Wenlock Olympian Society

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Wenlock Olympian Society is a historic British organization dedicated to promoting sport and physical education, best known for founding the Wenlock Olympian Games that helped inspire the modern Olympic movement.

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Wenlock Olympian Society canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf learned society ⓘ
sports organization ⓘ
associatedWith International Olympic Committee ⓘ
Olympic movement ⓘ
basedIn United Kingdom ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
fieldOfWork physical education ⓘ
public health ⓘ
sport ⓘ
foundedBy William Penny Brookes ⓘ
foundedInPeriod 19th century ⓘ
hasActivity community sport development ⓘ
organising multi-sport events ⓘ
youth sport promotion ⓘ
hasArchives records of Wenlock Olympian Games ⓘ
hasCommunityRole local civic organisation in Much Wenlock ⓘ
hasEvent annual Wenlock Olympian Games ⓘ
hasFocus Olympic heritage ⓘ
amateur sport ⓘ
grassroots sport ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus historic sports society ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance early promoter of organized sport in Britain ⓘ
precursor to modern Olympic Games ⓘ
hasInfluenced Pierre de Coubertin ⓘ
hasLegacy inspiration for Olympic mascot Wenlock ⓘ
hasMotto Olympian spirit in the community ⓘ
hasNotableMember William Penny Brookes ⓘ
hasOrganisationalForm voluntary association ⓘ
hasOrganised Wenlock Olympian Games ⓘ
hasPurpose promotion of moral and intellectual improvement ⓘ
promotion of physical education ⓘ
promotion of sport ⓘ
hasRecognition acknowledged by Olympic historians ⓘ
visited by IOC representatives ⓘ
hasWebsite official Wenlock Olympian Society website ⓘ
headquartersLocation Much Wenlock ⓘ
influenced modern Olympic Games ⓘ
inspiredBy ancient Olympic Games ⓘ
linked to: Olympic Games
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Much Wenlock ⓘ
Shropshire ⓘ
maintains traditions of Wenlock Olympian Games ⓘ
notableFor Wenlock Olympian Games ⓘ
operatesIn Much Wenlock region ⓘ
organises cultural events linked to sport ⓘ
educational activities on Olympic history ⓘ
usesSymbol Olympian laurel imagery ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wenlock Olympian Games → organizer → Wenlock Olympian Society ⓘ
Much Wenlock Museum → associatedWith → Wenlock Olympian Society ⓘ
Wenlock Olympian Society emblem → represents → Wenlock Olympian Society ⓘ
Wenlock Olympian Society emblem → associatedWith → Wenlock Olympian Society ⓘ
Wenlock Olympian Society emblem → usedBy → Wenlock Olympian Society ⓘ