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The Guardian - UK
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Olympic posters from the first modern games in 1896 to 2008 – in pictures

Century Olympic posters: Poster for the first modern Olympic Games in Athens 1896
Poster for the first modern Olympic Games in Athens 1896 Photograph: Press Association Images
Century Olympic posters: 1900 Paris Olympic Games
1900 Paris Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 1908 London Olympic Games
1908 London Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games
1912 Stockholm Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 1924 Paris Olympic Games
1924 Paris Olympic Games Photograph: Apic/PVDE
Century Olympic posters: 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games
1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games
1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games Photograph: Corbis
Century Olympic posters: 1936 Berlin Olympic Games
1936 Berlin Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 1948 London Olympic Games
1948 London Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 1952 Helskini Olympic games
1952 Helskini Olympic Games Photograph: Corbis
Olympic posters: 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images Europe
Century Olympic posters: 1960 Rome Olympic Games
1960 Rome Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 1968 Mexico Olympic Games
1968 Mexico Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 1972 Munich Olympic Games
1972 Munich Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 1976 Montreal Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
1980 Moscow Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 1988 Seoul Olympics games
1988 Seoul Olympics games Photograph: Corbis
Century Olympic posters: 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Olympic Games Photograph: Allsport
Century Olympic posters: 2004 Athens Olympic Games
2004 Athens Olympic Games Photograph: IOC Olympic Museum/Getty Images
Century Olympic posters: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Olympic Games Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features
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