The Battle of Shepherd's Bush

In the annals of sport history, the 1908 Olympic Games in London stand as an unprecedented success, setting new standards in organisation, event planning and sporting achievement. The games are also remembered as an occasion for competitive national self-assertion, as Great Britain and its trans-Atl...

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Published inInternational journal of the history of sport Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 688 - 710
Main Author Llewellyn, Matthew P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.04.2011
Subjects
a 'special- relationship'
amateurism
Athletes
Attitudes
Cultural history
Ideologies
Ireland
Irish-American nationalism
London, England
Methodology (Data Collection)
national decline
Nationalism
Olympic Games
Politicians
Relatives
Sport games
Sports
Theodore Roosevelt
U.S.A
United Kingdom
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Summary:In the annals of sport history, the 1908 Olympic Games in London stand as an unprecedented success, setting new standards in organisation, event planning and sporting achievement. The games are also remembered as an occasion for competitive national self-assertion, as Great Britain and its trans-Atlantic cousin the United States clashed in a desperate struggle for Olympic mastery. Fuelled by Irish-American nationalism, biased British officiating, competing sporting ideologies, as well as sensationalist reporting on both sides of the Atlantic, an intense Anglo-American rivalry plagued the 1908 London games. The scenes of controversy and bitter recriminations between British and American athletes, officials and high-ranking politicians went a long way to solidifying negative British attitudes towards Pierre de Coubertin's international Olympic revival.
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ISSN:0952-3367
1743-9035
DOI:10.1080/09523367.2011.554180