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Guinness Book of Olympic Records
This publication relates the general history of the Olympic Games and provides the roll of Olympic medal winners from 1896 to 1964 in the 20 Summer sports on the Olympic programme of the Mexico 1968 Olympic Games as well as the roll of Olympic medal winners in the Winter events since 1908.
The Illustrated History of Gymnastics
Traces the development of the sport of gymnastics from the ancient world to the present and discusses the gymnastic competitions in the modern Olympics.
The Official History of the Olympic Games and the IOC
The dramatic account of the dual history of the worlds foremost sporting spectacle. The story of the re-creation of the Olympic Games by Pierre de Coubertin, of the often controversial fortunes of the governing body, together with the highs and lows of the Olympics themselves.
The Olympics Factbook
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The Olympic Factbook
This is the first edition of the Olympic Factbook that is exclusively devoted to those games played in warm weather or indoors. The Factbook profiles the atheletes to watch in 1996 and additionally, reports on atheletes who have passed into Olympic legend. The Factbook is one convenient reference source to turn to before, during, or after the competitions, or whenever you feel like looking up the facts.
XV Olympiad
XV Olympiad, the thirteenth volume in The Olympic Century series, tells the story of 1952 Summer Olympic Games of Helsinki, Finland. The Helsinki Games were the first for the Peoples' Republic of China, Israel and the USSR, and set a record for most world records broken at a single Olympics that would stand until 2008.The book profiles heroes of Helsinki like Bob Mathias of the U.S., who defended his decathlon title from the 1948 London Games; the distance runner Emil Zatopek of Czechoslovakia, who claimed three golds including the marathon; and Josy Barthel, who became the first and only gold medal winner from Luxembourg with his triumph in the 1500 metres. In team sports, the legendary "e;...
100 Years of Agnes Keleti
A high-circulation newspaper once called her „the eighth wonder of the world”, though not at the time when she was a shining star of the gymnastics world, but decades later, when as a grown woman, she taught gymnastics, and trained young people. Even so, no one challenged this rather exaggerated description. Winning five Olympic gold medals, her gymnastic talent raised Ágnes Keleti to Olympian heights, but it was her life as a whole and her caring personality that made her deserving of all the recognition she later received from around the world. Those who had seen the always improving Ágnes performing gymnastics at least once will never forget this graceful female figure - whose movem...
33 Olympic Games
Contents: History of Summer Olympic Games: Archery, Athletics (Track), Athletics (Field), Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe/Kayak, Cycling, Diving, Eqestrian, Fencing, Football (Soccer), Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing Solo, Sailing Team, Shooting, Softball, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon. Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Water Polo, Weight Lifting, Wrestling, Olympic Records.
