2. 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

3. 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. 19 th Century Greek Olympics (Zappas) 7. World Fairs and Expositions 8. Helmuth College Olympics – London, Ontario

5. Demetrius Vikelas

8. Athens, 1896 Georges Averoff

16. The Early Games ~ 1896 Athens

17. 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

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

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

34. George S Lyon

35. 1906 – 10 Year Ol Anniv Billy Sherring

36. 1908 London Olympic Games Athletes marched in by nation Most countries sent national teams, Canada no exception Cdn pride in sending team to Britain

37. 1908 London Olympic Games Most intriguing event, the marathon

38. 1908 Games Images

39. 1908 London Games

40. 1912 Olympic Games ~ Stockholm Model of efficiency in org Electronic timing 1 st 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)

41. Stockholm 1912

42. 1912 Olympic Games ~ Stockholm

43. Stockholm 1912

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

45. 1920 Antwerp Stadium 1920 Games

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

48. Paris Games 1924 * Chariots of Fire

49. Paavo Nurmi Johnny Weissmuller Suzanne Lenglen Paris 1924

53. Maxwell Stiles - Los Angeles Examiner (1932) “The Canadian girls are undoubtedly the prettiest and most wholesome looking group of girls who have arrived for the competition. They constitute a denial of the general idea that a woman athlete must be built like a baby grand piano and have a face like a hatchet. Their ages range from 16 to 21, and they are here to show the world that Canada has some splendid young women who are good-looking and who know how to conduct themselves.”

54. 1932 LA Opening Ceremonies

55. Duncan McNaughton Gold in high jump

56. Canada Losing to US in Lacrosse in 32

58. Berlin Olympic Stadium 1936

61. Leni Riefenstahl’s Masterpiece Filmography of 36 Games