Barcelona’92: the OOGG that changed the destiny
of a city
Ses 03
Sports and Society in Spain & Catalonia
Xavier Carmaniu Mainadé
Bcn has used big events to transform itself:
1888 Universal Exhibit.1929 Universal Exhibit.1992 OOGG.2004 Cultural Forum.
“Olimpiada Popular”1931 Bcn candidate for OOGG
1936, (Berlín won).1933 Hitler won election in
Germany. OOGG ‘36 used for nazi
propaganda.1936 Bcn organized alternative
olympics.Antifascist event trying to
recover the olympic spirit of peace and solidarity.
6.000 athletes + 20.000 tourists. July 18th 1936 the civil war
started. Olimpiada Popular was suspended.
Some of the atheletes stayed enrolled in the International Brigade.
Cronology 1936-1939: Civil War.1939-1975: Dictatorship of F. Franco (
francoism). 1975-1982: “Transición”.
1976: Constitution.1977: general elections.1979: municipal elections.1980: regional elections.1981: attempted military coup (23-F).1982: general elections.
P. Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) won.
1980: the olympic dream startedPasqual Maragall, Mayor of Barcelona in 1992
J. A. Samaranch, OIC 1980-2001 Jordi Pujol, pdent of
Catalonia
Felipe González, pdent of Spain in 1992
Narcís Serra, 1st democratic mayor after dictatorship. In 1992 ministry of defense in Gonzalez government
Record Olympics
July 25th – August 9th
No boycotts.9356 athletes.32 sports.35.000 volunteeres.
102.000 requests.
Stellar momentsInauguration:
http://youtu.be/l2WVtYcElcs The flame:
http://youtu.be/RIl_3sYPzsQ Dream Team, the best basketall team ever:
http://youtu.be/dr1lauMX6-g The Olympics were a party “¡Amigos para
siempre!”:http://youtu.be/nVayLxJkCfw
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