World of Sport

Wichita Lineman

As the title suggests please pop a few sports related pics in here.

No particular alphabetical order or connection to previous pic rules other than the normal keep it clean! You might put a comment in as to why you're selecting the pic - maybe you were at the event or maybe it's something that happened in sport today etc etc

I'll start things off with my favourite ever player

Kenny Dalglish

Wichita Lineman

Hurling - what an amazing game it is!

jmayo

The Ur beast
and the days before health & safety.

Dickerty

Michael Jordan, greatest sportsman I ever saw...

Red Kev

I was behind the goals about 20m to the right when this picture was taken. Always loved Zidane. Cherry on the cake when he scored twice in this match.

Paz-CCFC

Denis Behan celebrates scoring a penalty for City under a double rainbow in Dalymount Park.

jmayo

Bringing it local ....

A class act, both on and off the pitch.

osarusan

One of the images of the 20th century.

osarusan

John Stephen Akwari, who ran the marathon in the Mexico 68 olympics and kept going despite dislocating his knee just before the half-way point, finishing more than an hour behing the winner.

"My country didn't send me 5000 miles to start the race, my country sent me 5000 miles to finish it."

osarusan

Nagano Olympics: event winner Bjorn Daehle, one of the most successful and celebrated winter Olympians of all time, waits at the finish line to congratulate Philip Boit, who was finishing last. Boit was Kenya's first every entry to a winter Olympic event. Daehle insisted that the medal ceremony be put back until Boit had finished.

dexter647

Istanbul 2005...The mother of all comebacks and one of the greatest nights of my life as a Liverpool fan:)

Son Of A Vidic

On his way to winning gold at the 1983 World Championships. 150 meters out and Coughlin knew he had the title in the bag.

Son Of A Vidic

The great Jesse Owens shat all over Aryan supremacists during the 1936 Olympics in Germany. He refused to give the Nazi salute and went onto win 4 gold, seriously píssing off a certain Mr. Hitler.

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Corvus Maximus wrote: »

The great Jesse Owens shat all over Aryan supremacists during the 1936 Olympics in Germany. He refused to give the Nazi salute and went onto win 4 gold, seriously píssing off a certain Mr. Hitler.

And also one of the last photos of Jigoro Kano, the man who developed Judo from traditional Japanese Jiu Jitsu. He's the small oriental man in the middle.

Jordan 199

Michael Schumacher -1991 Belgian Grand Prix.

He took part in his first Grand Prix driving for the Jordan team. It was also the first time he raced at Spa-Francorchamps, so he went around the circuit on a bicycle to get familiar with the track layout.

On Saturday, he qualified 7th which was sensational. Unfortunately he retired on the first lap of the race.



In the following year and at the same circuit driving for Benetton, he won the race and it was his first win in F1.

TrailerBob

'That' line out... 2007 Croke Park.. A day that transcended sport, end entered the history books in so many ways. A true privilege to have witnessed.

Wichita Lineman

1982, my first visit to Landsdowne Road for a 3-3 thriller with Spain in a Euro 84 qualifier. Ashley Grimes scored the first then Frank Stapleton got 2.

Our team was - Seamus McDonagh (Bolton Wanderers), John Devine (Arsenal), Mick Martin (Newcastle Utd), Mark Lawrenson (Liverpool), Chris Hughton (Tottenham Hotspur), Tony Grealish (Brighton) capt, Liam Brady (Sampdoria), Ashley Grimes (Manchester United), Kevin O’Callaghan (Ipswich Town), Frank Stapleton (Manchester United), Michael Robinson (Brighton)
Sub: Mickey Walsh (FC Porto) for Grealish 60 mins

jmayo

One of the greatest ever duels on a race track in F1.



What these two guys did in a battle, not for the lead, but for second place in the French F1 Grand Prix at Dijon in July 1st 1979 is in IMHO one of the greatest and fairest pieces of F1 driving one will ever see.

Renault's Rene Arnoux's teammate Jean-Pierre Jabouille won, but this was where the real action was.
It was the first win for Renault in F1 and it was first victory for a turbocharged car.
The Renault was head and shoulders over the Ferrari which Villeneuve described to Enzo as a shi*box.

The late great Gilles Villeneuve was one of the best to never win the World title and one of Enzo's most beloved ever drivers.

This was when racing really was racing and wasn't down to pitstops, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-JBDGWZsMY

one man clappin

Ray Houghton's goal v Italy in the world cup in 1994.
It was my first ever holiday so decided to treat myself and go to the World Cup. There was some atmosphere in the stadium and when the goal was scored the place went mental. Can't remember too much of the night though

Wichita Lineman

Red Rum, ridden by Tommy Stack, wins the Grand National in 1977

Wichita Lineman

Fair play to anyone who did a mile for Goal anywhere in Ireland today.

pinksoir

Everyone knows Carlos and Smith in one of the most iconic images in sport. But the white dude is Australian Peter Norman who was ostracised and essentially forced out of competitive sports for standing in solidarity with those two dudes (by wearing the OPHR badge). Norman knew what Carlos and Smith intended and told them he would stand with them -- he even suggested they share a single pair of gloves as Carlos had left his pair in the changing room, hence the athletes holding up different arms. The Australian government never apologised for, in many ways, ruining Norman's life for standing with the two. They finally issued an apology in 2012, 6 years after Norman's death. At his funeral, both Carlos and Smith were pallbearers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4LvwXYmt3Q

razorblunt

Rugby was never the same again.

Red Kev

pinksoir wrote: »

Everyone knows Carlos and Smith in one of the most iconic images in sport. But the white dude is Australian Peter Norman who was ostracised and essentially forced out of competitive sports for standing in solidarity with those two dudes (by wearing the OPHR badge). Norman knew what Carlos and Smith intended and told them he would stand with them -- he even suggested they share a single pair of gloves as Carlos had left his pair in the changing room, hence the athletes holding up different arms. The Australian government never apologised for, in many ways, ruining Norman's life for standing with the two. They finally issued an apology in 2012, 6 years after Norman's death. At his funeral, both Carlos and Smith were pallbearers.

Cheers for that, I remember Smith and Carlos carrying the coffin but never knew the full story behind it.

Omackeral

This is always the lasting image for me of a dark day from the Landsdowne Road riot in 1995 when Ireland went 1-0 up against England.






Other images

rmchmufc

The climax to a historic and unprecedented season for Man Utd.

Mugser

The moment in 1982 that all hearts in Kerry were broken.

Wichita Lineman

Italia '90, Packie Bonner's save and Dave O'Leary after he scored the decisive penalty in the shootout v Romania.

jmayo

pinksoir's picture reminds me that the story about Peter Norman IMHO is one that should be turned into a movie.

These pics below remind me of some of the few times in the Olympics that Baron Pierre de Coubertin phrase "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well" actually held true.

I rather remember these guys in preference to the drugged up nike sponsored prima donas.

Oblomov

Oblomov

Oblomov

peasant

valoren

Tiger 40 today.

Oblomov

At the 2015 European Championships in Dordrecht, Netherlands Christie claimed her first overall European title after winning gold in the 500m and 1500m and finishing second in the 3000m super final

Wichita Lineman

Cheesy movie but who wouldn't like to have played on this team? Love the jerseys.

Oblomov

ROFL

That wasn't sport, that was a movie.

Wilberto

I've always fell for this moment (well, when I saw it later in life anyway as I was quite young at the time so I missed it live!).

Derek Redmond, a British 400m medal favourite, was visibly distraught after tearing his hamstring not long into the race and crouched to his haunches. He got back up moments later and limped about 100m when his father broke onto the track to all but carry him over the line. Another one of those, "It's the taking part/finishing that matters" stories.

Wilberto

Munster, 1978. Need I say more?

Wichita Lineman

Golfing legend Seve Ballesteros

lassykk

Wilberto wrote: »

I've always fell for this moment (well, when I saw it later in life anyway as I was quite young at the time so I missed it live!).

Derek Redmond, a British 400m medal favourite, was visibly distraught after tearing his hamstring not long into the race and crouched to his haunches. He got back up moments later and limped about 100m when his father broke onto the track to all but carry him over the line. Another one of those, "It's the taking part/finishing that matters" stories.

I remember welling up a bit when I saw this alright.

Lots of great pics in this thread. The ones without an explanation can be a bit hard to appreciate though if you aren't into the sport in question!

Cantona's Collars

20 Years this year since Wexford last won an All Ireland,I was on The Hill that day.George O' Connor dropped to his knees in prayer after the final whistle.

razorblunt

Wilberto wrote: »

I've always fell for this moment (well, when I saw it later in life anyway as I was quite young at the time so I missed it live!).

Derek Redmond, a British 400m medal favourite, was visibly distraught after tearing his hamstring not long into the race and crouched to his haunches. He got back up moments later and limped about 100m when his father broke onto the track to all but carry him over the line. Another one of those, "It's the taking part/finishing that matters" stories.

I like it too, but I remember folk were skeptical about the whole thing and said he pulled up knowing he wasn't anywhere near winning, doesn't make sense to me.

On a similar theme, I never understood the anger directed at Sonia for Atlanta

Icaras

He may be a loud, brash and arrogant but he back up his words with actions. 13 sec to beat a 10 year wold champion is phenomenal.

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

The great Jesse Owens shat all over Aryan supremacists during the 1936 Olympics in Germany. He refused to give the Nazi salute and went onto win 4 gold, seriously píssing off a certain Mr. Hitler.

From wikipedia (with two refs at the end): Later, on October 15, 1936 Owens repeated this allegation when he addressed an audience of African Americans at a Republican rally in Kansas City remarking that "Hitler didn't snub me – it was our president who snubbed me. The president didn't even send me a telegram."

Clareman

zerks wrote: »

https://www.gaa.ie/content/images/news/wexford/OConnorGeorge_FullLength.jpg

20 Years this year since Wexford last won an All Ireland,I was on The Hill that day.George O' Connor dropped to his knees in prayer after the final whistle.

I meant to post that before, brilliant pic

Wichita Lineman

Harder to appreciate the significance so far on but Ronnie Delany's Olympic gold in Melbourne 1956 was a phenomenal achievement. Apparently it was relayed to an ecstatic Irish public only via radio.

Oblomov

Wichita Lineman

^ I was watching that race on TV. Major event at the time.

Oblomov

The Zola Budd Mary Decker controversy.. Who stepped on who? Who closed in too soon?

Then Zola Budd was disqualified .....

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

It'd be great if people can give a little background to their picture, even if it is apparently obvious.

Oblomov

It'd be great if people can give a little background to their picture, even if it is apparently obvious.

The whole Zola Budd Episode in sport is .... complicated, involved and best to read the wiki page... A victim of the British press, The Daily Mail, inexperienced and too young for international athletics???.... But, her Junior records still hold and Zola Budd did win two gold medals. for her distance.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zola_Budd