Citius, Altius, Fortius
The Games of the XXIXth Olympiad ~ Beijing, 2008
“The
Olympic Movement gives the world an ideal which reckons with the reality of
life, and includes a possibility to guide this reality toward the great Olympic
Idea.” ~ Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937)
(French educator primarily responsible for the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896)
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“The official Olympic posters provide a visual history of the image of each edition of the Olympic Games. They act as witnesses to both the styles and values of their time as well as the social and political context of the era.”
“These posters, which span a century of Olympic history, draw on a specific vocabulary of symbols which can be divided into two main groups. The first includes figurative elements of significance for the host country such as public monuments, statues, flags, landscapes or cityscapes. The second puts more of an accent on graphic elements (e.g. poster of Mexico City 1968) or on the emblem of the Games (a design featuring the Olympic rings together with other distinctive elements). The most recent posters rely heavily on this form of communication and any text tends to be limited to the name of the host city and the year of the Games.”
“The Olympic rings themselves are usually what makes official posters immediately identifiable. Indeed, since 1928, the year they first appeared, the rings have been the overall unifying element on official posters.”
“The official Olympic posters show the evolution not only of the Games themselves but also of design and poster art from 1896 to today. They are an Olympic tradition, and serves to remind us of each edition of the Games. Windows on the past, they let the Games of yesterday live and breathe.”(Quoted from: olympic.org)
The Ist & IInd Olympiads ~ Athens & Paris
Above left, the First Olympiad ~ 1896, Athens | Above right, the 1900 II Olympiad ~ Paris
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The 1904 IIIrd Olympiad ~ St. Louis
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The 1908 IVth Olympiad ~ London
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The 1912 Vth Olympiad ~ Stockholm
The 1920 VIIth Olympiad ~ Antwerp
The 1908 IVth Olympiad ~ London
The 1912 Vth Olympiad ~ Stockholm
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The 1920 VIIth Olympiad ~ Antwerp
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The 1924 VIIIth Olympiad ~ Paris
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The 1928 IXth Olympiad ~ Amsterdam
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The 1932 Xth Olympiad ~ Los Angeles
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Great Moments In Time ~ 1932
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“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.” ~ Pierre de Coubertin
The 1936 XIth Olympiad ~ Berlin
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Above right image, courtesy of: The Occult History of the Third Reich
The 1940 XIIth Olympiad ~ Tokyo
(Canceled due to World War II)
The 1944 Games of the XIIIth Olympiad, which were scheduled to be held in London, England, were also cancelled due to World War II; they were eventually held there in 1948. (Source: olympic.org)
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The 1948 XIVth Olympiad ~ London
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The 1952 XVth Olympiad ~ Helsinki
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As with the original host city, Tokyo, Japan, the Helsinki 1940 XIIth Olympic Games were cancelled due to World War II The same poster was re-purposed for the 1952 XVth Olympiad when the host city, Helsinki, was once again granted the Games.
The two images above are courtesy of: Mirror
“The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.”
~ Pierre de Coubertin
~ Pierre de Coubertin
The 1956 XVIth Olympiad ~ Stockholm
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The 1956 XVIth Olympiad ~ Melbourne
Above left image, courtesy of: The Telegraph | Above right image, courtesy of: Travel Posters Online
The 1960 XVIIth Olympiad ~ Rome
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“The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.” ~ Dawn Fraser (Australian swimmer)
The 1964 XVIIIth Olympiad ~ Tokyo
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The 1960 VIIIth Winter Olympiad ~ Squaw Valley
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Above left, the 1968 Xth Winter Olympiad ~ Grenoble | Above right, the XIth Winter Olympiad ~ Sapporo
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The 1968 XIXth Olympiad ~ Mexico City
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“An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honour that can be received by an athlete. I would swap any World Title to have won gold at the Olympics.”
~ Jeff Fenech (Australian boxer)
The 1972 XXth Olympiad ~ Munich
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“The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us.”
The 1976 XXIst Olympiad ~ Montréal
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“If you dream and you allow yourself to dream, you can do anything. And that's what this Olympic medal represents.” ~ Clara Hughes
(Canadian & six-time Olympic medalist in cycling & speed skating; Hughes is the only athlete in history to win multiple medals in both Summer & Winter Games)
The 1980 XXIInd Olympiad ~ Moscow
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“For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth.” ~ Mary Lou Retton
(American gymnast & 1984 Olympic gold medalist)
(American gymnast & 1984 Olympic gold medalist)
The 1984 XXIIIrd Olympiad ~ Los Angeles
Top image, courtesy of: Mes timbres de Belgique | Bottom image, courtesy of: The Telegraph
The 1988 XXIVth Olympiad ~ Seoul
Image courtesy of: The Telegraph
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“The Olympic spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age.”
~ Pierre de Coubertin
The 1992 XXVth Olympiad ~ Barcelona
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The 1996 XXVIth Centennial Olympiad ~ Atlanta
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“Champions
aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside
them - a desire, a dream, a vision.” ~ Muhammad Ali (American boxer & activist)
The 2000 XXVIIth Olympiad ~ Sydney
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The 2004 XXVIIIth Olympiad ~ Athens
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The 2008 XXIXth Olympiad ~ Beijing
Above left, 2008 Special Olympic Summer Games | Above right, 2010 Youth Olympics ~ Singapore
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“One shouldn't be afraid to lose; this is sport. One day you win; another day you lose. Of course, everyone wants to be the best; this is normal; this is what sport is about; this is why I love it.”
The 2010 XXIst Winter Olympiad ~ Vancouver
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Above left, Biathlon | Above right, Ice Hockey
Above left, Speed Skating | Above right, Figure Skating
Above left, Snowboard - Snowboard Cross | Above right, Snowboard - Halfpipe
Above left, Alpine Skiing | Above right, Freestyle Skiing - Aerials
Above left, Freestyle Skiing - Ski Cross | Above right, Ski Jumping
Above left, Cross-Country Skiing | Above right, Nordic Combined
Above left, Luge | Above right, Bobsleigh
Above left, Skeleton | Above right, Snowboard - Parallel Giant Slalom
Above left, Curling | Above right, Short Track Speed Skating
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Snowboard Cross
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The above twenty images are courtesy of: fotounik
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The 2010 Winter Paralympic Games ~ Vancouver
Above left, Alpine Skiing | Above right, Ice Sledge Hockey
Biathlon
Above left, Cross-Country Skiing | Above right, Wheelchair Curling
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“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: the potential for greatness lives within each of us.”
~ Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994)
(First American woman runner to win three gold medals at a single Olympics)
The 2012 XXXth Olympiad ~ London
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Above left image, courtesy of: Make a Splash | Above right image, courtesy of: Shelley Eccles
Above left, Divers by Anthea Hamilton | Above right, Swimming by Howard Hodgkin
Above left, For The Unknown Runner by Chris Ofili | Above right, Work No. 1273 by Martin Creed
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2012 Comradeship by Ron Park
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Above left, Colours by Signe Emma | Above right, London by Stefan Holland
(2012 London Olympics poster proposals)
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Kaleidoscope by Wolff Olins
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The London 2012 Paralympic Games
Above left, Go by Michael Craig-Martin | Above right, Big Ben 2012 by Sarah Morris
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“I didn't set out to beat the world; I just set out to do my absolute best.”
~ Al Oerter (1936-2007)
(American discus thrower & four-time consecutive Gold Medalist)
~ Al Oerter (1936-2007)
(American discus thrower & four-time consecutive Gold Medalist)
The 2016 XXXIst Olympiad ~ Rio de Janeiro
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The Games of the XXXIst Olympiad will be hosted by Rio de Janeiro
“We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.” ~ Jesse Owens (1913-1980)
(The first American track & field athlete to win four consecutive gold medals at a single Olympiad)
Above left & right, posters for Tokyo's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games
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“The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.” ~ Pierre de Coubertin
Suggested readings:
Sport And Recreation In Ancient Greece: A Sourcebook with Translations (1987), by Waldo E. Sweet: Oxford University Press
The Original Olympics (1999), by Stewart Ross: Peter Bedrick Books
The Ancient Olympic Games (2000), by Judith Swaddling: University of Texas Press
The History of the Olympic Games: From The Antiquity To The Present Times (2000), by Constantine Sirracos: Seaburn Books
The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games (2002), by Allen Guttmann: University of Illinois Press
Sports In World History (2004), by David G. McComb: Psychology Press
A Brief History of the Olympic Games (2004), by David C. Young: John Wiley & Sons
The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games (2004), by Tony Perrottet: Random House Digital, Inc.
The Ancient Olympics (2005), by Nigel Spivey: Oxford University Press
America's First Olympics: The St. Louis Games of 1904 (2005), by George R. Matthews: University of Missouri Press
Nazi Games: The Olympics Of 1936 (2007), by David Clay Large: W.W. Norton
Berlin Games: How The Nazis Stole The Olympic Dream (2007), by Guy Walters: HarperCollins
Sport In Ancient Times (2007), by Nigel B. Crowther: Greenwood Publishing Group
Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World (2007), by Donald G. Kyle: John Wiley & Sons
Beijing's Games: What The Olympics Mean To China (2008), by Susan Brownell: Rowman & Littlefield
History of the Olympic Games (2008), by Melanie Guile: Pearson Education Australia
Olympic Cities: 2012 and the Remaking of London (2009), by Gavin Poynter & Iain MacRury: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed The World (2009), by David Maraniss: Simon and Schuster
The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics (2009), by David Wallechinsky, David Wallechinsky & Jaime Loucky: Greystone Books
The Olympian: An American Triumph (2010), by Craig T. Williams: iUniverse
Understanding The Olympics (2012), by John Horne & Garry Whannel: Routledge
Watching the Olympics: Politics, Power and Representation (2012), by John Sugden & Alan Tomlinson: CRC Press
Munich 1972: Tragedy, Terror, And Triumph At The Olympic Games (2012), by David Large: Rowman & Littlefield
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