Jackson, Dover and Mayocchi (1998) Life after winning gold: I. Experiences of Australian Olympic gold medallists

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Life after winning gold: I. Experiences of Australian Olympic gold medallists

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Jackson, S. A. (Queensland University of Technology)
	Author:	Dover, J.
	Author:	Mayocchi, L.

JOURNAL:

The Sport Psychologist, 12(2), 119 - 136.

YEAR:

1998

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

elite-athlete; Olympic-Games; Australia; medal; psychology

DISCIPLINE:

No discipline assigned

HTTP:

https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=480732&title=480732

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-341-381 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:44:04 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
To better understand the impact that winning an Olympic gold medal has upon athletes, a qualitative investigation of the experiences encountered by Australian athletes who won an Olympic gold medal between 1984-1992 was conducted. A total of 18 Olympic champions were interviewed on their experiences as gold medallists. While athletes recognized many positive aspects associated with their Olympic wins, a large number of negative experiences were also recounted. The win created significant and long-lasting change to most athletes' lives. Evaluation and comparison of the athletes' personal experiences in relation to other Australian gold medallists from this time period are discussed.

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