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- Title
AUSTRALIA AT THE 1936 OLYMPICS: ISSUES AND ATTITUDES.
- Authors
Joblin, Ian
- Abstract
The article discusses the participation of the Australian national team in the Olympic Games of 1936 in Berlin. Upon his return from the 1936 games the manager of the Australian team, H. Alderson, stated in a speech that Australia should not participate in future Olympics because of the international strife, ill will and bitterness among the countries that participated. A month later, the president of the Australian Olympic Federation publicly disagreed and considered the suggestion an insult. This disagreement was not expressed prior to the games. This study examines the extent to which Australians were made aware of the global effect of the rise of Hitler's regime and of its effects during the period between 1933 and 1936. Special attention is given to the organization of the 1936 games in Berlin.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; OLYMPIC Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany); NATIONAL Olympic committees; SPORTS tournaments; OLYMPIC Games; SPORTS participation; SOCIOLOGY of sports; HISTORY of sports
- Publication
Canadian Journal of History of Sport, 1982, Vol 13, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
0712-9815
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/cjhs.13.1.18