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Terminated in academic year 2010/2011

History of Sports

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 713-0264/01
Abbreviation NDS
Course title History of Sports
Credits 2
Coordinating department Institute of Physical Education and Sports
Course coordinator Mgr. Miroslav Pacut

Subject syllabus

Subject “Modern history of sport” connects the subject “History of physical culture”. It tries to describe the history of modern sport chronologically from the creation of this social phenomenon up to now. The top sport events above all the summer and winter Olympic games and the most widespread sport branches are accented.


1. Definition of basic terms (history, sport), creation of modern sport, English sport and games system
2. Czech and European sport in 19th century
3. Jiří Stanislav Guth-Jarkovský, Josef Rössler-Ořovský and Miroslav Tyrš and their contribution to the sport development in Czech lands
4. Ancient Olympic games, precoubertin medieval and modern attempts to rebirth the Olympic games, Pierre de Coubertin
5. Olympic games until the outbreak of World War I, Athens intergames
6. Olympic games in interwar period, creation of winter Olympic games, Persching’s Olympic games, Woman world games
7. Sport in Czech lands in the first half of 20th century
8. Olympic games from the outbreak of World War II until 1968
9. Sport in Czechoslovakia from March 1938 until 1968
10. Olympic games in 1968 – 1988, Games of the Good Will
11. Sport in Czechoslovakia and in the Czech Republic after 1968
12. Olympic games in 1988 – 2010
13. History of sport marketing with particular reference to Olympic games
14. Creation and development of football, ice hockey, tennis, basketball and other sports in the world and in our country

Literature

[1] EJNÉS, Gérard et al. Olympijské hry 1896-2004: od Athén k Athénám. Praha: Olympia, 2004. ISBN 80-7033-852-0.
[2] PACUT, Miroslav a Miloš KOSÍK. Dějiny moderního sportu. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2009. ISBN 978-80-248-2003-3.
[3] SINN, Ulrich. Olympia: Cult, Sport, and Ancient Festival. Markus Wiener Publishers, 2000. ISBN 978-1-5587-6240-4 .

Advised literature

[1] PACUT, Miroslav. Dějiny vybraných individuálních sportů. Ostrava: Repronis, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7329-245-4.
[2] PACUT, Miroslav a Miloš KOSÍK. Dějiny sportovních her. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2009. ISBN 978-80-248-2002-6.
[3] POLLEY, Martin. Sports History: A Practical Guide. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4039-4075-9 .
[4] RIPPON, Anton. Hitler´s Olympics: the story of the 1936 Nazi Games. Pen and Sword, 2006. ISBN 978-1-84415-444-9 .
[5] SOMMER, Jiří. Malé dějiny sportu. Praha: Fontána 2003. ISBN 80-7336-116-7.
[6] ZAMAROVSKÝ, Vojtěch. Vzkříšení Olympie. 2. přepr. vyd. Praha: Erika, 2003. ISBN 80-7190-014-1 .