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The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. It was spoken in Chinese at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and in Italian at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

The athlete, from the team of the organizing country, holds a corner of the Olympic Flag while reciting the oath:

In the name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, committing ourselves to a sport without doping and without drugs, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.[1]

The judge, also from the host nation, likewise holds a corner of the flag but takes a slightly different oath:

In the name of all the judges and officials, I promise that we shall officiate in these Olympic Games with complete impartiality, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them in the true spirit of sportsmanship.[1]

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History

A call for an oath was announced as early as 1906 by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president and founder Pierre de Coubertin in the Revue Olympique (Olympic Review in French).[1] This was done in an effort to ensure fairness aimpartiality.[1]

The Olympic Oath was first taken at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp by a fencer/water polo player. The first judge's oath was taken at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.

Victor Boin's oath in 1920 was

We swear. We will take part in the Olympic Games in a spirit of chivalry, for the honour of our country and for the glory of sport.[1]

In 1961, "swear" was replaced by "promise" and "the honour of our countries" by "the honour of our teams" in an obvious effort to eliminate nationalism at the Olympic Games.[1] The part concerning doping was added at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Speakers

The athletes and judges that have delivered the Olympic Oath are listed below.

Olympic Oath
Olympics Athlete Judge (Official)
1920 Summer Olympics Victor Boin[2] -
1924 Winter Olympics Camille Mandrillon[3] -
1924 Summer Olympics Georges André[4] -
1928 Winter Olympics Hans Eidenbenz[5] -
1928 Summer Olympics Harry Dénis[6] -
1932 Winter Olympics Jack Shea[7] -
1932 Summer Olympics George Calnan[8] -
1936 Winter Olympics Willy Bogner, Sr.[9] -
1936 Summer Olympics Rudolf Ismayr[10] -
1948 Winter Olympics Bibi Torriani[11] -
1948 Summer Olympics Donald Finlay[12] -
1952 Winter Olympics Torbjørn Falkanger[13] -
1952 Summer Olympics Heikki Savolainen[14] -
1956 Winter Olympics Giuliana Minuzzo[15] -
1956 Summer Olympics John Landy (Melbourne)
Henri Saint Cyr (Stockholm)[16]		 -
1960 Winter Olympics Carol Heiss[17] -
1960 Summer Olympics Adolfo Consolini[18] -
1964 Winter Olympics Paul Aste[19] -
1964 Summer Olympics Takashi Ono[20] -
1968 Winter Olympics Léo Lacroix[21] -
1968 Summer Olympics Pablo Garrido[22] -
1972 Winter Olympics Keiichi Suzuki[23] Fumio Asaki[23]
1972 Summer Olympics Heidi Schüller[24] Heinz Pollay[24]
1976 Winter Olympics Werner Delle Karth[25] Willy Köstinger[25]
1976 Summer Olympics Pierre St.-Jean[26] Maurice Fauget[26]
1980 Winter Olympics Eric Heiden[27] Terry McDermott[27]
1980 Summer Olympics Nikolai Andrianov[28] Alexander Medved[28]
1984 Winter Olympics Bojan Križaj[29] Dragan Perovic[29]
1984 Summer Olympics Edwin Moses[30] Sharon Weber[30]
1988 Winter Olympics Pierre Harvey[31] Suzanna Morrow-Francis[31]
1988 Summer Olympics Hur Jae
Shon Mi-Na[32]		 Lee Hak-Rae[32]
1992 Winter Olympics Surya Bonaly[33] Pierre Bornat[33]
1992 Summer Olympics Luis Doreste Blanco[34] Eugeni Asensio[34]
1994 Winter Olympics Vegard Ulvang[35] Kari Kåring[35]
1996 Summer Olympics Teresa Edwards[36] Hobie Billingsley[36]
1998 Winter Olympics Kenji Ogiwara[37] Junko Hiramatsu[37]
2000 Summer Olympics Rechelle Hawkes[38] Peter Kerr[38]
2002 Winter Olympics Jimmy Shea[39] Allen Church[39]
2004 Summer Olympics Zoi Dimoschaki[40] Lazaros Voreadis[40]
2006 Winter Olympics Giorgio Rocca[41] Fabio Bianchetti[41]
2008 Summer Olympics Zhang Yining[42] Huang Liping[42]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Wendl, Karel. "The Olympic Oath - A Brief History" Citius, Altius, Fortius (Journal of Olympic History since 1997). Winter 1995. pp. 4,5.
  2. ^ IOC 1920 Summer Olympics
  3. ^ IOC 1924 Winter Olympics
  4. ^ IOC 1924 Summer Olympics
  5. ^ IOC 1928 Winter Olympics
  6. ^ IOC 1928 Summer Olympics
  7. ^ IOC 1932 Winter Olympics
  8. ^ IOC 1932 Summer Olympics
  9. ^ IOC 1936 Winter Olympics
  10. ^ IOC 1936 Summer Olympics
  11. ^ IOC 1948 Winter Olympics
  12. ^ IOC 1948 Summer Olympics
  13. ^ IOC 1952 Winter Olympics
  14. ^ IOC 1952 Summer Olympics
  15. ^ IOC 1956 Winter Olympics
  16. ^ IOC 1956 Summer Olympics
  17. ^ IOC 1960 Winter Olympics
  18. ^ IOC 1960 Summer Olympics
  19. ^ IOC 1964 Winter Olympics
  20. ^ IOC 1964 Summer Olympics
  21. ^ IOC 1968 Winter Olympics
  22. ^ IOC 1968 Summer Olympics
  23. ^ a b IOC 1972 Winter Olympics
  24. ^ a b IOC 1972 Summer Olympics
  25. ^ a b IOC 1976 Winter Olympics
  26. ^ a b IOC 1976 Summer Olympics
  27. ^ a b IOC 1980 Winter Olympics
  28. ^ a b IOC 1980 Summer Olympics
  29. ^ a b IOC 1984 Winter Olympics
  30. ^ a b IOC 1984 Summer Olympics
  31. ^ a b IOC 1988 Winter Olympics
  32. ^ a b IOC 1988 Summer Olympics
  33. ^ a b IOC 1992 Winter Olympics
  34. ^ a b IOC 1992 Summer Olympics
  35. ^ a b IOC 1994 Winter Olympics
  36. ^ a b IOC 1996 Summer Olympics
  37. ^ a b IOC 1998 Winter Olympics
  38. ^ a b IOC 2000 Summer Olympics
  39. ^ a b IOC 2002 Winter Olympics
  40. ^ a b IOC 2004 Summer Olympics
  41. ^ a b IOC 2006 Winter Olympics
  42. ^ a b IOC 2008 Summer Olympics
List of Olympic Oath takers
Summer athletes
1920: Victor Boin (BEL) * 1924: Georges André (FRA) * 1928: Harry Dénis (NED) * 1932: George Calnan (USA) * 1936: Rudolf Ismayr (GER) * 1948: Donald Finlay (GBR) * 1952: Heikki Savolainen (FIN) * 1956: John Landy (AUS) & Henri Saint Cyr (SWE) * 1960: Adolfo Consolini (ITA) * 1964: Takashi Ono (JPN) * 1968: Pablo Garrido (MEX) * 1972: Heidi Schüller (GER) * 1976: Pierre St.-Jean (CAN) * 1980: Nikolai Andrianov (URS) * 1984: Edwin Moses (USA) * 1988: Hur Jae & Shon Mi-Na (both KOR) * 1992: Luis Doreste (ESP) * 1996: Teresa Edwards (USA) * 2000: Rechelle Hawkes (AUS) * 2004: Zoi Dimoschaki (GRE) * 2008: Zhang Yining (CHN)
Summer judges
1972: Heinz Pollay (GER) * 1976: Maurice Fauget (CAN) * 1980: Alexander Medved (URS) * 1984: Sharon Weber (USA) * 1988: Lee Hak-Rae (KOR) * 1992: Eugeni Asensio (ESP) * 1996: Hobie Billingsley (USA) * 2000: Peter Kerr (AUS) * 2004: Lazaros Voreadis (GRE) * 2008: Huang Liping (CHN)
Winter athletes
1924: Camille Mandrillon (FRA) * 1928: Hans Eidenbenz (SUI) * 1932: Jack Shea (USA) * 1936: Willy Bogner, Sr. (GER) * 1948: Bibi Torriani (SUI) * 1952: Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR) * 1956: Giuliana Minuzzo (ITA) * 1960: Carol Heiss (USA) * 1964: Paul Aste (AUT) * 1968: Léo Lacroix (FRA) * 1972 Keiichi Suzuki (JPN) * 1976: Werner Delle Karth (AUT) * 1980: Eric Heiden (USA) * 1984: Bojan Križaj (YUG) * 1988: Pierre Harvey (CAN) * 1992: Surya Bonaly (FRA) * 1994: Vegard Ulvang (NOR) * 1998: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) * 2002: Jimmy Shea (USA) * 2006: Giorgio Rocca (ITA)
Winter judges
1972: Fumio Asaki (JPN) * 1976: Willy Köstinger (AUT) * 1980: Terry McDermott (USA) * 1984: Dragan Perović (YUG) * 1988: Suzanne Morrow (CAN) * 1992: Pierre Bornat (FRA) * 1994: Kari Kåring (NOR) * 1998: Junko Hiramatsu (JPN) * 2002: Allen Church (USA) * 2006: Fabio Bianchetti (ITA)
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