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Category: Athletics

Alec Nelson: Professional Runner, Athletics Coach ...

Posted by Ian Stone | May 16, 2019 | Athletics, Podcasts | 0

Doppelgänger : The mysterious career of Alfred Kön...

Posted by Gherardo Bonini | Dec 6, 2018 | Athletics | 0

People’s champion or violent bank robbing crook?

Posted by Richard Tisdale | Oct 1, 2018 | Athletics, General | 0

Asserting the Rural and ‘The Truth about Wilson’

by John Bale | Oct 10, 2019 | Athletics, Cricket, Football, General, Podcasts | 0

This podcast from Prof John Bale, from a collection of short papers on aspects of sport and...

In Leaps and Bounds
Bertha Crowther: GB’s First Pentathlon Champion

by Margaret Roberts | Oct 5, 2019 | Athletics, Gender and Sport | 0

The campuses of Crewe+Alsager College of Education, part of ManMet University since 1992, have...

Massaging the Amateur Ethos: British Professional Trainers at Stockholm in 1912.

by Dave Day | Sep 26, 2019 | Athletics, Podcasts, Team Sports | 0

This podcast, by Dave Day was delivered as part of a collection of papers on aspects of coaching...

Alec Nelson:
Professional Runner, Athletics Coach and ‘Entrepreneur-Client’

by Ian Stone | May 16, 2019 | Athletics, Podcasts | 0

Playing Pasts is delighted to present this podcast by Prof Ian Stone from the Sporting Lives...

Doppelgänger : The mysterious career of Alfred König

by Gherardo Bonini | Dec 6, 2018 | Athletics | 0

According to a file stored in the Jewish Municipal Cult Archive of Vienna, Alfred König was born...

People’s champion or violent bank robbing crook?

by Richard Tisdale | Oct 1, 2018 | Athletics, General | 0

William Snook was one the best runners in the country – but this popular sporting hero had a very...

A Short History of the Barclay Match: 1809‐1909

by Derek Martin | Sep 20, 2018 | Athletics, Videos | 0

Presented by: Derek Martin At Newmarket in 1809 Captain Barclay walked one mile each hour for...

A Retrospective Assessment of Coaching Style and Quality: An Exploratory Study of Alec Nelson

by Ian Stone | Jul 19, 2018 | Athletics, Videos | 0

Presented by: Ian Stone Using a variety of contemporary sources, including letters and...

Captain Barclay’s contemporaries: practising pedestrianism 1780-1820

by Derek Martin | Apr 12, 2018 | Athletics, Videos | 0

The national celebrity of Captain Barclay after his 1,000-mile walk in 1809 has overshadowed other...

Historical Perspectives on Female Contributions to Sports Leadership

by SpLeisH Research Team | Mar 22, 2018 | Athletics, Gender and Sport, Rowing, Team Sports, Videos | 0

This video is from a public lecture given at MMU Cheshire Campus for Internation Women’s Day...

Mussabini Myths: Lacking Wisdom

by Dave Day | Nov 30, 2017 | Athletics | 0

Mussabini Myths: Lacking Wisdom. In December 1998, the National Coaching Foundation honoured...

The 2,000 Mile Race: Pedestrianism in the early nineteenth century

by Derek Martin | Oct 30, 2017 | Athletics | 0

2017 is the two hundredth anniversary of the longest foot race ever to take place in England. In...

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Frank Crozier (1882 - ?) A Jamaican Wrestling Champion in Spain

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Category: Athletics

Asserting the Rural and ‘The Truth about Wil...

In Leaps and Bounds Bertha Crowther: GB’s First Pe...

Massaging the Amateur Ethos: British Professional ...

Alec Nelson: Professional Runner, Athletics Coach ...

Doppelgänger : The mysterious career of Alfred Kön...

People’s champion or violent bank robbing crook?

Asserting the Rural and ‘The Truth about Wilson’

In Leaps and Bounds
Bertha Crowther: GB’s First Pentathlon Champion

Massaging the Amateur Ethos: British Professional Trainers at Stockholm in 1912.

Alec Nelson:
Professional Runner, Athletics Coach and ‘Entrepreneur-Client’

Doppelgänger : The mysterious career of Alfred König

People’s champion or violent bank robbing crook?

A Short History of the Barclay Match: 1809‐1909

A Retrospective Assessment of Coaching Style and Quality: An Exploratory Study of Alec Nelson

Captain Barclay’s contemporaries: practising pedestrianism 1780-1820

Historical Perspectives on Female Contributions to Sports Leadership

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