KINES 111 Flashcards
Which Games were canceled due to WW2
1940-Tokyo,Alt-Finland & 1944-London
Who hosted the 1948 Games and what were the Games known for?
Summer-London, Winter- St. Mortiz(8 days), Switzerland, Lack resources and equipment, Dick Button won gold in figure skating
Olympic Losses During WW2
Henri Baillet-Latour, President of the IOC, lived in Brussels, Belgium
What did the 5th ring symbolize?
Truce for the Ancient Games
What Place held a monument for Peire de Coubertin?
Greece and 1996 Summer Olympics Alanta,
Why did the USSR delay their participation in the Olympics?
The Soviet government felt their athletes were not prepared and had no intention of attending the Games
London 1948
Nickname the “Spartan” Games (bare-bones)
Food and oil rationings were in place
Not enough money to build venues
(17 days)
London 1948
First Games to be shown on Home television
Bob Mathias
Won the Decathlon, from Tulare, Ran an event at Fresno State
Identify the formation of the Eastern Bloc countries
The Containment Strategy- Help the allies to control the Eastern Bloc
FIrst African American Women to win a Gold Medal
Alice Coachman
1948 medals
Medals was the same from 1928-1968-
the Olympic Rings with a torch. In the
background Olympia spelled out in Greek
Identify the role the IOC played in allowing the participation of the USSR
Shift in balance of world powers-Capotalist
Be able to differentiate the terms amateur & professional athletes as provided by the IOC & USSR
Amateur- All communist party members were workers of the state, sport was work
Professionals- Employed by private enterprise and part of the capitalist system
How did the IOC choose to deal with South Africa & apartheid policies?
IOC fosterd a politcal agreement between W Germany(FRG) & E Germany(GRD)
Identify the many controversies surrounding Avery Brundage.
Eliminate team sports, Eliminate women’s events, Eliminate national anthem, Reduce the # of events help control cost
Identify the unusual events of the 1956 Melbourne Games
First time countries boycotted in an attempt to influence the IOC and world opinion,
Spain, Netherlands, & Switzerland, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, China
Identify the first Games to be recognized for drug use, and why.
Rome, 1960, Knud Jenesen died from amphetamine overdose
Identify the Winter Games that recognized Walt Disney
Sqauw Valley
Identify the first Games to make money through TV broadcasting.
Rome 1960
Identify the noteworthy achievements at the 1960 Rome Games during the rise of civil rights awareness.
Breakthrough for Black Athletes, Abebe Bikila, Clement Quartery, Rafer Johnson, Wilma Rudople
How did Tommie Smith, John Carlos, and Harry Edwards influence the 1968 Games?
“Black Power” civil rights movement
Who was Peter Norman?
Stood with Tommie Smith & John Carlos, Austrian 200m sprinter
What was the movement that began with Dr. Harry Edwards?
Olympic Project for Human Rights
Explain the record times during the 1968 Summer Games
Every Track event less than 400m had a world dynamic record broken, long jump and & triple jump
Identify the reason for the protests prior to the 1968 Summer Games
Social injustice, cost of dynamic games & defunded social program
What were some of the victories at the 1968 Games?
Vera Caslavaska defeated the Soviet Union
Identify additional events which contributed to the 1960’s being political traumatic
Asassinations, Doping scandals,
What event took place at the 1972 Games that changed the future of the Olympics; what was the primary goal of that event
Munich Massacre, Palestian terriost group
Why were the 1976 Winter Games held in Austria?
People of Colorado prohibt the use of public funds to the Games
What made the 1980, 84, & 88 Games memorable events? Winter & Summer
First Olympic Games held in Communist Country, Juan Antonio took over as IOC,Jamaican Bobsled team, LA1984 1st modern movement without government funding
What were North Korean policies surrounding the 1988 Olympic events?
N Korea demanded to “share host” the Games with the Repblic of Korea
When and how did the Paralympics become part of the Olympic family? Demonstration and actual events
On 29 July 1948, the day of the Opening Ceremony of the London 1948 Olympic Games, Dr. Guttmann organised the first competition for wheelchair athletes which he named the Stoke Mandeville Games, a milestone in Paralympic history. They involved 16 injured servicemen and women who took part in archery. ROME 1960
Juan Antonio Samaranch was influential in changing which historic IOC policy?
Hold the Olmypics for every 2 years (winter)
Identify the many achievements of Juan Antonio Samaranch.
Built the Olympic Games of the Modern era, Dream team, Allow international federations of an Olympic Sport, “Smug” Amaterism
Identify the end of the Cold War.
New leaders wanted to to boost Soviet economy which lead to departions, Polish people elected non-commnist government.
What made the 1992 Games a memorable event?
The laster year the Summer & Winter Games were held the same year
Identify the financial success of Olympic cities.
Barcelona 1992 propelled into one of the greatest cities on the Mediterrenean
Identify the Modern Olympic Truce.
Allow visitors to travel safely to Olympia
First Winter Olympics held on a different year?
Lillehamerer 1994
What made the 1996 Games a memorable event?
Centennial Olympic Park Bombing
What made the 1996 Games a memorable event?
Centennial Olympic Park Bombing
What made the 2004 Games a memorable event but why were they so poorly attended?
Fear of the Middle east, Palestines and Israels were killed; pollution in Athens, Biggest Olympics
Identify the record-breaking Games of Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt
Micheal pelps won 6 gold medlas toal of 8 medals won, Usian broke records in 100m, 200m, and Relay Races
Identify some historical Olympic firsts of the 2016 & 2018 Games
First Southern American Country to host the Games. 45% female [participation, transgenders, Olympic Torch Relay- reach 5 continents representing the Olympic Flag
Identify Peirre de Coubertin’s death and Burial
Burried in Lausanne, Switzerland; heart was land to rest in Olympia, died of a Heart attack
