Modern People
Jesse Owens
African American track and field star who participated at the 1936 Olympics
Philostratus
you should all know this by now....
True or False: the concept of Social Darwinism applies to both modern and ancient sports
True
This Spartan princess was the first woman to win a chariot race
Kyniska (Cyniska)
Athletic Synods
guild which provides privileges to athletes.
What are membership requirements?
What kinds of privileges?
Abner Doubleday
the fictional inventor of baseball (according to Spalding)
Alexander the Great
Conquered regions east of Greece and spread Greek athletics into those areas
What is the significance of the amateurism in the modern Olympics?
related to social darwinism and de Coubertin and Jim Thorpe! how?
Herea
The footrace at Olympia where unmarried daughters of local elites could participate
Eiselastic Games
The first commissioner of baseball who oversaw the Black Sox scandal
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Hadrian
emperor who established a permanent headquarter for the athletic synod in Rome; revoked Trajan's decision about the timing of receiving synodic privileges
Theodor Lewald
German Jewish IOC member who advocated for Berlin as the location of the 1936 Olympics
Discuss the significance of Title IX
many correct answers! (and some wrong ones)
Hellenistic period
after Alex the great
three P's (participation, propaganda, patronage)
increase in smaller athletic festivals
Why did the IOC revoke Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals?
He violated amateurism rules by receiving money for two seasons of semi-professional baseball
Augustus
built Rome's first stone amphitheater; limited excess at games; during this time synods are getting started
Organizer of the 1896 Olympics
Baron de Coubertin
What solution did the US soccer federation approve for unequal pay among men and women players
equal pay for international matches; pool prize money
Agon versus Themis games
Agon- prize is a crown, more prestigious (like the Panhellenic games)
Themis- smaller games with prize money
Broke the MLB's 'color barrier' by signing player Jackie Robinson
Branch Rickey
Galen
2nd century CE doctor who wrote about the training methods and diets of athletes
Avery Brundage
Anti-Semitic AOC member who secured US participation in the 1936 Olympics
FIFA
corruption, inequality in pay and media coverage, etc.