ladiesofthe70s:

Olga Korbut - She raised the bar in gymnastics by jumping off of it at the 1972 Olympics - paving the way for Nadia Comaneci 4 years later.

who-died-today:

RIP Andrew Simpson (December 17, 1976 — May 9, 2013), English sailor.

He won gold in the 2008 Olympic Games and silver in 2012.

gunsandposes:

Margaret Maughan competing for gold in Rome’s 1960 Paralympics.

(BBC News)

cafenthusiast:

U.S. Olympic Committee Chief Executive Scott Blackmun said Friday that he is talking to 10 cities about a possible bid for the 2024 Summer Games and mentioned an intriguing pairing: A joint proposal from San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico.

now there’s an interesting host.

matthewschmidt:

1936 Olympic Stadium. Berlin

Former gold medallist Andre Agassi is the latest global sports star to back squash for inclusion on the 2020 Olympic Games program. Read more.

(Source: squashplayermag)

svitjord:

Olympics poster in Sweden 1912.

Ryan Lochte has a new reality show in which he embraces the role of the public dummy. Given the fact that he has 11 Olympic medals, does this mean being a public hero has become too much of a drag?

- Ryan Lochte And The Easy Life Of The Professional Public Dummy : Monkey See (via npr)

(via npr)

runshell:

SO EXCITED.