Viktor Balck
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Viktor Balck was a Swedish sports official and early Olympic movement leader who played a key role in organizing and promoting international athletics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viktor Balck canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic official
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human ⓘ sports official ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
growth of the Olympic movement
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institutionalization of athletics competitions ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| familyName | Balck ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Olympic sports
ⓘ
athletics ⓘ sports administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Viktor ⓘ |
| hasRole |
organizer of international athletics events
ⓘ
pioneer of Swedish organized sport ⓘ promoter of Olympic sports ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of international athletics
ⓘ
organization of sports in Sweden ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early modern Olympic ideals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
organizing international sports competitions
ⓘ
promoting athletics in Sweden ⓘ supporting the revival and spread of the modern Olympic Games ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Swedish ⓘ |
| movement |
International Olympic movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Olympic movement
|
| name | Viktor Balck self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of organized sports in Sweden
ⓘ
leadership in the early Olympic movement ⓘ promotion of international athletics ⓘ |
| occupation |
International Olympic Committee member
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ sports official ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Europe
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Sweden ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
leader in the Swedish sports movement
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member of the International Olympic Committee ⓘ sports administrator in Sweden ⓘ |
| residence | Sweden ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Olympic Games
ⓘ
Swedish sports organizations ⓘ international sport ⓘ |
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