The third edition of this fascinating book deals with both levels of the competition-the competitive side and the administrative side. The dictionary includes hundreds of cross-referenced entries on the major sports, more outstanding athletes, participating countries and numerous bodies in the organization as well as successive generations of officials-starting with the founder, Pierre de Coubertin. Two chronologies trace the history of the Olympic movement back to the Ancient Olympiad first celebrated in Greece in 776 B.C. as well as all of the modern Games up to Athens in 2004. The appendixes then provide elusive facts on the Games, the officials, the torchbearers, and the top Olympic medal winners.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
ISBN-13
9780810855748
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96536663
Product Key Features
Book Title
Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement
Author
Ian Buchanan, Bill Mallon
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Sports
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
177mm
Item Width
220mm
Volume
61
Item Weight
853g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Ian Buchanan, Bill Mallon
Series Title
Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series