Beerschot and the 1920 Olympic Games

In 1920, the Olympic Games were held in our country for the first and so far only time. In April 1919, the International Olympic Committee chose Antwerp as the host city. It was the perfect opportunity for the local organisers to bring the city of Antwerp and the fledgling multi-sports club Beerschot into the spotlight.

The organisation was a story of ups and downs. Of success and failure. Of delusions of grandeur and realism. And of sporting triumphs, notably by the Belgian national football team and several Beerschot athletes.

In Beerschot and the Olympic Games of 1920, Beerschot chronicler Danny Geerts proudly and with a heart swelling with purple-and-white pride tells the story of Beerschot's important place in that Olympic tale. He honours the Beerschot players of the pioneering era while also offering critical remarks on their often crazy ideas and bizarre decisions.

Danny Geerts (born 1958) is a supporter, press officer and house journalist for Beerschot. His other great passion is the Olympic Games. In this book, he brings the two together. He previously wrote 100 Years of Beerschot (1999) and Carnival at the Kiel (2015).

Specifications

• Author: Danny Geerts
• Publisher: Pelckmans Uitgevers
• ISBN: 9789463832984
• Binding: Paperback
• Dimensions: 17.1 x 24.1 x 1.8 cm
• Weight: 573 grams
• Number of Pages: 192
• Genre: Sports
• Publication Date: Dec 2020