Slides for Week 10

Internationalism & the Early Olympic GamesOlympism, Olympic history from founding to 1936Emphasis on Canadian involvement and nature of the early Games

Olympic-like Festivals and References

1. Olympic festivals in England, Scandinavia, Yugoslavia W.P. Brooks2. Worlds Fairs3. Montreal Olympic Festival 18444. Scottish Highland Games5. German and German American Turnfests6. 19th Century Greek Olympics (Zappas)7. World Fairs and Expositions8. Helmuth College Olympics London, Ontario

Demetrius Vikelas

Athens, 1896Georges Averoff

The Early Games ~ 1896 Athens

Paris, 1900Paris International ExpositionThe Sabbath questionGeorge Orton: 2500m steeplechaseAlex and Dick Grant: St. Marys (Penn and Harvard)Charlotte B. Cooper

St. Louis, 1904Louisiana Purchase ExpositionEtienne DesmarteauGeorge S. LyonFelix CarvajalFred Lorz - Thomas Hicks

Etienne DesmarteauMontr Fr-Cdn policemanFather a blacksmithPolice games56-pound wt throwCannon ball w handleDistance and height MAAA support Won both dist and ht 04

George S Lyon

1906 10 Year Ol AnnivBilly Sherring

1908 London Olympic GamesAthletes marched in by nationMost countries sent national teams, Canada no exceptionCdn pride in sending team to Britain

1908 London Olympic GamesMost intriguing event, the marathon

1908 Games Images

1908 London Games

1912 Olympic Games ~ StockholmModel of efficiency in orgElectronic timing 1st usedTheme of endurance: ex, bike road race was 320 km; one Greco-Roman wr event lasted 11 hours; Hannes Kohlemainen of Finland won 3 gold medals in long distance runningMost pop athl? Jim Thorpe of US who won pentathlon and shattered decathlon record (Br & Spock)

Stockholm 1912

1912 Olympic Games ~ Stockholm

Stockholm 1912

GeorgeHodgson, double gold (400 & 1500)Stockholm 1912Walter EwingTrapshooting gold

1920 Antwerp Stadium1920 Games

1920 Games

Earl Thomson 110 m hurdlesBert SchneiderWelterweight Ol boxing champ1920 Games

Paris Games 1924* Chariots of Fire

Paavo NurmiJohnnyWeissmullerSuzanne LenglenParis 1924

Paris 1924

Paris 1924

Maxwell Stiles - Los Angeles Examiner (1932) The Canadian girls are undoubtedly the prettiest and most wholesome looking group of girls who have arrived for the competition. They constitute a denial of the general idea that a woman athlete must be built like a baby grand piano and have a face like a hatchet. Their ages range from 16 to 21, and they are here to show the world that Canada has some splendid young women who are good-looking and who know how to conduct themselves.

1932 LA Opening Ceremonies

Duncan McNaughtonGold in high jump

Canada Losing to US in Lacrosse in 32

Berlin Olympic Stadium 1936

Leni Riefenstahls Masterpiece Filmography of 36 Games