Hellenism and Olympism: Pierre de Coubertin and the Greek Challenge to the Early Olympic Movement

Chatziefstathiou, D.; Henry, Ian

doi:10.1080/17460260701231034

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“…The modern Olympic Games pay homage to their origins, whether to the ancient Games of Greece or to the philosophies and ideals laid down by the father of the modern Olympics. (Delsahut, 2004) (Chatziefstathiou and Henry, 2007). What was important to him was the restoration of the Games "sur des bases conformes aux nécessités du temps".…”

Section: Olympic Heritagementioning

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Olympic Stadiums and Cultural Heritage: On the Nature and Status of Heritage Values in Large Sport Facilities

Kiuri¹,

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2015

The International Journal of the History of Sport

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Section: Olympic Heritagementioning

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Olympic Stadiums and Cultural Heritage: On the Nature and Status of Heritage Values in Large Sport Facilities

Kiuri¹,

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2015

The International Journal of the History of Sport

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“…Although the modern Olympics differ from the Ancient Games, just like the ideology and rules of the IOC have changed over time, altering the 'Olympic legacy' in the process (Chatziefstathiou, 2005;Chatziefstathiou & Henry, 2007, they draw large portions of their attraction from them, and their rules draw legitimacy from the vaguely noble Greco-Roman legacy. This however begs the question whether today's 'Olympism' was also that of the Ancient world and, more specifically, whether the ATU-reticent part of WADA's message is matched by anything 'Olympic' as regards the Ancient Games which are still drawn upon as a source of legitimacy for today's Games.…”

Section: Unolympic Unionism?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although the Olympic movement has mutated over time (Chatziefstathiou, 2005;Chatziefstathiou & Henry, 2007, it continues to hark back to the Ancient Olympics. Together with the semantic effects of using words like 'Olympics', 'Olympic' or 'Olympism', the tastefully scholarly set-up of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, or Pierre de Coubertin's stele in Olympia all build powerful bridges to Antiquity.…”

Section: Apocryphal Olympism?mentioning

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Unolympic Unionism or Apocryphal Olympism? Ideas for future anti-doping governance

Kornbeck¹

2015

Auc Kinanthropologica

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This article aims to present ideas for future anti-doping governance by considering the relative merits of trade union-based athlete representation (ATU) as opposed to the current system of so-called athletes' commissions or athletes' committees (AC). It therefore revisits recent examples of the rejection of trade unionism in anti-doping governance and questions the legitimacy of current arrangements.In order to investigate the normative basis of current practice and possible revisions, the author examines the use made, in the World Anti-Doping Code, of the concept of 'Olympism'. The question is asked whether 'Olympism' is an appropriate justification for rejecting athlete representation via trade unions.

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“…Since then, literally thou-sands of column inches have been devoted to describing, clarifying, and critiquing what can be loosely described as the Olympic philosophy (Földesi 1992;De Coubertin 2000;Binder 2001;Bale and Krogh Christensen 2004;Chatziefstathiou and Henry 2007;Park 2007;Patsantaras 2008). It is not our intention to review these texts but to point out that despite sustained attention, delineating Olympism has proven remarkably difficult (Segrave 1988).…”

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Olympism as education: analysing the learning experiences of elite athletes

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Olympic athletes are potentially the most visible exponents of Olympic values. How athletes learn values, however, has not captured the attention of those responsible for Olympic documentation or pedagogues. This paper examines how aspects of Olympism became relevant for three former Olympians during their athletic careers. Interview material suggested that: (1) inconsistencies within official expressions of Olympism mirror tensions in athletic experiences; (2) some claims concerning sport made in the Olympic Charter are simplistic and translate poorly to Olympic experiences that are multidimensional and complex; and (3) universal ethical principles have limited influence on how athletes conduct themselves. The results imply that pedagogues working with elite athletes should make discursive discontinuities in sport explicit, reflect on traditional views of sport education while acknowledging implicit learning, and approach questions of ethics from a specific and practice-oriented standpoint rather than a universal and principle-based one.

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Hellenism and Olympism: Pierre de Coubertin and the Greek Challenge to the Early Olympic Movement

Cited by 14 publications

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Olympic Stadiums and Cultural Heritage: On the Nature and Status of Heritage Values in Large Sport Facilities

Olympic Stadiums and Cultural Heritage: On the Nature and Status of Heritage Values in Large Sport Facilities

Unolympic Unionism or Apocryphal Olympism? Ideas for future anti-doping governance

Olympism as education: analysing the learning experiences of elite athletes

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