Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 24/No. 3 – 2016
The Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro were my eighteenth. I witnessed exciting competitions from superb athletes. In this issue I consider which of the moments from Rio will stand the test of time in Olympic history. For my part, I experienced a wonderful town, but there were also shadows which darkened the mood. […]
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 24/No. 2 – 2016
It is four years since we decided to produce the Journal of Olympic History in colour. Today it is scarcely possible to imagine it otherwise. The pleasing development of ISOH is reflected in the Journal which is now sent to 206 countries. That is especially thanks to our authors and the small team which takes […]
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 24/No. 1 – 2016
The significance of publicity need not be explained to anyone. 120 years ago at the Games of the First Olympiad that was completely different. That we have clear ideas of Athens 1896 is down to the German photographer Albert Meyer, whose pictures are published worldwide, mostly without people knowing who […]
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 23/No. 3 – 2015
When last autumn I asked former IOC Director Monique Berlioux if she could write about her experiences in Lausanne for the first 2015 edition of the Journal on the theme “100 Years of the Olympic Capital“ she hesitated and replied that she had to look after her husband, the journalist Serge Groussard, who was dependent […]
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