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THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE OLYMPICS
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| By: |
David Wallechinsky, Jaime Loukey |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£18.99 |
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£12.72 |
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£6.27 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1845133307 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781845133306 |
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| Publisher: |
AURUM PRESS LTD |
| Edition: |
2008 |
| Pages: |
1120 |
| Description: |
Provides a statistical record since the founding of the modern Games in 1896 - from medals won to times, distances or scores recorded by the top eight competitors in all events, whether they be Olympic staples such as the marathon or long-discontinued competitions such as Olympic croquet or the tug of war. |
| Synopsis: |
Contained with the pages of this encyclopaedic book is anything anyone could ever need or want to know about the modern Olympic Games. It provides a complete statistical record since the founding of the modern Games in 1896 - from medals won to times, distances or scores recorded by the top eight competitors in all events, whether they be Olympic staples such as the marathon or long-discontinued competitions such as Olympic croquet or the tug of war.But this is much more than a dry compendium of names, numbers and scoring systems. It also contains a summary history of each event at each of the 26 modern Games enriched with an extraordinary wealth of Olympic lore and anecdote. David Wallechinsky and Jaime Loucky provide thought-provoking analysis of issues and controversies from shamateurism to drug-taking and corruption and they have sieved through more than a century of Olympic history to assemble a mind-boggling collection of stories that range from the inspiring, through the comic to the bizarre.Here you can read about long-forgotten characters such as the boy who was plucked from the streets of Paris to act as cox for two Dutch oarsmen in the paired-oar event in 1900 and, after steering them to victory and a Gold Medal, returned to obscurity, his name unknown to this day, or the 72-year-old winner of a silver medal for target-shooting.In short, this is the essential companion to the greatest sporting festival in the world. |
| Illustrations: |
b&w photos throughout |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Aurum Press Ltd |
| Volume: |
2008 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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