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In (archive) photos: U of A athletes over time

Explore U of A athletics throughout time in a series of archive photos showing past student-athletes participating in a variety of sports.

August 01, 2024

In highlight of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games and our trio of current and former student-athletes competing in Paris, explore U of A in (archive) photos and see a variety of past U of A student-athletes participating in a range of sports.

Intercollegiate Track Meet, Long Jump (October 1938)
Track meet, High Jump (1938)
Intercollegiate Track Meet, Long Jump (October 1938)
Doris Danner, javelin throw (October 1941)
Track meet Pole vault (1935)
Track meet, Interfraternity Relay race (1938)
Women's Basketball Action Shot (February 1942)
Rugby Team (1922)
Crowd at rugby game (October 1940)
Football, Varsity vs. E.A.C. (October 1940)
COTC Boxers (1930)
Swimming Team, Group Picture (co-ed; February 1942)
University of Alberta Ladies' Hockey Team (1917-1918)
Hockey game, Varsity vs. Saskatchewan (February 1940)

Read Bears & Pandas at the Olympic Games to learn more about the University of Alberta’s association with the Olympics and Paralympic games, dating back to 1928 (with Pandas Basketball student-athlete, Gladys Fry).

To view more U of A archive photos, visit the University of Alberta Library Archives.

If you would like to see additional archive photo stories on another topic, please email your idea to blog@ualberta.ca. If you have archives that you wish to add to the database, please visit the University of Alberta Library Archives website for information.