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Author : Dick O'Connor
Publisher : Putnam Publishing Group
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,56 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Athletes
ISBN : 9780399610059
Briefly traces the winning feats of American athletes in the Olympic Games from 1896 through 1972.
Author : Walter Iooss
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,86 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780915463039
A former "Sports Illustrated" photographer and a "New York Times" sports columnist compile a photodocumentary that captures the determination and personal sacrifice of American athletes, training for and competing in the 1984 Los Angeles Games
Author : United States Olympic Committee
Publisher :
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 23,82 MB
Release : 1997-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780918883094
Inspiring stories from the greatest moments in sports history.The Glory and the Games captures the unique spirit of the Olympic Games through the inspiring stories of 40 of the most heroic Olympic athletes.The stories in this commemorative, photojournalistic collection are divided into three sections: Overcoming Adversity: There's Walter Davis from the U.S., taking the gold medal in the high jump in 1952 after having polio as a child, and Karoly Takacs of Hungary losing his shooting hand to a grenade and coming back to win gold in rapid fire pistol in 1948 and 1956 after learning to shoot with his left hand.The Great Comebacks: These include Dan O'Brien of the U.S., capturing gold at the 1996 Atlanta games after failing to qualify for Barcelona in 1992, and Spiridon Louis, from Greece, who came back from behind in 1896 to win the marathon for the Olympics' home country in the first modern Olympiad.And, of course, there are the Stars: Jim Thorpe, Paavo Nurmi, Olga Korbut, Kip Keino, Jesse Owens, Bonnie Blair, and more.All 40 stories in The Glory and the Games are lavishly accompanied by photos, and each reflects the courage, determination, and excellence that are the Olympic Games.40 in-depth stories and stirring profiles of Olympic champions.
Author : Greg Louganis
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 22,20 MB
Release : 2006-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1402250029
Champions aren't born, they're made. The haunting, searingly candid New York Times bestselling memoir of Greg Louganis' journey to overcome homophobia, colorism, and disability to become one of the best Olympic athletes in the world. Greg Louganis began diving at age nine. At sixteen, he beat out more experienced competitors to win a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. By all accounts, the world was his for the taking. But there was more happening beneath the surface... In his tell-all autobiography Greg invites readers into the harrowing, inspirational true story of his life on and off the diving board. Adopted at nine months, Greg spent most of his life fighting colorism in his community and struggling with late-detected dyslexia. Athleticism was an area in which he thrived—he was in control, he could prove his worth, and he would show the world what he was capable of. But as a closeted gay man living in a violently homophobic world, Greg lived in fear: fear that coming out would mean sacrificing his career and reputation, and fear that by not speaking out he was perpetuating the status-quo. But as his skill as a diver became internationally known, the spotlight he found himself under only intensified his struggles, leading to difficulties with relationships and substance abuse. It took the true spirit of a champion to heal, rise above adversity, and fight for others. A sports memoir and LGBTQ book in the vein of Meg Rapinoe's One Life, in Breaking the Surface Olympic diver Greg Louganis reflects on the highs and lows of his iconic life and career—from testing positive to HIV and going on to win double gold medals at the Olympics, to overcoming astounding prejudice and becoming an LGBTQ+ activist—in a raw, honest exploration of how we define greatness.
Author : Bill Mallon
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 47,39 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780880112178
Biographies of all U. S. athletes who have won medals at the Olympic games ; an extensive compilation of U. S. Olympic records ; a master index of all U. S. Olympicans since 1896.
Author : Steven Munatones
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 44,22 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780736092845
From the art of efficient pack swimming to the best dryland & pool workouts for improving endurance, strength & power, Open Water Swimming covers it all.
Author : ANON,
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 23,72 MB
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1408165031
The vast majority of us can only dream of being an Olympic-level athlete - but we have no real idea of what that means. Here, for the first time, in all its shocking, funny and downright bizarre glory, is the truth of the Olympic experience. It is an unimaginable world: the kitting-out ceremony with its 35kg of team clothing per athlete the pre-Olympic holding camp with its practical jokes, resentment and fighting, and freaky physiological regimes the politicians' visits with their flirty spouses the vast range of athletes with their odd body shapes and freakish genetics the release post-competion in the Olympic village with all the excessive drinking, eating, partying and sex (not necessarily in that order) the hysteria of homecoming celebrations and the comedown that follows - how do you adjust to life after the Games? The Secret Olympian talks to scores of Olympic athletes - past and present, from Munich 1960 right through to London 2012, including British, American, Australian, Dutch, French, Croatian, German, Canadian and Italian competitors. They all have a tale to tell - and most of those tales would make your eyes pop more than an Olympic weightlifter's.
Author : Heather Lang
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 27,47 MB
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1635926785
Here is a story of Alice Coachman, the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. When Alice Coachman was a girl, most White people wouldn't even shake her hand. Yet when the King of England placed an Olympic medal around her neck in 1948, he extended his hand to Alice in congratulations. Standing on a podium in London's Wembley Stadium, Alice was a long way from the fields of Georgia where she ran barefoot as a child. With a record-breaking leap, she had become the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. This inspirational picture book is perfect to celebrate Women's History Month or to share any day of the year.
Author : Zachary Kent
Publisher : Children's Press
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 13,99 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780516066592
Highlights the dramatic moments in the history of the Olympic games.
Author : Jo Harper
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 35,99 MB
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1439113335
An inspiring story of the first American female athlete to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games shares her triumphs over childhood illnesses to become a high school basketball player. A Childhood Of Famous Americans title.