Category: Olympics
A Neglected Austrian Lifter and Resistant: Franz Huhsar
The period following World War I, ending with the horror of World War II, was one of the most...
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The Eternal Seconds of Italian Women’s Athletics:
The History of Gruppo Sportivo La Filotecnica [Milan, 1935-1943]
The author would like to express thanks to Lyana Calvesi for the images from Archivio personale...
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Switching from Women’s Football to Cross-Country:
The History of Gruppo Sportivo Giovinezza [Milan, 1933-37]
Some Playing Pasts readers may wonder what happened to the calciatrici of Gruppo Femminile...
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A Reality Check for the Barcelona 92 Olympic Games
Please cite this article as: Garcia, G. A Reality Check for the Barcelona 92 Olympic Games, In...
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Jack Price and the 1908 Olympic Marathon
Please cite this article as: Harris, L. Jack Price and the 1908 Olympic Marathon, In Day, D. (ed),...
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The ‘Finest Spectacle in P.O.W. History’:
The 1952 ‘Inter-Camp Olympics’ and British Prisoners of War in the Korean War (1950-1953)
This podcast from Grace Huxford, from a collection of short papers on aspects of sport and leisure...
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Massaging the Amateur Ethos: British Professional Trainers at Stockholm in 1912.
This podcast, by Dave Day was delivered as part of a collection of papers on aspects of coaching...
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John Hulley
An Olympic Innovator
Playing Pasts is delighted to present this podcast by Ray Hulley from the Sporting Lives symposium...
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