Historical Sport Pictures

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Would you ski jump here ?

 

 

(Wembley, 1961)

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In 1995 they were jumping next to World Trade Center

 

 

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Sport 

9 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

In 1995 they were jumping next to World Trade Center

 

 

Sport when you were betting on your own life 

 

In France, we have been traumatized with temporary facilities like this since the Furiani accident (1992)

 

 

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Found some interesting pics

 

Prehistory of Women´s Boxing

 

 

 

The face of a Ice Hockey Goalie before the invention of helmets

 

the face of 36-year-old goaltender Terry Sawchuck of Toronto. During his 16-year career in the NHL, he "earned" 400 stitches on his face, all inflicted by the puck.

 

 

and some chess

 

Bobby Fischer vs 50 players in Hollywood

 

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17th June,

 

Today it is exactly 60 years since the last Slovak (and Czech ) players played the FIFA Football World Cup final

 

In 1962, when Czechoslovak national team was heading to Chile there were not a lot of expectations nor hype in the country, people were rather criticizing and mocking the players, sentences like "Just withdrew and do not go make shame there" were the most frequent...

 

but the team under coach Vytlačil completely shocked the whole football planet already in the opening match beating 1:0 Spain by a goal of Jozef Štibrányi and shut-out of the elected best goalkeepr of the tournament Viliam Schrojf, 2 of the 9 Slovak players of the team

 

 

 

and started a completely sci-fi-fairytale journey which ended by a lost Gold medal match to in Estadio Nacional the 17th June 1962.

 

After 15 minutes they were even leading the final 1-0

 

 

the moral of the story....

 

When the players returned home, a overcrowded airport with tens of thousands fans were awaiting them.

 

and the beloved Comunist party leading the country awarded the players by a public praise for the excellent representation of the socialist homeland a full week vacation in Yugoslavia and 5000 Czechoslovak crowns bonus for the players (which was the prize of a TV at that time here ) 

 

 

 

 

 

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11 minutes ago, hckošice said:

 

 

17th June,

 

Today it is exactly 60 years since the last Slovak (and Czech ) players played the FIFA Football World Cup final

 

In 1962, when Czechoslovak national team was heading to Chile there were not a lot of expectations nor hype in the country, people were rather criticizing and mocking the players, sentences like "Just withdrew and do not go make shame there" were the most frequent...

 

but the team under coach Vytlačil completely shocked the whole football planet already in the opening match beating 1:0 Spain by a goal of Jozef Štibrányi and shut-out of the elected best goalkeepr of the tournament Viliam Schrojf, 2 of the 9 Slovak players of the team

 

 

 

and started a completely sci-fi-fairytale journey which ended by a lost Gold medal match to in Estadio Nacional the 17th June 1962.

 

After 15 minutes they were even leading the final 1-0

 

 

the moral of the story....

 

When the players returned home, a overcrowded airport with tens of thousands fans were awaiting them.

 

and the beloved Comunist party leading the country awarded the players by a public praise for the excellent representation of the socialist homeland a full week vacation in Yugoslavia and 5000 Czechoslovak crowns bonus for the players (which was the prize of a TV at that time here ) 

 

 

 

 

 

Back in the golden age of football when goalkeepers still wore caps.

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1970 World Champions in dressage, Elena Petushkova & Pepel

 

 

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Lella Lomabrdi ahead of her F1 Grand Prix debut in Kyalami 1975 (she beat Wilson Fittipaldi by 0,05 to make the grid). Still the last woman who qualified for a Formula 1 Grand Prix (and one of only two of five who managed to do that).

 

 

 

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1974 World Dressage Championships were held right in the centre of Copenhagen, in front of the Christianborg Castle which holds the Danish government.

 

 

Reiner Klimke and Mehmed became the World champions.

 

 

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1982 World Championships in Lausanne were a swan song for the legendary powerhouse that was Granat. Swiss organizers tweaked some rules to help them out, but Christine Stueckelberger & then 17-year old Granat nevertheless ended up with an individual silver.