Background to the 1940 fifth olympic winter games in Sapporo: Issues concerning the amateur status of skiers
| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Hintergründe der fünften Olympischen Winterspiele 1940 in Sapporo: Aspekte der Amateurbestimmungen für Skifahrer |
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| Autor: | Tahara, Junko |
| Erschienen in: | Von Chamonix bis Turin : die Winterspiele im Blickfeld der Olympiaforschung |
| Veröffentlicht: | Kassel: Agon-Sportverl. (Verlag), 2006, S.193-202, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Sammelwerksbeitrag |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Japanisch |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU200909005032 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
Upon mentioning the Sapporo Winter Olympics, many people are likely to remember the incident in which Karl Schranz, a well-known Austrian skier, who was disqualified just before the opening of the 11th Games in 1972. Looking back more than 30 years to 1940, it was also an issue concerning the amateur status of skiers that shook the fifth Olympic Winter Games, which were scheduled to take place in Sapporo. This paper discusses the debate concerning the amateur status of skiers, an important element to understanding the 1940 fifht Olympic Winter Games, which where cancelled because of the Japan-China War. The objectives of this article are to clarify the confrontation between the IOC and the International Ski Federation (FIS) concerning the qualifications for ski instructors to participate that arose in the process of Japan pursuing the games to determine the understanding of this issue on the part of the Japanese participants. Verf.Ref.