Athletics in the Nordic countries : history and developments
edited by Jörg Krieger
Bok Engelsk 2023
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| Omfang | 248 sider
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| Opplysninger | Introduction : the Nordic countries' leading roles in the history of international athletics / Jörg Krieger -- Sweden and the foundation of the IAAF : a harmoniously developed body or citius, altius, fortius? / Hans Bolling -- The politicization of Danish athletics during German occupation in the Second World War / Hans Bonde -- “Too many spoons for women” : women's athletics in Finland until the 1950s / Leena Laine -- “We cannot afford to be amateurs” : the rise and fall of amateurism in Finnish athletics / Jouni Lavikainen -- 1946, year one? : prospects from the European Athletics Championships in Oslo on gender, amateurism and politics / Matti Goksøyr and Jörg Krieger -- Women in Norwegian athletics in the 1960s and 1970s / Gerd von der Lippe and Bieke Gils -- Premiere at a crossroads : the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki / Jörg Krieger -- An anti-hero on the running track : the media picture of Sara Wedlund during the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games / John Berg -- The emotionalization of sports for children and young people in Swedish athletics / Jens Ljunggren -- Technological innovation and performance enhancement in Norwegian running / Anne Tjønndal and Frida Austmo Wågan.. - "In the edited collection Athletics in the Nordic Countries, scholars from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden explore historical developments and current phenomena in the sport of athletics (track and field). The chapters provide insight into sport officials, events, and athletes from the Nordic countries that have shaped the international athletics scene. The authors identify the leading role of sport leaders from Scandinavia in the foundation years and highlight how athletics' events held in the region were milestones in the transformation of the sport. Athletics' international governing body World Athletics was founded in Sweden in 1912 as the International Amateur Athletic Federation. Seventy years later, Finland hosted the first World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 1983. In between those turning points, Nordic officials and athletes promoted significant changes in athletics, and their innovative approaches continue to shape the development of the sport until today"--
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| ISBN | 9781957792507. - 9781957792514
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