1932 American summer Olympic games in Los Angeles. 20th century.

Photograph of the Coxed fours rowing at the 1932 Olympic games. The photo shows Germany win Gold over Italy who took silver.

Photograph of John Franklin Anderson (1907 - 1948) competing in the discus throw during the 1932 Olympic games.

Photograph of the 110 Meter Hurdles final during the 1932 Olympic games where George Saling (1909-1933) took gold for the USA.

Photograph of Tom Evenson (1910 - 1997) running the 3000 Meter Steeplechase during the 1932 Olympic games.

Photograph of the Marathon during the 1932 Olympic games. It started and finished at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

England, London, Stratford. A view of the Anish Kapoor designed sculpture outside the main Olympic stadium.

Photograph of Wolrad Eberle (1908 - 1949) completing in the Decathlon during the 1932 Olympic games. He finished third in the Decathlon for Germany.

Photograph of Harry Dwight Chamberlin (1887 - 1944) jumping at the 1932 Olympic games. Took silver in the event for the USA.

Photograph of the Marathon during the 1932 Olympic games. Won by Juan Carlos Zabala (1911 - 1983) from Argentina.

Photograph of Edward Lansing "Ed" Gordon, Jr. (1908 - 1971) competing in the long jump during the 1932 Olympic games. Edward won Gold jumping 7.64 meters.

Closing ceremony of the 1932 Olympic games. Chairman of the Olympic committee Count Henri II de Baillet-Latour surrounded by 50 nations whom competed in the Olympics.

Photograph of Juan Carlos Zabala (1911 - 1983) from Argentina during the Marathon at the 1932 Olympic games. Juan won taking gold for Argentina.

Photograph of Josef Straßberger (1894 - 1950) and Jaroslav Skobla (1899 - 1959) at the 1932 Olympic games. Jaroslav took gold for Czechoslovakia and Josef bronze for Germany in the heavyweight.

Photograph of Rudolf Ismayr (1908 - 1998) at the 1932 Olympic games. Rudolf took gold for Germany in the 75kg class.

Photograph of Ellen Müller-Preis (1912 - 2007) at the 1932 Olympic games. Ellen took home gold in the individual foil event.

Photograph of Werner Spannagel (1909 - 1943) from Germany at the 1932 Olympic games. Werner was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the flyweight class

Photograph of Jane Fauntz (1910 - 1989) competing in the springboard diving event at the 1932 Olympic games. She took home the bronze medal for the USA in the event.

Aerial Photograph of the eight rowing final at the 1932 Olympic games. Won by America, second Italy and third Canada. Great Britain finished in fourth.

The Olympic Combat Track and the Swimming Stadium on the Reichssportfeld, Olympic Stadium, aerial view

Photograph of Great Britain's pursuit team at the 1932 Olympic games. (from left to right) Charles Holland (1908 - 1989), William Frank Southall (1904 - 1964), William Gladstone Harvell (1907 - 1985) and Ernest Alfred Johnson (1912 - 1997).

Photograph of the 3000 Meter Steeplechase during the 1932 Olympic games. Won by Volmari Iso-Hollo (1907 - 1969) from Finland. Volmari was one of the last Flying Finns who dominated long distance running. Volmari broke the world record at 09.09.4.

Photograph of Chuhei Nambu from Japan competing in the Long Jump during the 1932 Olympic games. He finished third in the Long jump that year, however he made a new world record in the Triple Jump, jumping 15.72 meters.

The women's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1932 Olympic games. Gold went to the USA's Mary Carew, Evelyn Furtsch, Annette Rogers & Billie von Bremen. Silver to Canada's Mildred Fizzell, Lillian Palmer, Mary Frizzell & Hilda Strike. Bronze to Great Britain's Eileen Hiscock, Gwen Porter, Violet Webb & Nellie Halstead.