Loss of the US Figure Skating Team – 1961
The US figure skating team of 1961 contained the golden girls and boys of their
Sport
Death of Kurt Jensen – 1960
Doping in sport wasnโt new when the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome came around, and
Manchester United and the Munich Air Tragedy – 1958
Every so often in sport there arrives on the scene a team of such prodigious
24 Hours of Le Mans – 1955
First held in 1923, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is a true test of
Superga Tragedy 1949
They were sporting legends in their own lifetimes – which would be tragically cut short
Burnden Park Disaster 1946
The years immediately following World War II saw vast crowds flocking to football games in
Happy Valley Racecourse Disaster 1918
In Queen Victoriaโs time, wherever Britons went a-colonizing they took with them the sporting institutions
The IV Olympiad 1908
Dorando Pietri’s marathon run To become the defining symbol of an Olympiad, an athlete will
Ibrox Stadium Disaster 1902
Even though the football fixture between Scotland and the Auld Enemy England at Ibrox Park
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