Antwerp 1920. Men's 3000m team © Collections L'Équipe... Lot 47

Antwerp 1920. Men's 3000m team © Collections L'Équipe August 21, 1920. Rare image of a rare event as the 3000m team race has only been run three times at the Olympic Games, in 1912, 1920 and 1924. Each country can enter five runners and the times of the top three are taken into account. The United States won two of the three titles awarded, including the one in 1920. And the French? "We are largely beaten whereas the series had given us great hopes, notes the newspaper ''L'Auto''. But our team ran without a set." Single posterior print. Edition 1/1. Black and white piezographic print on Awagami Bizan White Medium Handmade 200g paper. Flamant art frame. Floating box made to measure. 42 X 59,5 cm