Vintage Olympics

The Olympic Games from the 1890s to the 1990s

[historicaltimes]

O. J. Simpson carries the Olympic Torch up the California Incline in Santa Monica - July 21, 1984

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[greetingsfrompoland]

RIP Irena Szewińska

You are a star!

[ladiesofthe70s]

Nadia Comaneci - 1976 Montreal Olympics

[historicaltimes]

Eddie" The Eagle" Edwards soars above a roaring crowd at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. He finished last.

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Rowing (team Canada), Barcelona 1992

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[hockey-time-machine]

1. Action shot at the 1948 Olympic hockey tournament in St. Moritz.

2. Team USA saluting the crowd at the 1948 Olympic hockey tournament.

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Athletics, Moscow 1980

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Seoul 1988, opening ceremony

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Los Angeles 1984, Opening Ceremony

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Diving, Berlin 1936

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Curling, Nagano 1998

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[thats-the-way-it-was]

October 10, 1964: The opening ceremony of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, is broadcast live in the first Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary communication satellite.

Photo: Yoshinori Sakai, who was born in Hiroshima on the day the first atomic bomb devastated the city, lights the Olympic flame in Tokyo’s main stadium during the opening of the Olympic Games, 10th October 1964. (Keystone/Getty)

[thefoxhuntingman]

On the eve of the Olympic Games I am reminded that the Olympics are about a lot more than winning and losing. They’re about ordinary people living out their most extraordinary dreams. Happy Olympic-ing everyone!

Johnny Weir (via thefoxhuntingman)

[kickassfemaleathletes]

Dominique Dawes became the first black person to win Olympic gold in gymnastics when she captured team gold at the 1996 Olympics. Dawes competed at three Olympic Games, winning one gold and three bronze medals overall. Additionally, she was the 1994 US National Champion.

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Murray Rose, Melbourne 1956

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Biathlon, Calgary 1988

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Noriaki Kasai of Japan, Lillehammer 1994

PyeongChang 2018 will be his 8th Olympics.

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