Athlete Collection

Moscow Olympic Games British athlete Sebastian Coe celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 1500 metres middle distance race and claim the gold medal ahead of fellow Brit Steve Ovett (left)

Lillian Board after breaking her own 880 yard track record at Reading. 12th June 1968

London 1908 Olympic Games One of the earliest Olympic dramas to be captured on film. Pietri Dorando collapses after crossing the finishing line in the 1908 Olympic Marathon

London 1908 Olympic Games Dorando Pietri receives a consolation gold cup from Queen Alexandra after his disqualification in the 1908 London Olympic marathon

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram opens the new Prudhoe Link Road 12 March 1993

London Marathon 1982 Joyce Smith finishing the Marathon - The first woman home

1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA. Mens Athletics. Great Britains Sebastain Coe wins the 1500 metres gold medal ahead of his fellow countryman Steve Cram who took silver. 11th August 1984

Zola Budd barefoot at Crystal Palace. 25th April 1984

Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh: Athletics. Athletics. David Hemery with gold medal after winning 110 metres hurdles. July 1970 70-6885-012

Shirley Cawley - Athlete seen here posing for the Daily Mirror. Crawley had won a bronze medal in the Long Jump at the Helsinki Olympic Games. September 1952 C4797

British Athletes in action. Gordon Pirie, the Brilliant 5, 000 and 10, 000 metres runner, who recently beat emil zatopek, the triple olympic champion, in a 5, 000 metre event in prague

F W Reed Staff Photographer Athletics Barbara Foster, the England sprinter, jumping into action as part of her training at Tooting Bec, London. 1/2/1952 C496/2

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram with wife Karen, daughter Josie and son Marcus 6 October 1992

Athlete Jonathan Edwards Alison Edwards playing with her sons, Sam and 12 week old Nathan, in the garden of their home in Heaton

Athlete Steve Cram Karen Cram takes part in Sport Aid Race Against Time at Gateshead Internation Stadium 11 September 1988

Steve Ovett and wife Rachel at press call - October 1984 30 / 10 / 1984
Steve Ovett and wife Rachel at press call - October 1984 30/10/1984

Fatima Whitbread, British javelin thrower and Olympic Silver medalist at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, Pictured at home, September 1988. Fatima Whitbread won Silver with a trow of 70.32 metres

Zola Budd running barefoot at Crystal Palace. 25th April 1984

Track star Tom McKean and his childhood sweetheart Yvonne Fraser after their wedding at St Columbas Church, Uddingston. 4th December 1988

Paul Breed, Coventry based New Zealand athlete, middle distance runner

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram with his daughter Josie pictured on the running track at Gateshead International Stadium 15 August 1990

Athlete Jonathan Edwards Alison Edwards and son Sam celebrate dad Jonathans sucess in the World Athletics Competition in Gothenburg 7 August 1995

Athlete Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards with wife Alison and son Sam 1 December 1995 circa

Athlete Steve Cram Mia Cram, left, and Maria Korte, mother and grandmother of Steve Cram, watch Steve in action on the TV 4 August 1985

Athlete Steve Cram Mia Cram and Maria Korte, mother and grandmother of Steve Cram

Athlete Steve Cram Bill Cram father of Steve

Athlete Steve Cram Parents of Steve Cram, Maria and Bill, with coach Jimmy Hedley celebrating Steves 1500 metres win at the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram at home with his wife Karen 4 November 1986

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram and wife Karen close their Breathless Shop on Newcasltes Grey Street for the last time 26 July 1991 circa

Athlete Steve Cram Karen Cram modelling a ski jacket - winter coat 1 February 1991 circa

Roger Black of Great Britain celebrates with his teammates Mark Richardson

SALLY GUNNEL HOLDING HER GOLD AND BRONZE MEDALS WON AT THE 1992 OLYMPICS ON RETURN TO WORK 13/08/1992

Sebastian Coe at his home in Twickenham 08 / 06 / 1994
Sebastian Coe at his home in Twickenham 08/06/1994

Tessa Sanderson at 35, looks forward to her fifth Olympic Games in 1992 - 04 / 02 / 1992
Tessa Sanderson at 35, looks forward to her fifth Olympic Games in 1992 - 04/02/1992

Fatima Whitbread, British javelin thrower at the 1988 UK Athletics Championships, national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Moorways Stadium, Derby

A team of German amateur runners completed their town twinning exercise the hard way. Instead of using planes, boas and trains to travel from Ettlingen to Clevedon, they ran the whole way

The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Carl Lewis. August 1984

The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Daley Thompson attends an athletics meeting at Walnut, California. July 1984

Roger Bannister, British Athlete runs the first sub 4 minute mile, at Iffley Road track in Oxford, Thursday 6th May 1954. The exact time was 3 minutes 59.4 seconds

Eddy Merckx, world champion cyclist from Belgium, pictured in 1977 in his hotel in London

Paul and Wendy Breed, Athletes who run the Gold Bond Lottery Scheme, which raises money for various community youth and sport programmes

Gentle giant Geoff Capes, the strongest man in the world, came to Huddersfield today to give a big lift to handicapped children at Holly Bank School

Bruce Ijirighwo and David Jenkins in the 400 metre race during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. 3rd September 1972

M Savic takes the 800m title from Sebastian Coe and John Walker at the aA championship at Crystal Palace. 23 July 1977

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram playing golf at Whitburn Golf Course 22 August 1990

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram at the launch of the Newcastle Arenas support of the NSPCC Charity 13 December 1995 - Steve chats with David Gray, 13, from Chevy Side Middle School

Athlete Jonathan Edwards Sam Edwards thinks getting a gold medal is a piece of cake

Athlete Steve Cram Steve CRam and Jimmy Hedley with the time capsule that was buried at Monkton Athletics Stadium to commemorate the staging of United Kingdom Championships 31 May 1989

Athlete Steve Cram Daley Thompson officially opens the Breathless boutique, a womens sports and leisure wear shop run by Karen Cram wife of Steve Cram 8 November 1986

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram talks part in a different sport, playing cricket for the local team at Bill Quay Cricket Ground 8 August 1985

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram was the best man for friend Anthony Foy when hes married Tracey Waters 29 September 1984. Tracey is the sister of Steves wife Karen

Athlete Steve Cram Bill Cram father of Steve with some of his sons prized momentos 17 February 1983

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram with his coach Jimmy Hedley 16 August 1983 circa

Athlete Steve Cram Steve Cram with his 3-year-old daughter Josephine at the Megabowl in Longbenton to launch the Variety Club Bowling for Kids 22 July 1992

Lord Sebastian Coe Sebastian Coe winner of the International Middle Distance Cross Country race at Gateshead 26 November 1977

For a moment Alison Rand displays a touching lack of awe for the Olympic medals that put her mother Mary Rand among the world d supreme athletes. 29th October 1964

Tokyo Gold Medalist Mary Rand is met by her husband Sid on her return from the Olympic Games. 20th October 1964

That 2. 5 inch square section of track that Lillian Board is holding could help her win a
That 2.5 inch square section of track that Lillian Board is holding could help her win a gold medal in the Olympic Games in October 1968

Lillian Board all smiles despite coming third in her first mile race at the West London Stadium. 10th May 1970

British athletes Bev Goddard (left) and Kathy Smallwood dejected after failing to win in the Womens 200 metres Final at the Olympic Games in Moscow. 2nd August 1980

Schoolgirl runner Sonia Lannaman, aged 14, pictured in her running outfit at her home in Birmingham. 24th March 1971

Sidney Williams A paraplegic who is currently appearing In Eastenders May 1989 Dbase

British athlete Linford Christie in action during the Mens 100 Metres Quarter Final heat at the Olympic Games in Barcelona. Left is Ben Johnson of Canada 31st July 1992

Athletics Gateshead July 1993 Linford Christie v Carl Lewis at Gateshead competing in £ 100, 000 rematch - their first race against each other after 1992 Olympic Games

Harold Abrahams winning a 100 yards race May 1924 Harold Abrahams winning a race wearing shorts and Tshirt

Jim Ryan, the Worlds fastest miler as of 11th August 1967 A©Mirrorpix
Jim Ryan, the Worlds fastest miler as of 11th August 1967 © Mirrorpix

Geoff Capes. Shot putt seen here at G. B. vs. USSR. Crystal Palace. August 1975
Geoff Capes. Shot putt seen here at G.B. vs. USSR. Crystal Palace. August 1975

British athlete Alan Wells and wife Margret following a race in preparation for the upcoming Olympic Games in Los Angeles July 1984

Athelete Linford Christie with coach Ron Roddan. P008098

Olympic Games 1976. A general view of the Olympic Stadium in Montreal. July 1976. 76 4344F 11A

Olympic and Commonwealth Javelin thrower Tessa Sanderson of Wednesfield, Staffs, training for her visit to the European Cup Athletics meeting in Helsinki.. August 1977 77-04320

David Bedford smashed the world 10, 000 meters record at Crystal Palace with a time of 27mins 31secs and gestures to the press in attendance. July 1973 P003775

Linford Christie Athlete who is pictured here in the semi final of the 100 metres in the Atlanta Olympic Games 1996 100 Metres

Sebastian Coe interviewed at his home in Twickenham - June 1994

KELLY HOLMES BRITISH ATHLETICS TEAM AT LONDON WATERLOO INTERNATIONAL STATION 23/06/1995

Sebastian Coe and friend running along forest trail during training - May 1982 05/05/1982

TESSA SANDERSON, ATHLETE - ABOUT TO DRINK A GLASS OF ORANGE JUICE - 15 / 07 / 1992
TESSA SANDERSON, ATHLETE - ABOUT TO DRINK A GLASS OF ORANGE JUICE - 15/07/1992

TESSA SANDERSON, ATHLETE - HOLDING MULTI-COLOURED UMBRELLA 15 / 07 / 1992
TESSA SANDERSON, ATHLETE - HOLDING MULTI-COLOURED UMBRELLA 15/07/1992

The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Steve Cram. August 1984

The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Alan Wells. August 1984

The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Womens hurdles. August 1984

The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Eamonn Martin. 2nd August 1984

South African wonder girl Zola Budd seen winning the 3000 metre race at Central Park in Dartford, Kent. 14th April 1984

The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Womens marathon. Sarah Rowell, Priscilla Welch and Joyce Smith. 5th August 1984

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