Kitei Son and Spiridon Louis – Political Dimensions of the 1936 Marathon in Berlin
On the 15th of November 2002 the Olympic marathon champion of 1936, Kitei SON, died in Korea at the age of […]
“No Excuses” – American Hurdler Glenn Davis
In the hot, dry summer of 1952, Barberton, Ohio, revealed itself to an orphaned boy as a tough, honest city; a show-me place where […]
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 28/No. 1 – 2020
With the lighting of the Olympic flame on 12th March, the countdown to the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo has begun. Philip Barker reports from the ceremony in Ancient Olympia. There have been doubts over the celebration of the Games before. In 1916, 1940 and 1944, neither Summer nor Winter Games […]
Journal of Olympic History – Vol. 27/No. 3 – 2019
With the opening of Tokyo’s New National Stadium in December, the final stage of the countdown to the beginning of the XXXII Olympic Games on 24 July 2020 has started. Never has a city looked “as well prepared for the Games as Tokyo at this point in time”, said IOC President Thomas Bach after the last meeting […]
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. […]