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The Olympic Century The Iv Olympiad London 1908 The International Ymca
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Book Synopsis The Olympic Century: The IV Olympiad : London 1908, The International YMCA by :
Download or read book The Olympic Century: The IV Olympiad : London 1908, The International YMCA written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis The IV Olympiad by : George Constable
Download or read book The IV Olympiad written by George Constable and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book IV Olympiad written by George Constable and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IV Olympiad of the Modern Era was scheduled to take place in Rome in 1908, but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius two years prior to the Games threw Italy into economic chaos, forcing Rome to withdraw as host. The IV Olympiad, the fifth volume in The Olympic Century series, tells the story of how the city of London stepped up and sustained the modern Olympic movement in a time of crisis.The book explores how, with typical British resilience, Londoners took on the challenge of planning the world's greatest festival of sport, in spite of having less than half the normal time to prepare. Scheduled in conjunction with the Franco-British Exhibition, the Games of 1908 were the longest in Olympic history, running from April to October, and featured events like speed boat racing, dueling with pistols and figure skating. Heroes of the 1908 London Games included 60-year-old Oscar Swahn of Sweden who became, and remains, the oldest ever Olympic champion; John Taylor, the first black Olympic medalist; and Dorando Pietri of Italy, who fell five times from exhaustion on the last lap of the marathon but still managed to finish the race through sheer force of will.The book concludes with the story of Elwood Brown, an American college basketball coach who journeyed to the Philippines to work as an organizer for the YMCA and became a pivotal figure in the growth of sport and the Olympic movement in Asia.Juan Antonio Samaranch, former President of the International Olympic Committee, called The Olympic Century, "e;The most comprehensive history of the Olympic games ever published"e;.
Book Synopsis London, Europe and the Olympic Games by : Thierry Terret
Download or read book London, Europe and the Olympic Games written by Thierry Terret and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London hosted the Olympic Games for the third time in 2012, a mega-event where the political, economic and social expectations could hardly be compared with the previous London Games of 1908 and 1948. In addition, the Olympic Games went back to Europe in 2012 after a long period where (apart from Athens in 2004) they were held by cities in other continents. In London, the world watched the Games. Continental Europe, however, generated a particular attitude based on the special relations it had developed historically with England. At the crossing point of history, cultural studies and geopolitics, this book provides new insights on the significance of the Olympic Games. It considers that the Games are the right window to look at both the past and the current relations between England and its closest continental neighbours. It will be ideal for students and academics working in sport sciences, cultural history, political science and European studies; amateur and professional sports historians; Olympic followers and experts in Olympic studies. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.
Book Synopsis Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement by : John Grasso
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement written by John Grasso and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 907 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Olympic Movement began with the Ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Greece on the Peloponnesus peninsula at Olympia, Greece. It is not clear why the Greeks instituted this quadrennial celebration in the form of an athletic festival. The recorded history of the Ancient Olympic Games begins in 776 B.C., although it is suspected that the Games had been held for several centuries by that time. The Games were conducted as religious celebrations in honor of the god Zeus, and it is known that Olympia was a shrine to Zeus from about 1000 B.C. In modern time The Olympic Movement attempts to bring all the nations of the world together in a series of multisport festivals, the Olympic Games, seeking to use sport as a means to promote internationalism and peace. This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of The Olympic Movement covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on the history, philosophy, and politics of the Olympics, major organizations, the various sports, the participating countries, and especially the athletes. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about The Olympic Movement.
Download or read book Olympic Games of London, 1908 written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daily programmes for the Olympic Games in 1908.
Book Synopsis Sports, Exercise, and Fitness by : Mary Beth Allen
Download or read book Sports, Exercise, and Fitness written by Mary Beth Allen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-03-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For reference librarians and researchers seeking information on sports and fitness, this guide is an important first stop. For collection development specialists, it is an invaluable selection guide. Allen describes and evaluates over 1,000 information sources on the complete spectrum of sports: from basketball, football, and hockey to figure skating, table tennis, and weight training. Focusing on English-language works published between 1990 and the present, the guide thoroughly covers traditional reference sources, such as encyclopedias and bibliographies, along with instructional sources in print formats, online databases, and Web sites. To enable users in search of information on specific sports or fitness activities, chapters are organized thematically, according to broad- type aquatic sports, nautical sports, precision and accuracy, racket sports, ice and snow sports, ball sports, cycling, and so on, with subcategories for such individual sports as soccer, golf, and yoga. Within these categories, works are further organized by type: reference, instructional, and Web sites.
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Download or read book American Book Publishing Record written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 2244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Olympic Games of London, 1908, IV. International Olympiad by :
Download or read book Olympic Games of London, 1908, IV. International Olympiad written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This program probably was written in preparation of the 1908 games. It lists maximum number of compoetitors from each country, and described the stadium to be built.
Book Synopsis Olympic Games of London 1908 by : British Olympic Association
Download or read book Olympic Games of London 1908 written by British Olympic Association and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Olympic Games of London, 1908, IV. International Olympiad by :
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Book Synopsis IV Olympiad, London, 1908 by : World Sport Research and Publictions Staff
Download or read book IV Olympiad, London, 1908 written by World Sport Research and Publictions Staff and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis The Fourth Olympiad: Being the Official Report of the Olympic Games of 1908 Celebrated in London ... Drawn Up by Theodore Andrea Cook, Etc. [With Plates.]. by : British Olympic Association
Download or read book The Fourth Olympiad: Being the Official Report of the Olympic Games of 1908 Celebrated in London ... Drawn Up by Theodore Andrea Cook, Etc. [With Plates.]. written by British Olympic Association and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: