Paul Richer Goes to the 1900 Olympics

 

Paris anatomist, sculptor, photographer, and illustrator Paul Richer convinced scores of athletes 

to pose nude for him in 1900.  Many of those were competitors at the Paris Olympics of that year.  Today we will look at ten sets of these Olympian photos, with each preceded by a clothed photo.  

We start with Edgar Bredin of the United Kingdom, a runner who won three gold medals 

in a single day for 100, 400, and 1500 meters.  Quite the athlete!