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Book

The complete book of the Olympics

Call Number

  • 796.48 W196 2012 (CEN)

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Edition

2012 ed.

Publication Information

London : Aurum, 2012.

Physical Description

xiii, 1334 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Summary

"A treasure trove of lore, drama and anecdote from 116 years of Olympic history. Full descriptions of rules and scoring for every event included in the London Olympics. The top eight finishers in every Summer Olympic event since 1896."--Cover.

Contents

  • The Olympic Games
  • National medal totals in each Olympics
  • A short history of the modern Olympic Games
  • Issues
  • Track and field (men )
  • Track and field (women)
  • Archery
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Boxing
  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • Diving
  • Equestrian
  • Fencing
  • Field hockey
  • Football (soccer)
  • Gymnastics (men)
  • Gymnastics (women)
  • Team handball
  • Judo
  • Modern pentathlon
  • Rowing
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Swimming (men)
  • Swimming (women)
  • Synchronized swimming
  • Table tennis
  • Taekwondo
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball
  • Water polo
  • Weightlifting
  • Freestyle wrestling
  • Greco-Roman wrestling
  • Discontinued sports
  • Summer Olympic records.

Subjects

Added Authors

Jaime Loucky