Olympic Photos by Paul Richer - Part 14

Olympic Photos by Paul Richer, part 14

Today we conclude our series of nude photographs by Paul Richer of athletes in the 1900 Paris Olympics.  Richer was on an official Olympic commission to study the athletes.  Richer was responsible for taking nude anthropomorphic photos of the athletes, and since it was an official commission, almost all the athletes who were asked to participate did so.

We start with Danish athlete Charles Winckler, above, who competed in swimming, shot put, and discus, and was on the gold-medal-winning Danish tug-of-war team.

Here are Paul Richer's photos of Winckler, front view ...

rear view ...

and side view

French athlete Guillaume de Saint Cyr, above, competed as a runner and in shot put.  

Here are Paul Richer's photos of de Saint Cyr, front view ...

rear view ...

and side view.

We end with two mini-movies.  Photographer Paul Richer was a pioneer in chronophotography, the early practice of taking multiple photos of a moving subject.  The gif above was made from Richer's photos of an athlete throwing a shot underhand in 1900.  The athlete was not identified, but was probably one of the athletes in the 1900 Olympics.

And here is another gif made from Richer's photos, showing the same athlete throwing a shot overhand in 1900.

This concludes this series of Olympic photos by Paul Richer.  I hope you enjoyed them.