Author: George Constable
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1987944224
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
XXV Olympiad, the twenty-third volume in The Olympic Century series, begins with the story of the Barcelona Summer Games of 1992. The Barcelona Games were the first without boycotts since 1972, and played host to a wealth of nations participating for the first time.The book explores how the Barcelona Games reflected a rapidly changing world. With the devolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Barcelona played host to teams from the Baltic States and to a "e;Unified Team"e; made up of athletes from the former Soviet republics. The former member states of Yugoslavia participated as independent nations, and South Africa was welcomed back into the Olympic fold for the first time since 1960. The book also profiles heroes of Barcelona like the Chinese diver Fu Mingxia, who became the youngest-ever Olympic gold medalist at age 13; and Vitaly Scherbo of Belarus, who won four golds in artistic gymnastics in a single day.Following Barcelona, the book turns its focus to the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway, the first Winter Games not held in the same year as the Summer Games. Lillehammer featured aerial skiing as a full event for the first time, and saw Australia win its first ever Winter Olympic medal. The book also tells the story of the drama swirling around the women's figure skating competition, where Americans Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding battled with eventual gold-medal winner Oksana Baiul of Ukraine.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;.
XXV Olympiad
Author: George Constable
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1987944224
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
XXV Olympiad, the twenty-third volume in The Olympic Century series, begins with the story of the Barcelona Summer Games of 1992. The Barcelona Games were the first without boycotts since 1972, and played host to a wealth of nations participating for the first time.The book explores how the Barcelona Games reflected a rapidly changing world. With the devolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Barcelona played host to teams from the Baltic States and to a "e;Unified Team"e; made up of athletes from the former Soviet republics. The former member states of Yugoslavia participated as independent nations, and South Africa was welcomed back into the Olympic fold for the first time since 1960. The book also profiles heroes of Barcelona like the Chinese diver Fu Mingxia, who became the youngest-ever Olympic gold medalist at age 13; and Vitaly Scherbo of Belarus, who won four golds in artistic gymnastics in a single day.Following Barcelona, the book turns its focus to the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway, the first Winter Games not held in the same year as the Summer Games. Lillehammer featured aerial skiing as a full event for the first time, and saw Australia win its first ever Winter Olympic medal. The book also tells the story of the drama swirling around the women's figure skating competition, where Americans Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding battled with eventual gold-medal winner Oksana Baiul of Ukraine.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;.
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1987944224
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
XXV Olympiad, the twenty-third volume in The Olympic Century series, begins with the story of the Barcelona Summer Games of 1992. The Barcelona Games were the first without boycotts since 1972, and played host to a wealth of nations participating for the first time.The book explores how the Barcelona Games reflected a rapidly changing world. With the devolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Barcelona played host to teams from the Baltic States and to a "e;Unified Team"e; made up of athletes from the former Soviet republics. The former member states of Yugoslavia participated as independent nations, and South Africa was welcomed back into the Olympic fold for the first time since 1960. The book also profiles heroes of Barcelona like the Chinese diver Fu Mingxia, who became the youngest-ever Olympic gold medalist at age 13; and Vitaly Scherbo of Belarus, who won four golds in artistic gymnastics in a single day.Following Barcelona, the book turns its focus to the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway, the first Winter Games not held in the same year as the Summer Games. Lillehammer featured aerial skiing as a full event for the first time, and saw Australia win its first ever Winter Olympic medal. The book also tells the story of the drama swirling around the women's figure skating competition, where Americans Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding battled with eventual gold-medal winner Oksana Baiul of Ukraine.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;.
Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992
Author: Olympic Games 25, 1992, Barcelona
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788478681075
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788478681075
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
Barcelona'92
Author: Quim Regàs
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788401611599
Category : Olympic Games
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788401611599
Category : Olympic Games
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992
Author: Olympic Games 25, 1992, Barcelona
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788478681075
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788478681075
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 431
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The XXV Olympiad
Author: George Constable
Publisher: World Sport Research & Publications Incorporated
ISBN: 9781888383232
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher: World Sport Research & Publications Incorporated
ISBN: 9781888383232
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad, Barcelona 1992: The organization: the preparation of the games
Author: Comitè Organitzador Olímpic Barcelona '92
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Olympic Games
Languages : en
Pages :
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ISBN:
Category : Olympic Games
Languages : en
Pages :
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Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad, Barcelona 1992: The games : sixteen days in summer
Author: Comitè Organitzador Olímpic Barcelona '92
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Olympic Games
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Olympic Games
Languages : en
Pages :
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Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad, Barcelona 1992
Author: Comitè Organitzador Olímpic Barcelona '92
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788478681075
Category : Olympic Games
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788478681075
Category : Olympic Games
Languages : en
Pages :
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The XXV Olympiad
Author: George Constable
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781888383003
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781888383003
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992
Author: Olympic Games 25, 1992, Barcelona
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788478681075
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788478681075
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 459
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