Author: Andy Carter

The Discus:
The Story of the Strange British Disdain for an Olympic Icon
Part 5 ~ Preposterous and No Man in His Right Mind Would Throw It

Posted by Andy Carter | Aug 16, 2021 | Archival Research, Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Olympics | 0

To read Part 1: Classical Origins – Click HERE Part 2: Early British Interest (and...

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The Discus:
The Story of the Strange British Disdain for an Olympic Icon
Part 4 ~ Norman Gardiner and the Dual Discus Event Olympics of 1906 and 1908

Posted by Andy Carter | Aug 12, 2021 | Archival Research, Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Olympics | 0

To read Part 1: Classical Origins – Click HERE Part 2: Early British Interest (and...

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The Discus:
The Story of the Strange British Disdain for an Olympic Icon
Part 3 ~ Greek Revival and British Academic Objections

Posted by Andy Carter | Aug 2, 2021 | Archival Research, Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Olympics | 0

To read Part 1: Classical Origins – Click HERE and for Part 2: Early British Interest (and...

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The Discus:
The Story of the Strange British Disdain for an Olympic Icon
Part 2 ~ Early British Interest (and Disinterest!) in the Discus

Posted by Andy Carter | Jul 22, 2021 | Archival Research, Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Olympics | 1

Read Part 1: Classical Origins HERE In the early 1800s, fitness regimes and personal trainers were...

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The Discus:
The Story of the Strange British Disdain for an Olympic Icon
Part 1 ~ Classical Origins

Posted by Andy Carter | Jul 19, 2021 | Archival Research, Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Olympics | 0

Of all the events in the modern Olympic track and field programme nothing invokes the ancient...

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