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Author : Bill Mallon
Publisher : New York : Garland Pub.
ISBN 13 : 9780824029487
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (294 download)
Download or read book The Olympic Record Book written by Bill Mallon and published by New York : Garland Pub.. This book was released on 1988 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alfred Eric Senn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781492575467
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (754 download)
Download or read book Power, Politics, and the Olympic Games written by Alfred Eric Senn and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The e-book format allows readers to bookmark, highlight, and take notes throughout the text. When purchased through the HK site, access to the e-book is immediately granted when your order is received.
Author : Bill Livingston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873389747
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (897 download)
Download or read book Above and Beyond written by Bill Livingston and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will discover how Tim Mack struggled and endured while working in a factory, and how he changed his training and revamped his body and mind in a three-year programme that made his Web site, Goldnathens, a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Author : David Wallechinsky
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781845136956
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)
Download or read book The Complete Book of the Olympics written by David Wallechinsky and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Wallechinsky's compendious book has long been the preeminent point of reference for sports enthusiasts and journalists alike Every sports writer assigned to cover the Games ensures they have their early copy of this prodigious work of reference, packed with absorbing anecdotes and essential statistics. A treasure trove of 116 years of Olympic history, it is also an amazingly readable book, for in the course of recording every single Olympic final since 1896, it concentrates on the strange, the memorable, and the unbelievable. Who knew (until reading this book) that croquet was once an Olympic sport, or tug of war, or that a 72-year-old once won a silver medal for target shooting? This new edition also has every finals result, recorded by the top eight competitors in every event at the Beijing Olympics, and full descriptions of rules and scoring for every event included for 2012. It is the one truly essential Olympics book.
Author : Gail Herman
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399542906
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)
Download or read book What Are the Summer Olympics? written by Gail Herman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. The contests were held every four years and winning athletes brought honor and respect to their homelands. The tradition of the Olympic Games faded over time until 1896, when they were brought back to life. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, with over two hundred athletes from fourteen countries. Today, nearly three thousand years after the first Games, the Summer Olympics attract one hundred thousand top athletes from over two hundred countries. Billions of fans around the world cheer on their national teams to bring back the gold.
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Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book The Los Angeles Times Book of the 1984 Olympic Games written by and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1984 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-two articles introduce an Olympic event describing its rules, judging, and identifying likely contenders for medals in 1984.
Author : David Goldblatt
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393254119
Total Pages : 755 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
Download or read book The Games: A Global History of the Olympics written by David Goldblatt and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 755 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A people’s history of the Olympics.”—New York Times Book Review A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year The Games is best-selling sportswriter David Goldblatt’s sweeping, definitive history of the modern Olympics. Goldblatt brilliantly traces their history from the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, revealing how the Olympics developed into a global colossus and highlighting how they have been buffeted by (and affected by) domestic and international conflicts. Along the way, Goldblatt reveals the origins of beloved Olympic traditions (winners’ medals, the torch relay, the eternal flame) and popular events (gymnastics, alpine skiing, the marathon). And he delivers memorable portraits of Olympic icons from Jesse Owens to Nadia Comaneci, the Dream Team to Usain Bolt.
Author : Heather Rule
Publisher : Lerner Publications
ISBN 13 : 1541589645
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (415 download)
Download or read book Olympic Games Upsets written by Heather Rule and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2020 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title offers high-interest subject matter sure to catch the attention of sports fans and reluctant readers alike.
Author : United States Olympic Committee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book United States Olympic Book written by United States Olympic Committee and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues for include reports of the Olympic winter games.
Author : Richard Moore
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408181568
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)
Download or read book The Dirtiest Race in History written by Richard Moore and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The men's 100m final at the 1988 Olympics has been described as the dirtiest race ever - but also the greatest. Aside from Johnson's blistering time, the race is infamous for its athletes' positive drug tests. This is the story of that race, the rivalry between Johnson and Lewis, and the repercussions still felt almost a quarter of a century on.
Author : Pauline Davis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538155508
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Running Sideways written by Pauline Davis and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-02-09 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, Autobiography/Memoir, International Book Awards, 2023 Winner, Biography/Autobiography, Track and Field Writers of America (TAFWA) Book Award, 2022 A raw, uplifting story from one of the most important hidden figures in track and field history. When Pauline Davis first began to run, it wasn’t with any thought of future Olympic glory. A product of the poor neighborhood of Bain Town in The Bahamas, she carried the family’s buckets every day to fetch fresh water—running sideways, sprinting barefoot from bullies, to get the buckets of water home without spilling. But when a seasoned track coach saw Pauline sprinting, he saw the heart of a champion. In Running Sideways, Pauline Davis shares her inspiring story. Born and raised in the ghetto, Pauline fought through poverty, inequality, racism, and political machinations from her own country to beat the odds and become a two-time Olympic gold medalist, the first individual gold medalist in sprinting from the Caribbean, the first Black woman on the World Athletics council, and a central figure in the Russian anti-doping campaign. A casualty herself of the doping plague that hit track and field—she wouldn’t be awarded her individual gold medal until Marion Jones was infamously stripped of her medals for doping—Pauline dedicated her years on the World Athletics council to clean sport and fair play. Running Sideways is a book about determination, faith, focus, and an incredible will to succeed. It’s about a trailblazer in women’s sports, not just in The Bahamas, not just in track and field, but on the global stage.
Author : Henry Rono
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1434391701
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (343 download)
Download or read book Olympic Dream written by Henry Rono and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a span of 81 days in 1978, Henry Rono broke four world records, committing the most ferocious assault on the track-and-field record books by a middle-distance runner in the history of the sport. This is what Henry Rono is known for. However, it is not who Henry Rono is. Henry Rono was born a poor Nandi in Kenya's Rift Valley. After an accident when he was two, doctors believed he would never again walk. This would be the first of countless obstacles Rono would have to overcome in order to pursue his two life goals: to first become the greatest runner in the world and then to become the best teacher he could be. Rono's first goal was accomplished in 1978, when he was considered not only the greatest track-and-field athlete in the world, but also by many to be the world's greatest athlete period. His second and greater goal, to become a teacher, was more difficult in coming. Once Rono became a star, coaches, agents, meet directors, and corrupt Kenyan athletic officials (whose boycotts of the 1976 and 1980 Olympics turned Rono's dreams of Olympic gold into Olympic smoke rings), wanted him to serve as their personal moneymaker, and so they did everything they could to discourage Rono's pursuit of an education and dream of teaching. The corruption and discouragement Rono encountered, as well as his alienation and exile from his homeland and family, pushed him to 20 years of alcoholism and even occasional homelessness. This is the life story of Henry Rono, whose descent from triumph to abyss, and whose subsequent ascent from abyss to triumph, are perhaps steeper than those of any track-and field athlete in history.
Author : Richard AskAdditional Writer
Publisher : Bold Type Books
ISBN 13 : 1568585497
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (685 download)
Download or read book Today We Die a Little! written by Richard AskAdditional Writer and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Based on extensive research in the Czech Republic, interviews with people across the world who knew him, and unprecedented cooperation from his widow ... journalist Richard Askwith's book breathes new life into the man and the myth, uncovering a glorious age of athletics and an epoch-defining time in world history"--Dust jacket flap.
Author : Michael Phelps
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471108767
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)
Download or read book No Limits written by Michael Phelps and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-08 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In No Limits, Michael Phelps - perhaps the greatest Olympic competitor the world has ever seen - will show us the secrets to his remarkable success, from training to execution. Behind his tally of Olympic gold medals - more than any athlete throughout history - lies a consistent approach to competition, a determination to win, mental preparation, and a straightforward passion for his sport. One of his mottos is 'Performance is Reality', and it typifies his attitude about swimming. No Limits goes behind the scenes to explore the hard work, sacrifice, and dedication that catapulted Phelps into the international spotlight. Phelps will share remarkable anecdotes about family, his coach, his passion for the sport, and the wisdom that he has gained from unexpected challenges and obstacles. Highlighting memorable races and valuable lessons from throughout his career, Phelps offers candid insight into the mind and experiences of a world champion. No Limits will inspire anyone to follow their passion straight to the finish line.
Author : Gerald Lawson
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780880116794
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (167 download)
Download or read book World Record Breakers in Track & Field Athletics written by Gerald Lawson and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete account of the sport's all-time fastest, highest, and strongest performances
Author : Bob Burns
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1641600802
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (416 download)
Download or read book The Track in the Forest written by Bob Burns and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1968 US men's Olympic track and field team won 12 gold medals and set six world records at the Mexico City Games, one of the most dominant performances in Olympic history. The team featured such legends as Tommie Smith, Bob Beamon, Al Oerter, and Dick Fosbury. Fifty years later, the team is mostly remembered for embodying the tumultuous social and racial climate of 1968. The Black Power protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand in Mexico City remains one of the most enduring images of the 1960s. Less known is the role that a 400-meter track carved out of the Eldorado National Forest above Lake Tahoe played in molding that juggernaut. To acclimate US athletes for the 7,300-foot elevation of Mexico City, the US Olympic Committee held a two-month training camp and final Olympic selection meet for the ages at Echo Summit near the California-Nevada border. Never has a sporting event of such consequence been held in such an ethereal setting. On a track in which hundreds of trees were left standing on the infield to minimize the environmental impact, four world records fell—more than have been set at any US meet since (including the 1984 and 1996 Olympics). But the road to Echo Summit was tortuous—the Vietnam War was raging, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy were assassinated, and a group of athletes based out of San Jose State had been threatening to boycott the Mexico City Games to protest racial injustice. Informed by dozens of interviews by longtime sports journalist and track enthusiast Bob Burns, this is the story of how in one of the most divisive years in American history, a California mountaintop provided an incomparable group of Americans shelter from the storm.
Author : Marc Parrish
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Paths to the Olympics written by Marc Parrish and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
