Reinelde Knapp-Bartenbach: Bludenz's first Olympionician in focus!
Reinelde Knapp-Bartenbach: Bludenz's first Olympionician in focus!
in Bludenz is currently all about the fascinating Olympic history of Reinelde Knapp-Bartenbach, a real pioneer in Austrian sport. A remarkable exhibition is held in the city laboratory Bludenz, which is reminiscent of the first Olympionary from the Bludenz district. Knapp, born in Nüziders, competed in Melbourne at the Summer Olympics in 1956, making a lasting impression in domestic sports history. Bludenz reports that ...
Reinelde Knapp started her sporting career in the Bludenz gymnastics and made the leap to the first state champion in 1955. They quickly made their achievements in the long and high jump a name in athletics. In order to find even better conditions for her training, she moved to Vienna and joined the UKJ Vienna. In 1956 she qualified for the Olympic Games, in which she only started in high jump. The trip to Australia led her through exciting stations such as Alaska, Hawaii and Fiji.
an impressive career
The exhibition offers a deep insight into your life. Historian Otto Schwald and grandchildren Nikola Bartenbach have compiled numerous memorabilia, including photos, letters and newspaper articles that document the ups and downs of their career. Knapp-Bartenbach celebrated numerous successes, including ten state championship titles and eight Austrian records. She ended her active career in 1959 at the age of 26 and then fulfilled dreams in business by opening a wool boutique and later a linen room in Bludenz.
Viewed in a larger context, the participation of women in the Olympic Games during the first half of the 20th century was shaped by many challenges. It was not until 1928 that women were allowed to compete in athletics at the Olympic Summer Games in Amsterdam. The fundamental equality in sport still remains a topic today, such as [Stuttgarter Nachrichten] (https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.der-kampia-gutz-mache- and-macht-revolution-der-Frauen.682bf67-44fa-AB6D3Cea5218.html).women in Olympic sport
Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, saw sport for a long time as a matter of male. Women were largely excluded in the first Olympics, and the general opinion was that sport was unaesthetic for women and could harm their child ability. These prejudices ensured that the first four Olympic games until 1912 denied women to access most sports until steps were initiated to equality. Sports Sociologist Petra Tzschoppe emphasizes how significant the early uprisings of women against these rules for the development of women sport.
The exhibition about Reinelde Knapp-Bartenbach is therefore not only a tribute to the athlete, but also reflects the challenges that many athletes have to go through then. Sport not only offers competition, but also the opportunity to break through existing boundaries and promote equality. And that is a message that is of great importance even today.
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