From this Category

Latest News & Items

Jim Thorpe: was he the Greatest Athlete in the World?

14th May 2026

Was Jim Thorpe the greatest athlete in the world? King Gustav V of Sweden certainly thought so. He described Thorpe thus as he handed him two gold medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Jim Thorpe was a legendary Native American sportsman, who lived from 1888 – 1953.  He was a Sac and Fox Native American, […]

Fitness and Wellbeing in Sportspages’ New Stock Catalogue

12th March 2026

Our most recent New Stock catalogue has a huge range of sports as usual. It also has quite a fine line in rare and classic fitness and wellbeing books too. Any of them should help you get ready for the summer! One of the most direct of the fitness and wellbeing books is ‘Be Fit […]

Sportspages’ New Stock catalogue

15th January 2026

This quirky, 1930s Hungarian table tennis postcard is in our newest New Stock catalogue: https://www.sportspages.com/catalogue/new-stock-58  along with over 100 other items from nearly as many sports. Our catalogues come out regularly: don’t miss them by signing up for them on the bottom of our home page!  

Cricket » Cricket Postcards » Cricket Players » G.C. FOSTER (JAMAICAN SPRINTER & CRICKETER) ATHLETIC POSTCARD

G.C. FOSTER (JAMAICAN SPRINTER & CRICKETER) ATHLETIC POSTCARD

G.C. FOSTER (JAMAICAN SPRINTER & CRICKETER) ATHLETIC POSTCARD

Click to zoom

Original real photographic postcard of the Jamaican sprinter G.C. Foster, taken while representing Kensington Athletics Club. Despite being a leading sprinter of the time Foster was denied entry to the 1908 Olympics as Jamaica was not an affiliated member of the IOC. He went on to represent Jamaica at cricket, including playing 3 games against the MCC in 1910-11. In later life he was an influential athletics coach and the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport in Spanish Town was named in his honour. He died in 1966.

Very good condition.

Date
c1908

£80.00 (Code: 97914)

Add to basket
Adding...