Leben und Werk Carl Diems

This research report details the origin and results of the project entitled“The Life and Work of Carl Diem,” which was made possible by the support of the German Sports Federation, the German National Olympic Committee, the German Sport University of Cologne, and the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation from 2005 to 2007. Both the topic and the project were quite well received by the public. The project addressed the divergent topics of the history of sports science and the policy of dealing with the past of German sports. These aspects of the theoretical background are highlighted in an introductory section illustrating how they relate to the project. The core of the research report focuses on a contextual discussion of the goals and results of the project. The debate surrounding the culture of remembrance in German sports has thus gained new momentum.