U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos stare downward while extending gloved hands skyward during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner after Smith received the gold and Carlos the bronze for the 200 meter run at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. 30.

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The cutie in the previous photo grew to become Olympic ice skater Have a need for speed? The highly contested soccer match between Argentina and England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals is to thank for the “Hand of God” goal in which Maradona used his hand to place the ball into the net. With photos of the world’s biggest sports events & games, AP Images captures powerful images of the blood, sweat & tears of dedicated athletes. RED SOX YANKEES, NEW YORK, USAMandatory Credit: Photo by Bildbyran/REX/Shutterstock (5898557a) “Get up and fight, sucker!” Heavyweight boxing champion In one of the greatest singular athletic achievements ever, Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes (3:59.4) on May 6, 1954. April 11, 1947: When Jackie Robinson officially joined the Brooklyn … Brandi Chastain takes off her shirt as she celebrates after kicking the winning goal in a shoot out against China Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali stands over Sonny Liston, the man he snatched the title from the... Roger Bannister. Published May 7, 2014. The images represent a variety of sports, including baseball, football, tennis, soccer and even fishing.

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. The One of the most famous track and field athletes, American Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the American Brandi Chastain famously took off her jersey and fell to her knees in celebration after scoring the winning penalty kick in the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final against China on July 10, 1999.

She described the celebration as “momentary insanity, nothing more, nothing less.”Photographs can evoke a whole host of emotions, from pure joy to heartbreaking defeat.

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There’s a reason this man has a religion in his honor in Argentina.

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