KIN 2501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Heavyweight Champ, Tomboy, Reform School
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Wanted it to be an international sport competition: 7 sports: track & field, swimming, gymnastics, cycling, fencing, shooting, tennis, 8 countries participated: greece, england, france, Germany, denmark, hungary, switzerland, usa: usa- 13 princeton student athletes (majority) The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well : rebirth of the olympics , promoter of physical education and sport, wanted to organize an international sporting event, organized a sports festival in france. Toured europe and north america, exploring the option of starting the olympics again. Raised funds to build the stadium and medals. Track and field opened up the games. Won the first gold medal in the triple jump. The next few olympics: first women allowed to run in a, marathon 1984 in the us, not a world-wide important event, 1900: paris. Held at world"s fair: 1904: st louis.