Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 27/No. 2 – 2019
The focus of the last Journal was the first Olympic Congress, which on 23 June 1894 decided to revive the Olympic Games. They set up an International Olympic Committee to organise them. Now, 125 years on, the new Olympic House has opened and we offer an introduction of the new building in this issue. […]
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 27/No. 1 – 2019
Would Pierre de Coubertin really be turning in his grave, if he were aware of what had become of his Olympic idea, as some critics claim? Maybe he would have problems with the participation of women on an equal basis. Maybe some sports would have appeared strange to him. It seems certain he would […]
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 26/No. 3 – 2018
On occasion of the 50th anniversary we remember anew the Olympic Games of 1968 in Mexico City, which was not just about the ‘Black Power’ demonstration and the 8.90m leap of Bob Beamon. There were many other outstanding athletes and many of these are featured in this edition. […]
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 26/No. 2 – 2018
It was a stroke of luck that this year’s ISOH Meeting took place in Lausanne. Thus, the members of the Executive Committee had the opportunity to visit the exhibition OLYMPIC LANGUAGE, curated by General Secretary Markus Osterwalder in the Olympic Museum. It is well worth seeing, and it was a […]
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 26/No. 1 – 2018
In the last edition we expressed the wish that common sense would prevail and the Olympic Winter Games would pass peacefully. This hope was not only fulfilled by the participation of a North Korean team, but those hopes were even surpassed. PyeongChang 2018 delivered proof […]
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 25/No. 3 – 2017
The final ISOH Journal for 2017 offers a glance at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. In view of the tense political climate between North and South Korea, additionally heated by muscle flexing of the US President, today no one can say with certainty whether these Games will take place peacefully. […]
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 25/No. 2 – 2017
The 131th IOC Session in September in Lima is an ideal opportunity to direct our focus to the host country. In March, Perú was devastated by the destructive “El Nino” flood, but the Peruvians insisted the Session will go ahead and transmit a living message. At first glance, the country appears to lie on […]
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 25/No. 1 – 2017
Our Journal to mark the 25th anniversary of ISOH features the story of two strong women. The first, Barbara Rotraut Pleyer, went into history as the “Peace Angel”. Her failed attempt to combine the opening of the 1952 Games with an appeal for peace, prompted the IOC to explicitly forbid any form of demonstration […]
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