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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Athletics

Subject

Homebush Bay

Share the Spirit

Botany Bay Gift

Empire Games 1938

Greenwich Village Games

Highland Gathering

Olympic Games 2000

Paralympic Games 2000

World Masters Games 2009

Athletic Association of Great Public Schools of New South Wales

Athletics NSW

Australian Olympic Committee

Bjelke-Petersen School of Physical Culture

Randwick Botany Harriers

Cuthbert, Betty

Eve, Dick

King, William Francis (Flying pieman)

Norman, Decima

Rowley, Stan

Wenden, Michael

Winter, Nick

Sydney Olympic Park

Betty Cuthbert, c1954

Competitors in cross country race at Canterbury racecourse 1930s

Decima Norman, Empire Games, Sydney 1938

Girls skipping at Athletics Carnival c1900

Homebush Bay

Korean Martial Arts, The Rocks, 2000

Korean flag waved as Olympic medallists in archery do lap of honour, Sydney International Archery Park, Homebush 2000

Olympic Games redevelopment, Homebush 1999

Physical culture group at Christian Brothers Waverley 1946

Sydney Olympics 1 October 2000

The flying pieman (William Francis King) 1847

Ye Sportes atte ye Alberte Cryckette Grounde 1866

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Athletics

Homebush Bay

Originally the land of the Wangal clan, Homebush Bay emerged from the industrial pollution of the twentieth century with the construction of Sydney Olympic Park and one of Sydney's newest suburbs.

Share the Spirit

Promotional video supporting Sydney's bid for the 2000 Olympic Games.

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Botany Bay Gift

Australia's oldest professional running race.

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Empire Games 1938

International sporting competition held at the Sydney Cricket Ground and various other Sydney venues in February 1938, timed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the founding of the colony at Sydney. Over 450 athletes from 15 countries participated in over 70 events, and Australia won the medal tally.

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Greenwich Village Games

Community based games event held in the suburb of Greenwich in December of each Olympic year. Eight teams compete in over twenty events for winning points and local glory.

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Highland Gathering

Sports and cultural programme held on New Year's day each year by the Scottish community to raise funds for the poor. Originally held at the Albert Ground in Redfern it has also been held at the Sydney Cricket Ground and the Showgrounds.

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Olympic Games 2000

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International sporting event that prompted the construction of new sporting facilities and brought thousands of visitors to the city.

Paralympic Games 2000

International games for elite athletes with disabilities, held after the Olympic Games in Sydney.

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World Masters Games 2009

International multi-sport event held about every four years and open to all sportspeople over age 35.

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Athletic Association of Great Public Schools of New South Wales

Association of mostly private boys' schools in New South Wales that share common interests, ethics, educational philosophy and contest sporting events among themselves.

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Athletics NSW

Umbrella organisation for 88 affiliated athletics clubs in the state.

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Australian Olympic Committee

Non-profit organisation made up of the national bodies of sports on the Olympic program.

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Bjelke-Petersen School of Physical Culture

Organisation promoting physical health through aerobic exercise, muscle strength, balance and co-ordination.

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Randwick Botany Harriers

Amateur athletics club founded in 1907.

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Cuthbert, Betty

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Champion runner who won gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and again in Tokyo in 1964.

Eve, Dick

Australian diver who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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King, William Francis (Flying pieman)

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Athlete and pie seller, who achieved many feats of pedestrian prowess during the 1840s and became a well known street character in Sydney.

Norman, Decima

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Champion runner who won 5 gold medals at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney, and stayed to train in Sydney for the 1940 Olympics, which were cancelled because of World War II.

Rowley, Stan

Champion sprinter, born 1876 died 1924.Competed in the 1900 Paris Olympics.

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Wenden, Michael

Sprinter who won gold medals at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.

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Winter, Nick

Gold medalllist in the hop, step and jump at the 1924 Paris Olympics.

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Sydney Olympic Park

Sporting venues, public spaces and parklands erected for the 2000 Olympic Games on reclaimed industrial land. It became a suburb in 2009 when the suburb of Homebush Bay was divided between Sydney Olympic Park and Wentworth Point.

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Betty Cuthbert, c1954

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By

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a3236022 / PXA 584/21]

(Mitchell Library)

Competitors in cross country race at Canterbury racecourse 1930s

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Contributed By

City of Sydney Archives

[64081]

(SRC19750)

Decima Norman, Empire Games, Sydney 1938

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a128302 / Home and Away 17822]

Girls skipping at Athletics Carnival c1900

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Contributed By

Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

(Tyrrell Photographic Collection)

Homebush Bay

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Image courtesy of

[0402-1301-32]

Korean Martial Arts, The Rocks, 2000

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By

Contributed By

City of Sydney Archives

[042\042796]

(NSCA CRS 1000, 1360/4)

Korean flag waved as Olympic medallists in archery do lap of honour, Sydney International Archery Park, Homebush 2000

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By

Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[nla.pic-an23286948]

Olympic Games redevelopment, Homebush 1999

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By

Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[nla.pic-vn3094080]

Physical culture group at Christian Brothers Waverley 1946

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[hood_21811 / Home and Away 21811]

Sydney Olympics 1 October 2000

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By

Robert A Whitehead

Contributed By

[DOD 001001-F-8217W-002]

(.S. Department of Defense photo by: TSGT ROBERT A. WHITEHEAD, USAF, via pingnews)

The flying pieman (William Francis King) 1847

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By

William Nicholas

Contributed By

National Gallery of Australia

[Accession No: NGA 87.1643]

(Purchased 1987)

Ye Sportes atte ye Alberte Cryckette Grounde 1866

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Sydney Punch, September 22, 1866, p 137)

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