Sport
Sporting stories
Explore stories of sporting heritage from across Europe
Watch a documentary celebrating a half-century of sport
Exploring the history of a Scottish cricket club
Reporting on a match from 1928 when Scotland's footballers were the Wembley Wizards
In the Canary Islands, wrestling is a traditional sport - part of the folklore of the islands
Appreciating the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race Trophies, contemporary silver masterpieces
A guidebook for playing Scotland's finest golf course
How antisemitism in post-war football matches in Hungary was portrayed by the Communist authorities
Agricultural tests of skill and agility
Denmark's first sports school was founded in 1920
Scandinavian and German art celebrating sport, bodies, nature, health, youth and strength
Discover the history of the Latvian national football team in the 1920s and 1930s
Exploring the history of the tournament which promotes acceptance of sexual diversity
Discover the Irish roots of the first steeplechase race
Discover a traditional game played in villages across Yorkshire and other parts of the UK
The history of an annual sailing race on Hungary's largest lake
The Four Days Marches in Nijmegen are the world's largest multiple day marching sport event
Irish sporting competitions in the 1920s and 1930s
Go Scotland! Exploring the history and archives of Commonwealth Games Scotland
An icon of Hungarian sport, this is the story of shoe factory in Martfű
Exploring links between football and ancient Greece and Rome
Hairdressing, pesto, logging and parachuting - 4 championships in sports you may not know
Cycling history of the Dutch city with the country's first bicycle path
The story of how Salvador Dalí supported a Girona rugby team
International sport competitions in the 1920s and 1930s for members of labour and workers associations
Striking illustrated advertising commemorating the 1948 London Olympic Games
Archive photographs bring us behind the scenes of WEHA, a German sports equipment factory
Explore archive photographs of sporting activities at a girls school in Dublin
Lonkero are Finnish long drinks invented for the 1952 Olympics
Sportspeople
Biographies and stories about athletes and teams
Youngest-ever Olympic boxer, who survived the Holocaust
From a homemade canoe to Olympic silver
Icon of Czech gymnastics who subtly protested Soviet invasion at the 1968 Olympics
Champion figure skater who was the first Dutch gold medal winner at the Winter Olympic Games
Irish-Australian who won the first women’s Olympic swimming medal
German swimmer in the Paralympic Games who won multiple medals
Afro-Italian boxer who was Italian champion in the 1920s, angering fascists
Norwegian Paralympian who won 21 medals across four different games
Champion tennis player in the 1920s who won Olympic medals and Wimbledon titles
The 1936 Olympic champion who battled poverty and racial bigotry with sporting success
Władysław Kozakiewicz’s 1980 Olympics gesture
How an Italian marathon runner won and lost the 1908 Olympic marathon gold medal
Table tennis world champions from Vienna
German boxer Max Schmeling was world heavyweight boxing champion of the world in the 1930s
Hungary's first female pilot who conqueried the skies in 1912
Hungarian Olympic gold medallist who survived the Holocaust and lived through the 1956 Revolution
From Olympic gold medal swimmer to Hollywood leading man
Dutch tennis player who was unbeaten for more than 400 matches
The history and heritage of Sport Lisboa e Benfica
'Pancho' Puskás and the Hungarian 'Golden Team' of the 1950s who made their mark on Spanish football
Olympics & Paralympics
Explore histories of the Games
Controversy and conflict in Olympic history
Visit our exhibition and explore the stories of athletes from 125 years of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Histories of the games for athletes with disabilities
120 years of symbolising the games, host cities and sport
Origins of the mascot that bring the Olympic spirit to life
Your sporting stories
Since 2020, people have been sharing their sport stories from around Europe, either online or at collection day events.
Explore sporting stories submitted by people across Europe
Racontez-nous vos expériences sportives à l’aide d’objets comme des photos, objets de collection, équipement ou prix.
Apprenez-en plus sur notre projet Europeana Sport
Find out more about our Europeana Sport collection days events and activities in 2021
Galleries
Gallery of propaganda images for sport events where women had to confront idealised stereotypes of their bodies.
Photos, films and memorabilia showing Black footballers who have played in teams across Europe
Memorabilia that show support and remember sporting events through history
Discover vintage photography of athletics, with track and field events, races and athletes from across Europe
Discover vintage photographs from different times in history showing gymnasts from across Europe.
Explore images and films of surfing and windsurfing from cultural heritage collections across Europe.
Explore this gallery showing how artists have been influenced by and portrayed sports and games
Explore these statues and sculptures inspired by sports, athletes and bodies in motion.
Exploring the Olympic Games from a political viewpoint: protests, boycotts, controversies and conflicts
Explore vintage photography of football teams across Europe
In the early 20th century, people's passion for sport led to them having formal portrait photographs taken
Posters from across Europe for sports and sporting events
Sport, speed and snow
Sporting venues from across Europe
Celebrating sporting achievement in gold, silver, bronze and other materials
Sport photography, memorabilia and artworks relating to rugby played by professional and amateur teams across Europe.