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Paul Richer Goes to the 1900 Olympics
Paris anatomist, sculptor, photographer, and illustrator Paul Richer convinced scores of athletes
to pose nude for him in 1900. Many of those were competitors at the Paris Olympics of that year. Today we will look at ten sets of these Olympian photos, with each preceded by a clothed photo.
We start with Edgar Bredin of the United Kingdom, a runner who won three gold medals
in a single day for 100, 400, and 1500 meters. Quite the athlete!
Dick Grant
Dick Grant, shown above at right with his brother Alexander, was a Canadian distance runner
who competed on the 1900 USA team because Canada did not field an Olympic team until 1904.
He placed sixth, but did better in later international competitions. Unfortunately,
the photos by Paul Richer below appear to have been damaged.
Michael Sweeney
Michael Sweeny was a high jumper who appears in the motion study above which was done
by Etienne Jules Marey, a sometimes collaborator with Paul Richer. Mr. Sweeney was
on the USA Olympic team in 1900 and won the all around athletics gold medal
for his combined efforts in high jump, long jump, and the 100 meter race.
Jack Green
English cyclist Jack Green did not win a medal in 1900,
but he had placed second in the World Championship a few years before.
Louis Grogna
Belgian cyclist Louis Grogna was a professional who was allowed to compete in some
special races at the 1900 Olympics, winning several of the longer distances.
Eric Lemming
Sweden's Eric Lemming was one of the most acclaimed athletes of his time,
appearing above with his collection of trophies and medals . . . and his career
had quite a while yet to run. For 1900, his best event was the javelin throw.
Eugen Schmidt
Eugen Schmidt was the first of two Danish athletes in today's series who were on the combined Danish-Swedish tug of war team. They beat out the French for the gold medal, and then lost to the Americans in and ad hoc match after the official competition had ended. The Olympic Committee did not recognize the USA win because it was unofficial, and the Americans blatantly cheated.
Richard Sheldon
Although he doesn't look as hefty as a modern shot putter,
Richard Sheldon of the USA took the gold medal in 1900.
Gian Fernando Tomaselli
Gian Fernando Tomaselli (sometimes spelled Tomasselli) was an Italian cyclist who didn't win a medal in 1900 despite having placed in the top three at several European championships.
Charles Gustave Winckler
Our last 1900 Olympian is Charles Gustave Winckler, another Dane who was on the gold medal winning Swedish-Danish combined tug of war team As you can see above, he also excelled at several field events that included discus and shot put. His nude photos below show some fine beef.
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