Passing of Ágnes Keleti at 103
Ágnes Keleti earned ten Olympic medals in gymnastics in the 1950s. Her medal total is greater than any Hungarian in any sport. Only fencer Aladár Gerevich has been able to match her total. She is the oldest female gymnast to win a gold medal in an individual event. […]
Slovakia’s oldest Olympic champion Ján Zachara dies at 96
Slovakia’s oldest Olympic gold medallist Ján Zachara has died at the age of 96. He won the featherweight boxing gold at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Zachara was born on August 8th, 1928 in what was then Czechoslovakia. […]
Coubertin’s Olympic Farewell in 1925
A hundred years ago on New Year’s Day 1925, Baron Pierre de Coubertin celebrated his 62nd birthday. It was to be a significant one for him because he had decided to stand down as International Olympic Committee President (IOC) after over a quarter of a century at the […]
Greek documentary “Agones” now available on Olympic Channel
A landmark documentary on the Olympic Games made for Greek Television (ERT) has now been made available for streaming on the Olympic Channel. “Agones” was made in 2021 to commemorate the 125th […]
Historic discovery of Jesse Owens records
The original sheets used by judges to record the 1936 Olympic long jump competition won by Jesse Owens have been re-discovered after almost 90 years. The original handwritten sheets were filled in and signed by competition officials in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. […]
Borşa, the lost Olympic ski resort of the Carpathians
1944 was an Olympic year but the Games themselves never took place. The cruel years of the Second World War were perhaps the darkest in world history. The conflict left millions dead and many more seriously. wounded. The lives of many […]
2026 Torch Relay to Be ‘Greatest Journey’
The Olympic Flame for Milan Cortina 2026 is set to cross Italy in a 63-day journey, organisers revealed this week.
“This ‘Greatest Journey’ is the moment when Milano Cortina 2026 will embrace our country, uniting Italy in a celebration of national pride.” claimed […]
ISOH Launches Open Access Program with oldest known volume on the Ancient Olympic Games
We are delighted to launch our ‘open access’ in the most appropriate way possible with the oldest known volume on the history of the ancient Olympics which has […]
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