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ISHPES History

International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport
Societé internationale d'histoire de l'éducation physique et du sport
Internationale Gesellschaft Für die Geschichte der Leibeserziehung und des Sports

The Founding of ISHPES

In 1989 the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport (ISHPES) was founded as a merger of the International Committee for the History of Physical Education and Sport (ICOSH) and the International Association for the History of Physical Education (HISPA). In 2014 ISHPES celebrated its 25th birthday. While at the beginning it was a very Eurocentric organization, it is today very international as seen in the numerous countries from which the members hail.

More information on ISHPES

Annette Hofmann, “Between Traditions and New Challenges: 25 Years of the International Society of the History of Physical Education and Sport (ISHPES),” The International Journal of the History of Sport 31, no. 9 (2014), 970-975. [ view article here ]

Roland Renson, “Building a Sport History Community: Scholarly Organisations and Congresses,” in Making Sport History: Disciplines, Identities and the Historiography of Sport, ed. Pascal Delheye (London: Routledge, 2014).

Jan Schönherr, “International Society for the History of Physical education and Sport,” in New aspects of sport history, vol II: the Olympic lectures (Proceedings 9th ISHPES congress; Cologne 2005; ISHPES studies 13/2), ed. Karl Lennartz, Stephan Wassong and Thomas Zawadzki (Sankt Augustin: Academia, 2007), 9-14.

Jan Schönherr, Entstehung, Entwicklung und Strukturen der Internationalen Gesellschaft für Geschichte der Leibesübungen und des Sports (ISHPES). Unpublished Diplomarbeit at the Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln/German Sports University Cologne, 2005.