Journal of Olympic History 3/2009
In the last issue of 2009, the Journal of Olympic History covers the following topics, among others:
- Rio de Janeiro is awarded the 2016 Summer Olympics, which will make it the first South American city to host the Games (by Maria De Franceschi Neto-Wacker and Christian Wacker).
- Following the release of a movie on the topic, Volker Kluge dives into the history of German high jumpers Dora Ratjen (who competed in the ‘36 Games, but later turned out to be a man) and Gretel Bergmann (who was Jewish, and would not compete in the ‘36 Games because of that).
- Ulf Lagerström tells the story of John Woodruff, Olympic 800 m Champion in 1936.
- Ove Karlsson explains why it took 30 years before Ingemar Johansson (who died in 2009) received his silver Olympic medal in boxing.
In addition to several more articles, there are also the usual book reviews, letters from the board, letters to the editor.
