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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.
A perfect companion reference for Sydney 2000, this "bible of the Olympics" includes not only statistics for each event, but also the exciting stories behind them. 211 photos.
Completely revised for the summer games in Atlanta, a definitive resource includes 1,500 anecdotes and dramatic moments from Olympic history, the top eight finishers from every Olympic event since 1896, rules and scoring for each event, black-and-white photographs, and much more.
Numerous books, publications and articles have been written about the ancient and modern Olympic Games. Such writings contain detailed accounts of the events themselves and the excitement that unfolded. This book is NOT about all that. Instead, it is more of a quick reference and "fun to read" on Olympians representing the United States. It is intended for the reader to become familiar with some of the trivia associated with the athletes, and to quiz themselves and their friends about little known Olympic history and trivia.
Find out all about the Summer Olympics in this informative book.
Describes the history, ideals, events, and heroes of the Olympic Games, with an emphasis on the Summer Olympics.
Created by an award-winning author-and-illustrator team, "Summer Olympics" sets the stage with facts, articles, and essential background information across the complete range of Olympic summer competition. An ideal companion to the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Includes glossary and Web resources. Full color.
Statistics, photographs, and anecdotes from every Winter Olympic Games held from 1924-1998.
The Summer Olympics are chock full of epic athletic achievements across hundreds of disciplines, especially Track and Field, Gymnastics, and Swimming. These are the sports that gave us Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis, Wilma Rudolph and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olga Korbut and Mary Lou Retton -- tremendous athletes whose Olympic accomplishments thrill us now just as much as they did when they occurred. Now readers can relive those moments in this fact-filled volume just right for young sports enthusiasts. And because it's Matt Christopher, young readers know they're getting the best sports writing on the shelf!