THE BRAZILIAN OLYMPIC ATHLETE WILLY SEEWALD: MEMOIRS OF THE ?RST NATIONAL THROWING JAVELIN’S RECORD-BREAKER

Abstract

This study records Willy Seewald’s athletic trajectory, which was an eminent athlete on regional and national sports scenery and also participated of the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, on throwing javelin event. The study was made by consulting printed sources like journals, magazines and personal documents, and oral sources recorded through interviews with the athlete’s family. Willy’s trajectory shows us that to be considered a gentleman, a good sport practitioner, in Brazil the requirement differs from Europe’s.