The Olympic Games: Complete Track and Field Results 1896-1988

Hugman, Barry J.,Arnold, Peter

ISBN 10: 0816021201 / ISBN 13: 9780816021208

Published by Facts on File, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Olympic Games: Complete Track and Field Results 1896-1988
• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816021201
• ISBN 13: 9780816021208
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Lists all competing athletes for each Olympics and how they finished, and includes brief profiles of prominent competitors

Reviews

This work encompasses all Olympic track and field performances since the resumption of the Games in 1896. Listed are the individual records of every competitor, their country, event, results in preliminary rounds, final finish, and medals won. Entries are arranged alphabetically by competitor rather than by event, a feature researchers may find limiting. The book is impressively detailed yet narrower in scope than Peter Matthews's Track and Field Athletics ( LJ 9/1/86), which concentrates on world records, including events outside the Olympics. For ready reference purposes, David Wallechinsky's The Complete Book of the Olympics ( LJ 4/15/84) remains the most accommodating resource.
- William H. Hoffman, Ft. Myers-Lee Cty. P.L., Fla.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.