KIN 2501 Jacobsen Exam
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1. what was significant about the 1920 Antwerp games: - the olympic flag was flown for the first
time
- first time oath was taken by participating athletes
2. what was significant about the 1924 paris olympics: - tennis was expulsed because they didnt
want to abide by the ameature ruling
- paris was getting a second shot because pierre couberton was going to retire
- first winter games 6 weeks after summer games
3. what do the 5 colors on the olympic flags represent: all the countries because they all had at
least one of the colors
4. what was significant about the 1928 amsterdam games: women participate in track and field
events
5. what was significant about the 1932 los angelos games: - photo-finish cam- eras and automatic
timing devices
- first time in United States
- attendence dropped drastically showing europe was the center of sports
6. what was significant about the 1936 berlin games: - held in berlin and the government
decided to use the games to show the supremacy of the aryan race and further poltiical
beliefs.
- many countries started boycott
7. describe jesse owens early life: - born in 1913 in alabama; one of 12 children
- his family moved to cleveland ohio in early 1920s
- in junior high, he began organized sport, mainly basketball and track
8. how did jesse owens get his name: - Elementary school teacher misunderstood him and called
him Jesse instead of J.C. (James Cleveland)
9. why did jesse owens go to ohio state: - In 1930, he was in high school and accomplishing
many feats on the track but not a single black college made an attempt to recruit him, so he
wound up at Ohio State in the fall, 1933
10.what type of problems did jesse owens face at ohio state: u On-campus housing was barred
for Blacks
u Only one movie theater was accessible - upstairs u No
university restaurants would serve them
11.how many medals did jesse owens win in the 1936 olympics: 4
12.how was jesse owens treated in berlin: hitler left the stadium when jesse owens won and
didnt hand out the medal to him so the IOC didnt let hitler give out any medals
13.why were the 1940 and 1944 games cancelled: world war 2
14.how were the games honored because of the cancellation because of WWII: u Symbolic
gesture - flame burned in Los Angeles (site of 1932) during the time when the 1940 Olympiad
was to have taken place
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15.what was significant about the 1948 london games: u British agreed to host the Games even
though much of the city was devastated by the German blitzkrieg. u German and Japanese
athletes were excluded from the games because of their actions in WWII.
16.what was significant about bob mathias: -He was multisport athlete in high school and
before the 1948 games he had never attented a decathalon.
-Decathalon winner is symbolicly named the best athlete of the Olympic games because they ha
to do a bunch of sports
-Youngest to win decathalon
-Won in 1948 and 1952
17.what significant quote did bob mathias say: -"Years ago in the days of the greeks wars were
postponed to make room for the Olympic games in modern times the games have been
postponed twice to make room for the wars"
18.how did the citizens of london feel about the 1948 games: u Citizens of London did not
embrace the Games being held in London
u Austerity measures were enacted by the government to cope with shortages in food, housing,
medical care and other necessities.
19.what was significant about alice coachman: 1st African American woman to capture Olympic
gold medal in 1948 in London
20.how did alice coachman overcome adversity: u Growing up in Georgia (seg- regated South) -
did not allow her many opportunities to participate in organized sport or even at YMCA's; was
also discouraged because of her gender
u She created her own training routine on dirt and in fields and practiced her jumping barefoot a
a neighborhood playground
21.what was signifcant about alice coachman record wise: u She broke the AAU high school and
college high jump records - barefoot; she also played on the basketball team
22.what was significant about alice coachman jump to win the gold: -It was becoming very close
in the meet she knew if she made an adjustment to her approach she could clear the bar. Her
competitor tried to mimmick her and missed the bar
-She had enough kinestic awareness because she coached herself from a very young age
23.what did alice coachman do at the end of her career: u In 1952, she became the first African
American female athletic champion to sign a product endorsement for a multinational
corporation, Coca Cola
u She began teaching and coaching and set up the Coachman Track & Field Foundation (nonprofi
that provides assistance to young athletes and helps former Olympic athletes adjust to life after
the Games)
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1. what was significant about the 1920 Antwerp games: - the olympic flag was flown for the first
time
- first time oath was taken by participating athletes
2. what was significant about the 1924 paris olympics: - tennis was expulsed because they didnt
want to abide by the ameature ruling
- paris was getting a second shot because pierre couberton was going to retire
- first winter games 6 weeks after summer games
3. what do the 5 colors on the olympic flags represent: all the countries because they all had at
least one of the colors
4. what was significant about the 1928 amsterdam games: women participate in track and field
events
5. what was significant about the 1932 los angelos games: - photo-finish cam- eras and automatic
timing devices
- first time in United States
- attendence dropped drastically showing europe was the center of sports
6. what was significant about the 1936 berlin games: - held in berlin and the government
decided to use the games to show the supremacy of the aryan race and further poltiical
beliefs.
- many countries started boycott
7. describe jesse owens early life: - born in 1913 in alabama; one of 12 children
- his family moved to cleveland ohio in early 1920s
- in junior high, he began organized sport, mainly basketball and track
8. how did jesse owens get his name: - Elementary school teacher misunderstood him and called
him Jesse instead of J.C. (James Cleveland)
9. why did jesse owens go to ohio state: - In 1930, he was in high school and accomplishing
many feats on the track but not a single black college made an attempt to recruit him, so he
wound up at Ohio State in the fall, 1933
10.what type of problems did jesse owens face at ohio state: u On-campus housing was barred
for Blacks
u Only one movie theater was accessible - upstairs u No
university restaurants would serve them
11.how many medals did jesse owens win in the 1936 olympics: 4
12.how was jesse owens treated in berlin: hitler left the stadium when jesse owens won and
didnt hand out the medal to him so the IOC didnt let hitler give out any medals
13.why were the 1940 and 1944 games cancelled: world war 2
14.how were the games honored because of the cancellation because of WWII: u Symbolic
gesture - flame burned in Los Angeles (site of 1932) during the time when the 1940 Olympiad
was to have taken place
, KIN 2501 Jacobsen Exam
3
15.what was significant about the 1948 london games: u British agreed to host the Games even
though much of the city was devastated by the German blitzkrieg. u German and Japanese
athletes were excluded from the games because of their actions in WWII.
16.what was significant about bob mathias: -He was multisport athlete in high school and
before the 1948 games he had never attented a decathalon.
-Decathalon winner is symbolicly named the best athlete of the Olympic games because they ha
to do a bunch of sports
-Youngest to win decathalon
-Won in 1948 and 1952
17.what significant quote did bob mathias say: -"Years ago in the days of the greeks wars were
postponed to make room for the Olympic games in modern times the games have been
postponed twice to make room for the wars"
18.how did the citizens of london feel about the 1948 games: u Citizens of London did not
embrace the Games being held in London
u Austerity measures were enacted by the government to cope with shortages in food, housing,
medical care and other necessities.
19.what was significant about alice coachman: 1st African American woman to capture Olympic
gold medal in 1948 in London
20.how did alice coachman overcome adversity: u Growing up in Georgia (seg- regated South) -
did not allow her many opportunities to participate in organized sport or even at YMCA's; was
also discouraged because of her gender
u She created her own training routine on dirt and in fields and practiced her jumping barefoot a
a neighborhood playground
21.what was signifcant about alice coachman record wise: u She broke the AAU high school and
college high jump records - barefoot; she also played on the basketball team
22.what was significant about alice coachman jump to win the gold: -It was becoming very close
in the meet she knew if she made an adjustment to her approach she could clear the bar. Her
competitor tried to mimmick her and missed the bar
-She had enough kinestic awareness because she coached herself from a very young age
23.what did alice coachman do at the end of her career: u In 1952, she became the first African
American female athletic champion to sign a product endorsement for a multinational
corporation, Coca Cola
u She began teaching and coaching and set up the Coachman Track & Field Foundation (nonprofi
that provides assistance to young athletes and helps former Olympic athletes adjust to life after
the Games)
