KRLS 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Tom Longboat, Pierre De Coubertin, Jacques Rogge

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Kinesiology, Recreation, Leisure, and Sport
• Course: KRLS 204
• Professor: Dr. PearlAnn Reichwein

Document Summary

November 19th - canada and olympic history: tradition, athletes: Reading: chapter 11 + 68 sidebar (tom longboat) World peace: to help inspire peace - hoping games would encourage peace around the world, olympic teams - heavily male. St. louis 1904: olympics were overshadowed by world"s fair, hammer throw - gold medal claimed by a canadian: etienne desmarteau. Tom longboat: canadian runner - very good, represented canada at olympics, 1908 - collapsed during the race - rumors that he took enhancing drugs - no one knows what happened. Amsterdam 1928: canada did well with track and field. Percy williams - won a gold medal - top runners of his generation: started suffering from arthritis - lack of focus on sport injuries and conditioning. Jean thompson - first time women are allowed to compete in track and field: matchless six - strong in relay race.