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Table Tennis Centenary
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1912 – 2024 Modern Pentathlon
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Olga’s Gold Medal is Coming Home!
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Notes From Milano Cortina 2026
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Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 33/No. 3 – 2025
December 22, 2025In recent years, several sport museums across the world have faced severe financial difficulties, revealing the fragility of institutions dedicated to preserving physical sporting culture. 2025 – River & Rowing Museum (RRM), Henley-on-Thames (GBR). Once UK National Heritage Museum […]
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Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 33/No. 2 – 2025
October 13, 2025The Journal of Olympic History (JOH) is always eagerly anticipated by many ISOH members who maintain a deep and often emotional connection with the Olympic Movement. Our readership is diverse: active competitors and former athletes, IOC members and other sports officials, […]
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Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 33/No. 1 – 2025
May 19, 2025The International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) extends its warmest congratulations to the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee (IPCC) on its 50th anniversary. This milestone is a testament to the Committee’s
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Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 32/No. 3 – 2024
December 17, 2024For the first time, ISOH has joined Panathlon International, the Pierre de Coubertin Committee (IPCC) and the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) at a gathering during an Olympic Games. The aim was to debate how these four long standing organisations could become stronger […]
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World Championships celebrate Table Tennis Centenary
May 6, 2026Table Tennis is celebrating one hundred years since its first World Championships in London, where the inaugural competition was held in 1926. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was established in […]
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1912 – 2024 The first and last riders in Olympic Modern Pentathlon
April 24, 2026In 2024 at the Palais de Versailles, the Olympic modern pentathlon competition brought the curtain down on 112 years in which horses have played an integral part. When the sport is next seen on the Olympic stage at Los Angeles […]
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Olga’s Gold Medal is Coming Home!
April 20, 2026The discus gold medal won by Olga Fikotová-Connolly at the Melbourne Olympics 70 years ago has been brought back to Prague and is set to go on public display at the National Museum. It was brought ‘home’ by her daughters Merja and Nina.This exceptional item has […]
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Numbers Notes and Curiosities From Milano Cortina 2026
April 16, 2026The dual hosting and widespread geographical nature of the 2026 Games—split between the city of Milan and mountains of Cortina d’Ampezzo and other alpine resorts in Northern Italy—presented a unique set of stories for both the Olympics and […]
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