Sport

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

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

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

Explore sporting stories submitted by people across Europe

Tell us about your sport experiences through objects like photographs, memorabilia, equipment or prizes.

Find out more about our Europeana Sport project

Find out more about our Europeana Sport collection days events and activities in 2021

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.