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India At The 1920 Summer Olympics
India sent its first Olympic team to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, some twenty years after a single athlete (Norman Pritchard) competed for India in 1900 (see India at the 1900 Summer Olympics). Background, team selection, and logistics In his opening remarks during a 1919 sports meet at the Deccan Gymkhana, Poona, the Gymkhana President Sir Dorabji Tata expressed a desire for India to take part in the forthcoming 1920 Olympics. He requested Governor of Bombay Lloyd George, who presided over and distributed prizes at this sports meet, to secure representation for India at the Olympics through the British Olympic Committee. As a result, in February 1920, the International Olympic Committee granted India affiliation to participate in the Olympic Games. Thereafter, a committee comprising Dorab Tata, A S Bhagwat, Dr. A H A Fyzee, Prof Modak, S Bhoot, and three other Deccan Gymkhana members met in March 1920 to discuss India’s Olympic participation, and they decided t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohrab Bhoot
Sohrab H. Bhoot (or Sorabji Bhoot or Sorab Bhoot) (1891 – 9 January 1984) was an Indian Olympian administrator and sports administrator in the early and middle 20th century. Biography Bhoot's major accomplishments were to serve as: * Manager of India's first Olympic team at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp. He was also a selector and administrator for the Indian team at four other Olympics. * President of the National Cycling Federation of India. Bhoot and Jankidas co-founded this national cycling federation in 1946. Under Bhoot's management, the Indian cycling team made its Olympic debut at the 1948 Olympics in London. Bhoot also served as President of the Asian Cycling Federation. Overall, he took the Indian cycling team to several international cycling events and world cycling championships from the late 1940s until the early 1960s. * General Secretary of the Bombay Provincial Olympic Association—in this capacity he was also Organising Secretary for, and played a maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Olympic Association
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) or Indian Olympic Committee (IOC) is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams at these events. It plays with the name of Team India. It also acts as the Indian Commonwealth Games Association, responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Commonwealth Games. Early history Background and early years: The background behind the creation of the Indian Olympic Association was related to India at the Olympics, India's participation in the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. After the 1920 Games, the committee sending the team to these games met, and, on the advice of Sir Dorab Tata, invited Dr. Noehren (Physical Education Director of YMCA India) to be secretary, along with AS Bhagwat, of the provisional Indian Olympic Committee; Dorab Tata would serve as its president. Subsequently, in 1923–24, a provisional All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's Marathon
The men's marathon event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The distance of this race was 42.75 kilometres. The competition was held on Sunday, 22 August 1920. 48 runners from 17 nations competed. No nation had more than 4 runners, suggesting the limit had been reduced from the 12 maximum in force in 1908 and 1912. The event was won by Hannes Kolehmainen of Finland, the nation's first Olympic marathon medal and victory; Kolehmainen received his fourth gold medal, having won the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, and individual cross country in 1912. Estonia (Jüri Lossmann's silver) and Italy (Valerio Arri's bronze) also won their first marathon medals. Background This was the sixth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The field included significant competitors, including the original Flying Finn, Hannes Kolehmainen (who had not run the marathon in 1912, but took gold in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations At The 1920 Summer Olympics
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism – the belief that state and nation should align as a nation state – did not become a promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Johnson (sport Wrestler)
Charles Frithiof Johnson (January 31, 1887 – September 17, 1967) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Göteborg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a p .... In 1920, he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling middleweight class after winning the bronze medal match against Angus Frantz. References External links * 1887 births 1967 deaths Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics American male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in wrestling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Swedish emigrants to the United States {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's Freestyle Middleweight
The men's freestyle middleweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, event held as part of the wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics At the 1920 Summer Olympics, ten wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were five weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and five classes in Catch as Catch Can, predecessor to freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style ... programme. It was the second appearance of the event. Middleweight was the median category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 69 kilograms. A total of 18 wrestlers from twelve nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920. Results References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle Middleweight Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumar Navale
Kumar Navale (born 1897, date of death unknown) was an Indian wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spor .... He competed in the freestyle middleweight event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1897 births Year of death missing Olympic wrestlers for India Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Indian male sport wrestlers Place of birth missing {{India-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Bernard (wrestler)
Bernard Bernard (5 February 1890 – 15 July 1975) was a British wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... In 1920 he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling featherweight class after winning the bronze medal match against Randhir Shindes. References External linksprofile 1890 births 1975 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Great Britain Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics British male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Gerson
Samuel Norton Gerson (November 30, 1895 – September 30, 1972) was a Ukrainian-born American civil engineer, wrestler, and 1920 Olympic silver medalist, who helped found several Olympic and civic organizations. He immigrated to the United States when he was 11 years old. He was born in Tymky, Poltava Oblast, Russian Empire, and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Education Gerson worked to support himself during High School and initially knowing very little English, attended night school to learn the language. He adjusted well to his new school and neighborhood, and while he participated with the chess team, Southern High School, which he attended in South Philadelphia, won an unprecedented three chess championships. He participated in many athletic teams and was captain of his school baseball team. His athletic achievements and leadership as Captain of the wrestling team allowed him to receive a partial scholarship based on sports participation and academics to the Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Inman (wrestler)
Henry Inman (2 November 1886 – 12 March 1967) was a British wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spor .... He competed in the freestyle featherweight event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1886 births 1967 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Great Britain Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics British male sport wrestlers Place of birth missing {{UK-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's Freestyle Featherweight
The men's freestyle featherweight was a Catch as Catch Can wrestling, later freestyle, event held as part of the wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, t ... was the lightest category, and included wrestlers weighing up to 54 kilograms. A total of ten wrestlers from seven nations competed in the event, which was held from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920. Results References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle Featherweight Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
