Bibliograph

Historical dictionary of the Olympic movement, Bill Mallon, with Ian Buchanan

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Historical dictionary of the Olympic movement, Bill Mallon, with Ian Buchanan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-409)

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Historical dictionary of the Olympic movement

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

60651023

Responsibility statement

Bill Mallon, with Ian Buchanan

Review

"This third edition of Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement deals with both levels of the competition -- the competitive side and the administrative side. The dictionary includes hundreds of entries on the major sports, outstanding athletes, participating countries, and numerous bodies in the organization, as well as successive generations of officials -- starting with the founder of the present-day Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin. Two chronologies trace the history of the Olympic movement back to the ancient Olympiad first celebrated in Greece in 776 B.C., as well as all of the modern games up to Athens in 2004

Series statement

Historical dictionaries of religions, philosophies, and movements, no. 61

Summary

The appendixes provide elusive facts in the games, officials, torchbearers, and top Olympic medal winners, and a bibliography provides references for further research"--Jacket

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