The Olympics' strangest moments : extraordinary but true tales from the history of the Olympic Games
Tibballs, Geoff2012
Book
"The most bizarre, controversial, heroic, and unlucky stories from more than 100 years of Olympic events, now updated with strange stories from Beijing 2008 and the run up to London 2012." --Publisher.
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Edition:
[New ed.]
Imprint:
London : Portico, 2012.
Collation:
xii, 268 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 2008.Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Partial contents: Machine generated contents note: A Leap into the Unknown: Athens, 6 April 1896 -- The First Olympic Marathon: Athens, 10 April 1896 -- The Big Chill: Athens, 11 April 1896 -- Duffey's Disaster: Paris, 14 July 1900 -- Never on a Sunday: Paris, 15 July 1900 -- The Boy Champion: Paris, 26 August 1900 -- The Marathon Impostor: St Louis, 30 August 1904 -- The Man with the Wooden Leg: St Louis, 28 October 1904 -- The Champion Who Never Was: London, 11 July 1908 -- The Jostling Match: London, 23 July 1908 -- Her Majesty's Pleasure: London, 24 July 1908 -- The Endless Bout: Stockholm, 14 July 1912 -- The Picnic Case: Stockholm, 14 July 1912 -- Lost in the Translation: Antwerp, 16 August 1920 -- Sick as a Guillemot: Antwerp, 20 August 1920 -- The Abandoned Soccer Final: Antwerp, 2 September 1920 -- The American Rugby Champions: Paris, 18 May 1924 -- Nurmi's Historic Double: Paris, 10 July 1924 -- The Brousse-Mallin Affair: Paris, 18 July 1924 --
ISBN:
9781907554476 (pbk)1907554475 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.48
LC class:
GV
Language:
English
BRN:
159064
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Library at the Dock | -Art and Culture | ARTS 796.48 TIBB | Available |