24 Vintage Pics of What Olympic Sports Used to Look Like
Carly Tennes
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08/08/2024
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Though Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, and French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati may have made the 2024 Paris Olympics a particularly fascinating spectacle, the games have always been a sight to behold.
Since the first modern Olympiad in 1896, athletes from around the world have trained hard — and competed even harder — to prove they're the best of the best, duking it out to earn superlatives in events like swimming, gymnastics, and archery, ones that looked a whole lot different in their Olympic debut than they do today.
From the early days of Judo to dress-clad athletes competing for an archery medal, here are 24 vintage pics of Olympic sports dating back to some of their earliest appearances.
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1. Swimming, 1908
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2. Hurdles, 1900
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3. Men’s Cycling Sprint, 1900
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4. Fencing, 1900
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5. Shooting, 1900
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6. Tennis, 1908
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7. Wrestling, 1904
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8. Weightlifting, 1904
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9. Archery, 1908
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10. Equestrian Jumping, 1912
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11. Golf, 1900
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12. Football (Soccer), 1920
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13. Rowing, 1900
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14. Sailing, 1924
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15. Rugby, 1924
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16. Boxing, 1924
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17. Basketball, 1924
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18. Judo, 1964
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19. Handball, 1936
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20. Volleyball, 1964
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21. Field Hockey, 1908
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22. Modern Pentathlon, 1912
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23. Gymnastics, 1900
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24. Taekwondo, 1988
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