The Olympic Factbook

The Olympic Factbook PDF

Author: George Cantor

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9781578590162

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Licensed and supported by the U.S. Olympic Committee, "The Olympic Factbook" includes a thorough history of each of the winter sports, a spectator's guide with game rules and equipment requirements, complete statistics, poignant human interest stories, entertaining anecdotes, and enough compelling detail to satisfy even the most inquisitive home viewer or sidelines spectator. 75 photos.

The Olympic Factbook

The Olympic Factbook PDF

Author: Marie J. MacNee

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 930

ISBN-13:

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This is the first edition of the Olympic Factbook that is exclusively devoted to those games played in warm weather or indoors. The Factbook profiles the atheletes to watch in 1996 and additionally, reports on atheletes who have passed into Olympic legend. The Factbook is one convenient reference source to turn to before, during, or after the competitions, or whenever you feel like looking up the facts.

The Olympic Factbook

The Olympic Factbook PDF

Author: Martin Connors

Publisher: Visible Ink Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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Providing the same breadth of information offered in The Olympics Factbook--licensed by the US Olympic Committee and issued to every 1992 Winter American Olympian--this all-new guide launches the reader into February, 1994, with facts, stats, rules, and profiles of the athletes. 100 photos.

Olympics

Olympics PDF

Author: Graham Douglas

Publisher: Crombie Jardine Publishing

Published: 2012-02-27

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 1471615030

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The Olympic Games: a major international amateur sporting competition that brings together hundreds of nations and thousands of athletes. This book is a collection of fun, facts and figures about the Games (from ancient to modern times) for sports lovers all over the world. "e;The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well"e; Pierre de Coubertin

The Olympics

The Olympics PDF

Author: Liam McCann

Publisher: AAPPL

Published: 2005-09

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9781904332404

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An entertaining and erudite look at the history of the world's most prestigious sporting event - from its Greek origins to the present day. A fascinating mix of history and sporting trivia with information on every one of the main Summer Games, the Paralympics and the Winter Games.

The Macmillan Book of Olympic Facts

The Macmillan Book of Olympic Facts PDF

Author: Garry Chapman

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781420262162

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This comprehensive book of facts covers everything from the origins of the Olympics to factors such as drugs and technologies impacting on the famous games today. Seven areas integral to the Games are covered: • origins of the Olympics • Olympic administration • Olympic traditions • Olympic ceremonies • host cities • Olympiad events • Olympic issues.