Von Spielenden Soldaten Und Kampfenden Athleten: Die Genese Des Modernen Funfkampfs

Author:   Sandra Heck (Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Germany)
Publisher:   V&R Unipress
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9783847102014


Pages:   487
Publication Date:   11 December 2013
Format:   Hardback
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English summary The nationalistic ambience that prevailed in Europe in the late 19th Century gave room for the birth of a competition which was useable both for sportive and military purposes. In Stockholm in 1912 the modern pentathlon (fencing, swimming, riding, shooting and running) celebrated its Olympic debut. Although the sport remained thereafter for more than 100 years continuously an Olympic discipline, its origins, which extend to the second half of the 19th Century, yet remained unexplored. The present work which includes both the military and the Olympic genesis of the modern pentathlon shall clear up with this. The evaluation of archival documents, above all those of the International Olympic Committee, the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne, the Swedish Organising Committee of the Olympic Games 1912 and the Swedish Military Sport Federation, has contributed to answering this question, just as the analysis of diverse press material from several countries, including Sweden, France, England, Germany, Austria and the USA. German description: Die nationalistische Stimmung, die in Europa Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts vorherrschte, gab Raum fur die Geburt eines Wettkampfs, der sowohl sportlichen als auch militarischen Nutzen versprach: 1912 feierte der Moderne Funfkampf in Stockholm sein olympisches Debut und blieb mehr als 100 Jahre olympisch. Die Ursprunge der Sportart, die bis in die zweite Halfte des 19. Jahrhunderts zuruckreichen, sind aber bislang ununtersucht geblieben. Diese Lucke schliesst der Band, der sowohl der militarischen als auch der olympischen Genese des Modernen Funfkampfs gewidmet ist. Die Basis bilden Archivunterlagen, vor allem jene des Internationalen Olympischen Komitees, der Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne, des Schwedischen Organisationskomitees der Olympischen Spiele von 1912 und des Schwedischen Militarsportverbands, die die Autorin umfassend auswertet. Auch analysiert sie diverses Pressematerial aus mehreren Landern, darunter Schweden, Frankreich, England, Deutschland, Osterreich und die USA.

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Author:   Sandra Heck (Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Germany)
Publisher:   V&R Unipress
Imprint:   V&R Unipress
Weight:   0.993kg
ISBN:  

9783847102014


ISBN 10:   384710201
Pages:   487
Publication Date:   11 December 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Language:   German

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