Competitive Women’s Rowing in Britain Since 1945: The Shadow of the Nineteenth Century
In recent years, the participation, visibility and success of competitive women’s rowing has...
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Posted by Lisa Taylor | Sep 28, 2017 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Rowing, Women in Sport | 0
In recent years, the participation, visibility and success of competitive women’s rowing has...
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25th -Today in 1867 Foxhall Parker Keene was born, an American thoroughbred race-horse owner and...
Read MorePosted by Conor Heffernan | Sep 25, 2017 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Physical Culture | 0
At first glance posing trunks seem an odd subject for historical enquiry. Bodybuilding as a sport...
Read MoreIn December 1935, the Manchester Guardian produced a list of men willing to give talks, lectures...
Read MorePosted by Margaret Roberts | Sep 18, 2017 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0
18th- The 1988 weightlifting competition took place at the Ol-lim-pik Gong-won, or Olympic...
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