baron pierre de coubertin founder of the modern olympics
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Baron Pierre de Coubertin Founder of the Modern Olympics. Modern Olympics. Founded by Pierre de Coubertin. Influenced by Cotswold Olympicks and Wenlock Games. Liked the Ideals of English Public Schools. Aims were friendship, patriotism and athleticism between nations. Robert Dover’s - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Founder of the Modern Olympics
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Modern Olympics
• Founded by Pierre de Coubertin.• Influenced by Cotswold Olympicks and
Wenlock Games.• Liked the Ideals of English Public Schools.• Aims were friendship, patriotism and
athleticism between nations.
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Cotswold Games held in Gloucester at Whitsun from 1612.
Robert Dover’s
Cotswold
Olympick
Games
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1896 Athens. Gymnastics
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1896 Athens. Cycling
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1896 Athens. Swimming.
In the sea!
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1896 Athens
Team U S A
In the stadium
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1896 Athens
Spiridon Louis
Greece
Marathon winner
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1900 Paris.
Enter the ‘Ladies’ Tennis & Golf
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1900 Paris.
Equestrian Events
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1904 St Louis
Pole Vault
Where’s the crash mat?
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1904 St Louis.
The marathon!
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1904 St Louis
First Black athletes
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1908 London
The crowd
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1912 Stockholm. Running Deer Shooting
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1916
The Great War
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1920 Antwerp. Swimming, outdoor pool
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Chariots of Fire1924 Olympics in Paris
The story of Harold Abrahams 100m
and Eric Liddell 400m
Harold
Abrahams
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Eric Liddell
Harold Abrahams
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Chariots of Fire
• Issues:
• Place of University in British Sport.• Amateurs and Professionals.• Level of organisation in the Olympics.• Religion in Sport.