Board of the International Athletics Association, 1932

The board of the International Athletics Association during a meeting in the Russian Court in Berlin. From left to right: Barclay (United Kingdom), Stankevits (Hungary), Genet (France), Sigfrid J. Edstroem (Sweden), Ekelund (Sweden), Mericamp (France) and Karl Ritter von Halt (Germany). Due to increased expenses claims, the Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi was disqualified for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1932 since he thereby violated the amateur provisions

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Amateur Barclay Claims Disqualified Ekelund Expenses Finnish Genet Halt Increased Nurmi Paavo Provisions Runner Sigfrid Thereby Violated

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