Global Sport Leaders A Biographical Analysis of International Sport
This book analyses the careers, governance and management practices of some of the institutional sports leaders who have had the greatest impact on global sport in the 120 years since Baron Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympic Games. Through their posi
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Emmanuel Bayle · Patrick Clastres Editors
Global Sport Leaders A Biographical Analysis of International Sport Management
Editors Emmanuel Bayle Institut des Sciences du Sport Université de Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
Patrick Clastres Institut des Sciences du Sport Université de Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
ISBN 978-3-319-76752-9 ISBN 978-3-319-76753-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76753-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018934636 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: © Dennis Galante/Getty Images Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
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Introduction: Becoming a Global Sport Leader 1 Patrick Clastres and Emmanuel Bayle
Part I Founding Ideologies 2
Pierre de Coubertin: The Inventor of the Olympic Tradition 33 Patrick Clastres
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Alice Milliat: A Feminist Pioneer for Women’s Sport 61 Florence Carpentier
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Jules Rimet: FIFA’s Missionary President 83 Philippe Vonnard and Grégory Quin
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Henri de Baillet-Latour: Globalising the Olympic Movement 107 Florence Carpentier v
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Part II 1970–1980s: The “Dassler Revolution” 6
João Havelange: A Businessman for World Soccer 127 Philippe Vonnard and Nicola Sbetti
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Philippe Chatrier: The Fight to Control Professional Tennis 153 Emmanuel Bayle
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Juan Antonio Samaranch: From Barcelona Elite to the Olympic World 191 Jean-Loup Chappelet
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Richard (Dick) W.D. Pound: The Architect of Olympic Business 217 Milena M. Parent and Benoît Séguin
Part III 1990s–2000s: Commercialisation, Professionalization and Governance 10 Hein Verbruggen: Bringing a Corporate Me
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