Iconic images from the Olympic Games

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Explore images of Olympic history as celebrated in Time Out's book Olympic Games Through a Lens

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Ethiopian Abebe Bikila won the marathon at the Rome games in 1960. He became the first black African gold medallist while running the entire race barefoot. By coincidence it was the last time in which apartheid South Africa was allowed to compete. The country returned, post-apartheid at Barcelona in 1992.

Atlanta 1996
Moscow 1980
Munich 1972
London 1908
Seoul 1988
Stockholm 1912
Athens 2004
Berlin 1936
Berlin 1936
Los Angeles 1984
Mexico City 1968
Los Angeles 1984
London 1948
London 1948
Athens 2004
Helsinki 1952
Rome 1960
Barcelona 1992
Athens 2004
Beijing 2008

Find more memorable images and fascinating stories in Time Out's new book, 'Olympic Games Through a Lens', which is currently available in the Time Out Shop. The book is a photographic survey of the history of the Olympic Games to date, from Athens 1896 to Beijing 2008.



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