Olympic and miscellaneous new purchases

[Peter_Spaeth]

I'll start this off with a card in today's mail, the RC of the great volleyball player Karch Kiraly. PS if anyone pays attention to such things, it appears to me that LOTS of the slabbed SI for Kids cards now seem to have the perforations trimmed. I don't like that at all. These cards should look relatively rough.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Diana Nyad, one of the most remarkable athletes ever, who doesn't get anywhere near her due. A testament to the human spirit. Her RC goes all the way back to Sportscasters.

[Arazi4442]

Just waiting on grading prices to get reasonable if ever....

For reference (from top left): Lindsay Vonn, Dan Gable, Mark Spitz, Emil Zatopek, Paavo Nurmi

[Arazi4442]

Just waiting on grading prices to get reasonable if ever....

For reference (from top left): Lindsay Vonn, Dan Gable, Mark Spitz, Emil Zatopek, Paavo Nurmi

[Peter_Spaeth]

More beach volleyball royalty.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Japanese 2016 card of the great gymnast Kohei Uchimura.

[Exhibitman]

Here's an Israeli Pele card from 1970:

[Peter_Spaeth]

Never saw this before, a 1968 Peggy Fleming card that is the same year as her impossible Mira Tuttosport rookie card, not the best looking card but still.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Never saw this before, a 1968 Peggy Fleming card that is the same year as her impossible Mira Tuttosport rookie card, not the best looking card but still.

Nice card. I have the set. Jean Claude-Killy is the only other recognizable name to me in it. There's several Hockey cards in it, but looking at the rosters of the 68 Olympics, probably nobody worth going through the trouble to identify, unless you're into the Pre-Tretiak era Soviet stars.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I am still searching for a Brian Boitano, I am aware of only one card, from a 1994 Olympic set, but have never found it.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I am still searching for a Brian Boitano, I am aware of only one card, from a 1994 Olympic set, but have never found it.

I'm shocked he doesn't have a QOS or mainstream Panini card. His career fit right in the sweet spot for those issues.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I haven't found a single career Plushenko card.

[aro13]

Very cool thread. I can't scan to this site but some of my favorite Olympic cards are on very thin paper set in Spanish of Emil Zatopeck, Abebe Bikila, Al Oerter and Larysa Latynina.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by aro13

Very cool thread. I can't scan to this site but some of my favorite Olympic cards are on very thin paper set in Spanish of Emil Zatopeck, Abebe Bikila, Al Oerter and Larysa Latynina.

Not sure what set that is, but here are cards of each of those.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I am still searching for a Brian Boitano, I am aware of only one card, from a 1994 Olympic set, but have never found it.

He has cards in the 2014 and 2018 Olympians and Paralympians sets. I believe all of them are autographed.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Michael B

He has cards in the 2014 and 2018 Olympians and Paralympians sets. I believe all of them are autographed.

Thank you. I was hoping to find a career card and I think there the only choice is 1994 Panini Lillehamer? But I'll look at those others.

[Andy Baran]

I've been searching for this set or individual cards (Eruzione, Craig, Christiansen, and Silk) for years. Does anyone own them or know where I might find them? Please shoot me a note if you can help. Thanks.

Andy
abaran0427@hotmail.com

My daughter with the obvious Rampone and Wambaugh, during a training session in New Jersey

[timzcardz]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Diana Nyad, one of the most remarkable athletes ever, who doesn't get anywhere near her due. A testament to the human spirit. Her RC goes all the way back to Sportscasters.

I remember her attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by timzcardz

I remember her attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida.

She finally succeeded. Quite a feat.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Olga rookie.

[bigfanNY]

1926 Stanley Cup Finals Program. The last year a non NHL team competed for the Cup. Stanley Cup Finals programs from the 1920's and earlier are very scarce.

[Peter_Spaeth]

1947 Continental Pools (Belgian) Zatopek, likely his first.

[Arazi4442]

A couple Olympians from a recent submission. Nadia, Zatopek, Murmi & Carl Lewis

[IndyDave]

I picked up a group of 1936 Reemsta Olympic cards from Germany including two Jesse Owens.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Helen Stephens pictured there was no slouch herself, I think she won two golds and was a world record holder.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Never saw this before, a 1968 Peggy Fleming card that is the same year as her impossible Mira Tuttosport rookie card, not the best looking card but still.

The decorative box top and several other cards from this cool set.

[D. Bergin]

Here's a 1968 German Summer Olympic set I've dug up. Includes several cards of US Gold Medalists I've pictured below, along with two other notables. Distance runner, Kip Keino and gymnast, Vera Caslavska.

For those not familiar with Caslavska, who dominated women's gymnastics during the 1960's, I'd suggest reading up on her. She was also an open protester during the '68 Olympic Games, and she ended up paying a steep price for it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C4%9...A1slavsk%C3%A1