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{{Short description|Third edition of International Workers' Olympiads}}
{{Infobox games
{{Infobox games
|Name = 1931 Workers' Summer Olympiad
| name = 1931 Workers' Summer Olympiad
|Logo = 1931 Workers' Summer Olympiad poster.jpg
| logo = 1931 Workers' Summer Olympiad poster.jpg
|Size = 150px
| size = 150px
|Host city =[[Vienna]], [[Austria]]
| host_city = [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]
|Optional caption =
| caption =
|Nations participating = 26
| nations = 26
| athletes =
|Athletes participating =
|Events =
| events =
|dates ={{Start date|1931|07|19}}–<br />{{End date|1931|07|26}}
| dates = {{Start date|1931|07|19}}–<br />{{End date|1931|07|26}}
|Stadium =
| stadium =
|previous = [[1931 Workers' Winter Olympiad]]
| previous = [[1931 Workers' Winter Olympiad]]
|next = [[1937 Workers' Winter Olympiad]]
| next = [[1937 Workers' Winter Olympiad]]
}}
}}


The '''1931 Workers' Olympiad''' was the third edition of [[International Workers' Olympiads]]. The games were held from July 19 to July 26 at [[Vienna]], [[Austria]].
The '''1931 Workers' Olympiad''' was the third edition of the [[International Workers' Olympiads]]. The games were held from 19 to 26 July in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]].


Some 100,000 athletes participated the Olympiad, number includes the ones taking part at the [[mass gymnastics]] event. Games had about 250,000 spectators and they were larger than [[1932 Los Angeles Olympics]], both in number of participants and spectators.<ref>[http://www.vcn.bc.ca/outlook/library/articles/jewsontheleft/p05SocialistSports.htm Socialist Sports in Yiddish: The Bundist Sport Organization Morgnshtern in Interwar Poland]</ref> The [[opening ceremony]] ''Das Große Festspiel'' was written by Austrian writer [[Robert Lucas (writer)|Robert Lucas]], music was composed by Argentinian composer [[Erwin Leuchter]] together with [[Franz Leo Human]].<ref>[http://www.herbert-henck.de/Internettexte/Kurzmann_III/kurzmann_iii.html#ErwinLeuchter Erwin Leuchter (1902–1973)] Retrieved 12 July 2013.</ref>
Some 100,000 athletes participated in the Olympiad, including those taking part at the [[mass gymnastics]] event. The games had about 250,000 spectators, making them larger than the [[1932 Los Angeles Olympics]] both in participants and spectators.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070223020326/http://www.vcn.bc.ca/outlook/library/articles/jewsontheleft/p05SocialistSports.htm Socialist Sports in Yiddish: The Bundist Sport Organization Morgnshtern in Interwar Poland]</ref> The [[opening ceremony]], ''Das Große Festspiel'', was written by the Austrian writer [[Robert Lucas (writer)|Robert Lucas]] with music composed by the Argentinian composer [[Erwin Leuchter]] together with [[Franz Leo Human]].<ref>[http://www.herbert-henck.de/Internettexte/Kurzmann_III/kurzmann_iii.html#ErwinLeuchter Erwin Leuchter (1902–1973)] Retrieved 12 July 2013. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130413050435/http://www.herbert-henck.de/Internettexte/Kurzmann_III/kurzmann_iii.html Archived] 2013-07-14.</ref>


Workers' Olympiad was the largest sporting event held in Vienna by then. [[Praterstadion]] (today known as Ernst-Happel-Stadion) and an outdoor swimming pool [[Stadionbad (Vienna)|Stadionbad]] were finished for the games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wien.gv.at/freizeit/sportamt/annodazumal/sportstaetten/stadion.html |title= Wiener Praterstadion - Ernst-Happel-Stadion - Historische Sportstätte der Stadt Wien |publisher= City of Vienna |date= | language = German|accessdate=11 July, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wien.gv.at/freizeit/sportamt/annodazumal/sportstaetten/stadionbad.html|title= Wiener Stadionbad - Historische Sportstätte der Stadt Wien |publisher= City of Vienna |date= | language = German|accessdate=11 July, 2013}}</ref> Final of the football tournament was played at Praterstadion in front of 60,000 spectators as the Austrian amateur team [[Freie Vereinigung der Amateur-Fußballvereine Österreichs]] beat the German team of [[Arbeiter-Turn- und Sportbund]] by 3–2.
The Workers' Olympiad was the largest sporting event held in Vienna up to that date. The [[Praterstadion]] (today known as Ernst-Happel-Stadion) and an outdoor swimming pool, the [[Stadionbad (Vienna)|Stadionbad]], were finished for the games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wien.gv.at/freizeit/sportamt/annodazumal/sportstaetten/stadion.html |title=Wiener Praterstadion – Ernst-Happel-Stadion – Historische Sportstätte der Stadt Wien |publisher=City of Vienna |language=German |accessdate=11 July 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629195004/http://www.wien.gv.at/freizeit/sportamt/annodazumal/sportstaetten/stadion.html |archivedate=2013-06-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wien.gv.at/freizeit/sportamt/annodazumal/sportstaetten/stadionbad.html|title=Wiener Stadionbad – Historische Sportstätte der Stadt Wien|publisher=City of Vienna|language=German|accessdate=11 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406114309/http://www.wien.gv.at/freizeit/sportamt/annodazumal/sportstaetten/stadionbad.html|archive-date=2011-04-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> The final of the football tournament was played at Praterstadion in front of 60,000 spectators as the Austrian amateur team [[Freie Vereinigung der Amateur-Fußballvereine Österreichs]] beat the German team [[Arbeiter-Turn- und Sportbund]] 3–2.


== Sports ==
== Sports ==
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*[[Chess]]
*[[Chess]]
*[[Bicycle racing|Cycling]]
*[[Bicycle racing|Cycling]]
*[[Czech handball|Czech]] or [[Field handball|Field]] handball (''{{Interlanguage link|Handball at the 1931 Workers' Summer Olympiad|de|Arbeiter-Sommerolympiade 1931/Handball|lt=details}}'')
*[[Czech handball]]
*[[Fencing]]
*[[Fencing]]
*[[Association football|Football]] ({{DetailsLink|Football at the International Workers' Olympiads}})
*[[Association football|Football]] (''[[Football at the International Workers' Olympiads#Vienna 1931|details]]'')
*[[Gymnastics]]
*[[Gymnastics]]
*[[Motor cycling]]
*[[Motor cycling]]
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== References ==
== References ==
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1931 Workers' Summer Olympiad
Host cityVienna, Austria
Nations26
DatesJuly 19, 1931 (1931-07-19)–
July 26, 1931 (1931-07-26)

The 1931 Workers' Olympiad was the third edition of the International Workers' Olympiads. The games were held from 19 to 26 July in Vienna, Austria.

Some 100,000 athletes participated in the Olympiad, including those taking part at the mass gymnastics event. The games had about 250,000 spectators, making them larger than the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics both in participants and spectators.[1] The opening ceremony, Das Große Festspiel, was written by the Austrian writer Robert Lucas with music composed by the Argentinian composer Erwin Leuchter together with Franz Leo Human.[2]

The Workers' Olympiad was the largest sporting event held in Vienna up to that date. The Praterstadion (today known as Ernst-Happel-Stadion) and an outdoor swimming pool, the Stadionbad, were finished for the games.[3][4] The final of the football tournament was played at Praterstadion in front of 60,000 spectators as the Austrian amateur team Freie Vereinigung der Amateur-Fußballvereine Österreichs beat the German team Arbeiter-Turn- und Sportbund 3–2.

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References

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  1. ^ Socialist Sports in Yiddish: The Bundist Sport Organization Morgnshtern in Interwar Poland
  2. ^ Erwin Leuchter (1902–1973) Retrieved 12 July 2013. Archived 2013-07-14.
  3. ^ "Wiener Praterstadion – Ernst-Happel-Stadion – Historische Sportstätte der Stadt Wien" (in German). City of Vienna. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Wiener Stadionbad – Historische Sportstätte der Stadt Wien" (in German). City of Vienna. Archived from the original on 2011-04-06. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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