Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Athletes, including Jim Thorpe, Shizo Kanakuri, Harold Abrahams, Avery Brundage and Floyd Collins

Famous 19th Century Athletes

Philip Noel-BakerPhilip Noel-Baker
01 November 1889, British
Politician
Konstantinos TsiklitirasKonstantinos Tsiklitiras
30 October 1888, Greek
Olympic athlete

Harold AbrahamsHarold Abrahams
15 December 1899, British
Athletics competitor, Sprinter, Lawyer, Journalist

Amos Alonzo StaggAmos Alonzo Stagg
16 August 1862, American
Athlete

Tom LongboatTom Longboat
04 June 1887, Canadian
Athletics competitor

Paavo NurmiPaavo Nurmi
13 June 1897, Finnish
Long-distance runner, Marathon runner, Athletics
Floyd CollinsFloyd Collins
20 July 1887, American
Explorer

Avery BrundageAvery Brundage
28 September 1887, American
Art collector, Basketball player, Athletics

Alastair DennistonAlastair Denniston
01 December 1881, British
Field hockey player, Cryptographer, Mathematician

Shizo KanakuriShizo Kanakuri
20 August 1891, Japanese
Marathon runner, Athletics competitor
Oliver St. John GogartyOliver St. John Gogarty
17 August 1878, Irish
Poet

Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th BaronetSir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet
22 July 1862, Scottish