Early Olympic Games: Canadian Involvement & Olympic-like Festivals

1. Slides for Week 10 • Internationalism & the Early Olympic Games • Olympism, Olympic history from founding to 1936 • Emphasis on Canadian involvement and nature of the early Games

2. Olympic-like Festivals and References • 1. Olympic festivals in England, Scandinavia, Yugoslavia – W.P. Brooks • 2. World’s Fairs • 3. Montreal Olympic Festival – 1844 • 4. Scottish Highland Games • 5. German and German American Turnfests • 6. 19th Century Greek Olympics (Zappas) • 7. World Fairs and Expositions • 8. Helmuth College Olympics – London, Ontario

4. Demetrius Vikelas

7. Athens, 1896 • Georges Averoff

15. The Early Games ~ 1896 Athens

16. Paris, 1900 • Paris International Exposition • The Sabbath question • George Orton: 2500m steeplechase • Alex and Dick Grant: St. Mary’s (Penn and Harvard) • Charlotte B. Cooper

25. St. Louis, 1904 • Louisiana Purchase Exposition • Etienne Desmarteau • George S. Lyon • Felix Carvajal • Fred Lorz - Thomas Hicks

31. Etienne Desmarteau Montr Fr-Cdn policeman Father a blacksmith Police games 56-pound wt throw Cannon ball w handle Distance and heightMAAA “support” Won both dist and ht ‘04

33. George S Lyon

34. 1906 – 10 Year Ol Anniv Billy Sherring

35. 1908 London Olympic Games • Athletes marched in by nation • Most countries sent national teams, Canada no exception • Cdn pride in sending team to Britain

36. 1908 London Olympic Games • Most intriguing event, the marathon

37. 1908 Games Images

38. 1908 London Games

39. 1912 Olympic Games ~ Stockholm • Model of efficiency in org • Electronic timing 1st used • Theme 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 running • Most pop athl? Jim Thorpe of US who won pentathlon and shattered decathlon record (Br & Spock)

40. Stockholm 1912

41. 1912 Olympic Games ~ Stockholm

42. Stockholm 1912

43. Stockholm 1912 Walter Ewing Trapshooting gold George Hodgson, double gold (400 & 1500)

44. 1920 Games 1920 Antwerp Stadium

45. 1920 Games

46. 1920 Games Bert Schneider Welterweight Ol boxing champ Earl Thomson 110 m hurdles

47. Paris Games 1924 * Chariots of Fire

48. Paris 1924 Johnny Weissmuller Suzanne Lenglen Paavo Nurmi

49. Paris 1924

50. Paris 1924