1925 Workers' Summer Olympiad
| Dates | July 24, 1925– July 28, 1925 |
|---|---|
The 1925 Workers' Summer Olympiad was the second edition of International Workers' Olympiads. The games were held from July 24 to July 28 at Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Total number of participants was more than 100,000 of which 3,000 were actual athletes from 12 countries. The rest were spectators who were invited to take part on mass gymnastics that underlined the ideas of worker sports.[1] Motto of the 1925 Olympiad was "Nie wieder Krieg!" – No More War![2]
The events mostly took place at the newly opened Waldstadion that is today known as Commerzbank-Arena. An outdoor swimming pool, Stadionbad, was built for the swimming competitions.[3] The opening ceremony had a choir of 1,200 people singing and later 60,000 actors took part in the drama presentation "Worker Struggle for the Earth" marching through the streets of Frankfurt.[2][4] All events attracted a total of 450,000 spectators.[5]
Most notable result made was a new world record 51.3 in women's 4×100 metres relay set by German team of Arbeiter-Turn- und Sportbund (ATSB), although it was never ratified by IAAF.[2][4] Football tournament was also won by the team of German ATSB. Most successful athletes came from Finnish Workers' Sports Federation, they won amazing 31 events out of 44.[2]
Sports
Participating countries
Austria
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Free City of Danzig
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Latvia
Poland
Switzerland
Notable winners
- Väinö Kokkinen – Greco-Roman wrestling, middleweight
- Eino Purje – 800, 1500 and 3000 metres run
- Kurt Rödel – Artistic gymnastics
- Iivari Rötkö – 25000 metres run
- Werner Seelenbinder – Greco-Roman wrestling, light heavyweight
References
- ^ John Nauright & Charles Parrish (ed.): "Sports Around the World – History, Culture and Practice" (p. 462). Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Von der Arbeiter-Olympiade zur Commerz-Arena" (in German). Unsere Zeit. 6 May 2005. Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Historisches Museum Frankfurt Retrieved 10 July 2013. Archived 2013-07-13.
- ^ a b David Renton: "The Workers Olympics of the 1920s and 1930s; not subordinating Play to Sport" Retrieved 10 July 2013. Archived 2013-07-13.
- ^ AdsD – Archiv der sozialen Demokratie (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2013. Archived 2013-07-13.