The X Olympiad
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The Olympic Century
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language : en
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Release Date : 2000
The Olympic Century written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Games categories.
X Olympiad
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Author : Ellen Galford
language : en
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Release Date : 2015-11-18
X Olympiad written by Ellen Galford and has been published by eBook Partnership this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-18 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The X Olympiad, the tenth volume in The Olympic Century series, begins with the Games of Los Angeles, 1932. With the entire world locked in the depths of the Great Depression, the book describes the thrills of the world's greatest festival of sport played out against the backdrop of Hollywood's Golden Era.With famous movie stars watching from the stands of the legendary Memorial Coliseum, the 1932 Olympics created its own cast of legends. The book tells the story of Babe Didrikson, perhaps the greatest female athlete of the 20th Century, who won two golds and one silver in track and field in Los Angeles before going on to even greater fame as a pro golfer; Kusuo Kitamma of Japan, not yet 15, who became, and remains, the youngest ever Olympic swimming champion; and the American swimmer Buster Crabbe, who won gold in the pool and later went on to Hollywood stardom in the Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon serials of the 1930s and 40s.Following Los Angeles, the focus of the book shifts to 1936 and the Winter Olympics in Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany, the first to feature Alpine, as well as Nordic, skiing events. Against the backdrop of Hitler's rising Third Reich, the book follows the exploits of athletes like Sweden's Sonja Henie as she claims her third consecutive figure skating gold; and the unlikely British ice hockey team, which upset the dominant Canadians in their quest for a fifth-straight Olympic gold.Juan Antonio Samaranch, former President of the International Olympic Committee, called The Olympic Century, "e;The most comprehensive history of the Olympic games ever published"e;.
Canada Competes At The Olympic Games 1968
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Author : Canadian Olympic Association
language : en
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Release Date : 1968
Canada Competes At The Olympic Games 1968 written by Canadian Olympic Association and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Athletes, Canadian categories.
Action Sports And The Olympic Games
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Author : Belinda Wheaton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-11-04
Action Sports And The Olympic Games written by Belinda Wheaton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-04 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Based on a decade of research by two leading action sports scholars, this book maps the relationship between action sports and the Olympic Movement, from the inclusion of the first action sports to those featuring for the first time in the Tokyo Olympic Games and beyond. In an effort to remain relevant to younger audiences, four new action sports, surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing, and BMX freestyle were included in the Tokyo Olympic program. Drawing upon interviews with Olympic insiders, as well as leaders, athletes, and participants in these action sports communities, the book details the impacts on the action sports industry and cultures, and offers national comparisons to show the uneven effects resulting from Olympic inclusion. It reveals the intricate workings of power and politics in contemporary sports organisations, and maps key trends in this changing sporting landscape. Action Sports and the Olympic Games is a fascinating read for anybody studying the Olympics, the sociology of sport, action sports, or sport policy.
Dreamers And Schemers
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Author : Barry Siegel
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2020-09-14
Dreamers And Schemers written by Barry Siegel and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-14 with History categories.
How one man brought the Olympics to Los Angeles, fueling the city's urban transformation. Dreamers and Schemers chronicles how Los Angeles’s pursuit and staging of the 1932 Olympic Games during the depths of the Great Depression helped fuel the city’s transformation from a seedy frontier village to a world-famous metropolis. Leading that pursuit was the “Prince of Realtors,” William May (Billy) Garland, a prominent figure in early Los Angeles. In important respects, the story of Billy Garland is the story of Los Angeles. After arriving in Southern California in 1890, he and his allies drove much of the city’s historic expansion in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Then, from 1920 to 1932, he directed the city’s bid for the 1932 Olympic Games. Garland’s quest to host the Olympics provides an unusually revealing window onto a particular time, place, and way of life. Reconstructing the narrative from Garland’s visionary notion to its consequential aftermath, Barry Siegel shows how one man’s grit and imagination made California history.
The Mathematical Olympiad Handbook
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Author : Anthony Gardiner
language : en
Publisher: Oxford Science Publications
Release Date : 1997
The Mathematical Olympiad Handbook written by Anthony Gardiner and has been published by Oxford Science Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Olympiad problems help able school students flex their mathematical muscles. Good Olympiad problems are unpredictable: this makes them worthwhile but it also makes them seem hard and even unapproachable. The Mathematical Olympiad Handbook contains some of the problems and solutions from the British Mathematical Olympiads from 1965 to 1996 in a form designed to help bright students overcome this barrier.
Canada Competes At The Olympic Games 1968
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Author : Canadian Olympic Association
language : en
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Release Date : 1969
Canada Competes At The Olympic Games 1968 written by Canadian Olympic Association and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Athletes, Canadian categories.
Dreamers And Schemers
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Author : Barry Siegel
language : en
Publisher: University of California Press
Release Date : 2019-10-29
Dreamers And Schemers written by Barry Siegel and has been published by University of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-29 with History categories.
Dreamers and Schemers chronicles how Los Angeles’s pursuit and staging of the 1932 Olympic Games during the depths of the Great Depression helped fuel the city’s transformation from a seedy frontier village to a world-famous metropolis. Leading that pursuit was the “Prince of Realtors,” William May (Billy) Garland, a prominent figure in early Los Angeles. In important respects, the story of Billy Garland is the story of Los Angeles. After arriving in Southern California in 1890, he and his allies drove much of the city’s historic expansion in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Then, from 1920 to 1932, he directed the city’s bid for the 1932 Olympic Games. Garland’s quest to host the Olympics provides an unusually revealing window onto a particular time, place, and way of life. Reconstructing the narrative from Garland’s visionary notion to its consequential aftermath, Barry Siegel shows how one man’s grit and imagination made California history.
Inside The Olympics
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Author : Nick Hunter
language : en
Publisher: Raintree
Release Date : 2012
Inside The Olympics written by Nick Hunter and has been published by Raintree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This volume briefly covers the history of the Olympic Games, and focuses on the 30th Olympiad held in London.
The 1912 Stockholm Olympics
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Author : Leif Yttergren
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2012-11-14
The 1912 Stockholm Olympics written by Leif Yttergren and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-14 with Sports & Recreation categories.
King Gustaf V of Sweden inaugurated the Fifth Olympiad at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm on July 6, 1912. In the following weeks, 2,380 competitors from 27 nations representing six continents participated in well-organized competitions in perfect weather conditions. The largest Olympics yet at the time, the Stockholm Games have thus gone down in history as the Sunshine Olympics, or "the Swedish Masterpiece." Since that achievement, and despite numerous attempts by other Swedish cities, Sweden has not yet managed to host the Olympic Games again. This work examines the 1912 Stockholm Olympics from a variety of perspectives, exploring the preparations, organization, competitions, participants, and spectators, as well as the continuing significance of the 1912 Games to Sweden and to the future of the Olympic movement.