Games History Hour: A Virtual Series
Games History Hour is a collaborative program of the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum (USOPM), created to share the history and heritage of the Olympic and Paralympic Games with audiences around the world.
Presented quarterly, the free online series brings together leading Olympic historians, researchers, and subject experts to explore important events, personalities, milestones, and themes from the history of the Games. Each program offers an opportunity to look more closely at a particular aspect of Olympic or Paralympic history and to hear the perspectives of specialists in the field.
Programs are originally presented as live-streamed discussions and subsequently made available for on-demand viewing. The recordings below provide an opportunity to revisit previous editions of Games History Hour and explore the many stories that have shaped the Olympic and Paralympic movements.
Games History Hour Programs
Origins: Uncovering the Ancient Olympic Games
Explore the origins and traditions of the Ancient Olympic Games, from their religious foundations at Olympia to the events, conditions and customs experienced by athletes more than two thousand years ago.
Dr. Christian Wacker
Dr. Konstantinos Georgiadis
Atlanta 1996 — The Centennial Games
A look back at the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games and their sporting, cultural and organizational legacy, including the experiences of those who helped shape and participate in the Games.
Dina Gerson
George Hirthler
Shannon Miller
Exploring Winter Games History
Historians and Olympic specialists examine the development of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and some of the people, places and events that have shaped their history.
Bonnie Blair
Dr. Bob Barney
Jason Sisney
Grégory Quin
Collecting and Preserving Games History
An examination of the important role played by collectors, historians and museums in preserving Olympic and Paralympic artifacts, stories and traditions for future generations.
Gordy Crawford
Jonathan Becker
Karen Rosen
The Role of the IOC Presidency: Leadership, Legacy, and the Future
A discussion of how the presidency of the International Olympic Committee has evolved, the influence of individual IOC presidents on the Olympic Movement, and the challenges facing future leadership.
Richard Pound
Philip Barker
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