modern Olympic Games

de courbitin aims and philosophy

influenced by:

1. ancient olympic games

2. the games ethic of the English public schools

3. the wenlock games by dr William penny brookes

Berlin 1936

• hitlers Germany wanted to showcase themselves to the world

• trained and paid athletes

• tried to show how efficient the nazi party were

• jessie Owens dominated despite being black

• hitler refused to shake Owens hand and refused to give him his medal

• lutz long helped Owen win the long jump despite being aerien race

Mexico City 1968

• attempted boycott

• want to remove south Africa from the games

• raised fist/glove represents social injustice in America

• Tommy smith and John Carlos

• right glove = black power

• left glove = black unity

• scarf = blackness

• socks = poverty

• black power salute

• South Africa banned due to racial segregation laws due to their apartheid

Munich 1972

• palestine terrorists entered the olympic village and seized 11 members of the Israeli team

• wanted the release of 234 Palestinians

• all hostages and 5 terrorists killed

• known as the black September group

• IOC decided the games would continue

• gold medal basketball game

• USSR VS USA

• due to the cold war

• rigged from USA victory to USSR by adding on time

Moscow 1980

• wanted to westernise Afghanistan

• caused a wide spread debate

• US boycotted the games along with many others

la 1984

• Soviet Union boycotted in revenge

• tit for tat games

• political purpose