The Coubertin Family – a short history of a noble French family
This paper on the Coubertin family has been written for my children and grandchildren and eventually my brothers and sisters and their children […]
The Evolution of the Early Olympics*
Baron Pierre de Coubertin, an influential French aristocrat and historian, proposed a revival of the Ancient Olympic Games at a congress […]
“The Olympics? What Olympics?”*
The notion that the city of Detroit might have hosted the 1968 Olympic Games raises an intriguing hypothetical possibility. The iconic […]
Sport among Jewish people in Hungary*
In fact, the Hungarians had also until recently, been forced to fight for their identity and independence. Even the establishment of the […]
All Eyes on Atlanta*
When the Australian swim team travelled to Atlanta, Georgia to compete at the Centennial Olympic Games in July 1996, it was hailed by the media […]
Ricardo Saprissa*
Our star was born in San Salvador (El Salvador) on June 24th 1901 to Salvadorian nationalized Spanish parents (José Saprissa Llurá, businessman […]
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