The 1896 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commenta

Description: The 1896 Olympic Games by Bill Mallon, Ture Widlund Presents the results of the Olympic Games, beginning in 1896. This work compiles the event results for track and field, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis (lawn), weightlifting, wrestling and other sports and events. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description During the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, much of the world watched and celebrated as athletes broke world records and took home medals, fulfilling their Olympic dreams. The athletes scores were available instantaneously and are now easily accessible, but what about the performance records of the first modern Olympic athletes? The Modern Olympic Games began in 1896 in Athens, Greece, but an official record of these Olympic games does not exist. This work is the first in a series of comprehensive reference works giving the results of the Olympic Games, beginning in 1896. Based primarily on 1896 sources, the sites, dates, events, competitors, and nations as well as the event results are compiled herein for track and field, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis (lawn), weightlifting, wrestling and other sports and events. Although mainly a statistical analysis, this work does include a short synopsis of the Sorbonne Congress and reprints of famous articles about the Olympics. Author Biography Bill Mallon is a cofounder and vice president of the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) and the original editor of the Journal of Olympic History. He is a surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. The late Ture Widlund lived in Stockholm. Table of Contents Table of ContentsIntroduction Abbreviations References xiii1896 Olympic Games—Analysis and Summaries SUMMARY STATISTICS NOTES Summary ArticlesThe Olympian Games at Athens (Charles Waldstein) The Olympic Games of 1896 (Pierre de Coubertin) The Olympic Games (Miss Maynard Butler) High Hurdles and White Gloves (Thomas P. Curtis) The New Olympian Games (Rufus Richardson) The Olympic Games by a Competitor and Prize Winner (G. S. Robertson) Athletics (Track & Field) NOTES Cycling NOTES Fencing NOTES Gymnastics NOTES Shooting NOTES Swimming NOTES Tennis (Lawn) NOTES Weightlifting NOTES Wrestling NOTES Other Sports and Events NOTES Appendix I: 1896 Program Appendix II: Competitors (by Country) "The Olympic Games"—a Classical Greek Ode by George Stuart Robertson, 1896 Index Review "numerous interesting facts about the poorly documented early years of Olympic history"—Booklist; "the sites, dates, events, athletes and participating countries are listed, together with all the results"—Olympic Review; "impressive...superior to all those yet produced"—Olympika; "as a historian of sport I can only thank the author of this and other authors of volumes in the series for their fastidious labour of love that will provide a mine of information both to enjoy for its own sake and to form the basis for academic research"—Reference Reviews. Review Quote "numerous interesting facts about the poorly documented early years of Olympic history"-- Booklist ; "the sites, dates, events, athletes and participating countries are listed, together with all the results"-- Olympic Review ; "impressive...superior to all those yet produced"-- Olympika ; "as a historian of sport I can only thank the author of this and other authors of volumes in the series for their fastidious labour of love that will provide a mine of information both to enjoy for its own sake and to form the basis for academic research"-- Reference Reviews. Details ISBN0786440651 Author Ture Widlund Short Title 1896 OLYMPIC GAMES Series History of the Early Olympics Language English ISBN-10 0786440651 ISBN-13 9780786440658 Media Book Format Paperback Series Number 01 Year 2009 Subtitle Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary Place of Publication Jefferson, NC Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2009-02-24 NZ Release Date 2009-02-24 UK Release Date 2009-02-24 Pages 168 DEWEY 796.48 Audience General Audience Age 18 Publisher McFarland & Co Inc Publication Date 2009-03-10 Imprint McFarland & Co Inc Illustrations tables, statistics, appendices, notes, references, index US Release Date 2009-03-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159360107;

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