RR Auction: Olympics Auction

American sports official (1862–1914) and one of the founders of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) in 1888, who served as its secretary from 1889 until

Four items: a hand-edited TLS signed "James B. Connolly," a gold medalist in the triple jump at the 1896 Athens Olympics, one page, Februa...

British athlete (1886–1949) who won the silver medal in the five-mile at the London 1908 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medal at the Stockholm 1912 Gam

Renowned Italian fencer (1894–1940) who, as a competitor at the Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics, became the only fencer to win a gold medal in each of th

American athlete and two time Olympic champion (1900–1943) who earned gold medals at the 1920 Antwerp Games in the 100-meter and the 4x100 meter relay

American sprint runner who became the first person to appear in an Olympic sprint final in three different Olympic Games—1920, 1924, and 1928; Scholz

American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in five events (1905–2003), who became the first woman to swim across t

American polo player (1900–1944) who won a silver medal at the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics; he was killed in an air crash during World War II. Pencil s

American tennis player (1903–1959) who won three medals at the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics—gold in singles and doubles, and silver in mixed doubles. Vi

Italian artistic gymnast (1909–1934) who won the silver medal in the pommel horse competition at the Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics. Vintage pencil