Author :
Publisher : Triumph Books (IL)
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 43,25 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781600782251
Collects stories and photographs originally published in USA Today about the American swimmer Michael Phelps, from his early career as a teenager to his exceptional performance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he won eight gold medals.
Author : Bill Stonehem
Publisher : First Rank Publishing
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 28,94 MB
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
The Olympics is a gathering of the best international athletes in various sporting events that are held in the summer or wintertime. It features many sporting competitions with thousands of athletes from around the world competing against each other. It is considered the world’s foremost sporting competition and it is held every four years with the Summer and Winter games running alternating every four years but two years apart. The idea of the games was inspired by ancient Olympic games that were held in Olympia, Greece. They were held between the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD and in 1894 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was established to govern the Olympic movement.
Author : Bruce Berglund
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 45,39 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1666321737
Author : Tim Henriques
Publisher :
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 39,50 MB
Release : 2014-04-24
Category :
ISBN : 9780991522408
This is a book about the sport of powerlifting
Author : Brad Herzog
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 16,89 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1410307964
From the first games held in ancient Greece to the cultural extravaganzas of recent years, there have been some incredible and amazing events and milestones in the world of Olympic sports. Now in G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet, writer Brad Herzog showcases those athletes and events that not only set sports records but also impacted history and world views. Learn the meaning behind the five interlocking rings featured on the Olympic flag. Cheer on American Jim Thorpe as he won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, only to lose his medals later. Read how the man dubbed as the "world's laziest high jumper" won the gold in 1968 and later had a jump named after him. All these moments and more are brought to life in G is for Gold Medal. Brad Herzog has written travel and sports books for readers young and old. His books with Sleeping Bear include the best-selling H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet. Brad lives on California's Monterey Peninsula. Doug Bowles has been a freelance illustrator for more than twenty years. His books for Sleeping Bear include One Kansas Farmer: A Kansas Number Book and S is for Sunflower: A Kansas Alphabet. Doug lives in Leawood, Kansas.
Author : David Goldblatt
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 755 pages
File Size : 41,62 MB
Release : 2016-07-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0393254119
“A people’s history of the Olympics.”—New York Times Book Review A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year The Games is best-selling sportswriter David Goldblatt’s sweeping, definitive history of the modern Olympics. Goldblatt brilliantly traces their history from the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, revealing how the Olympics developed into a global colossus and highlighting how they have been buffeted by (and affected by) domestic and international conflicts. Along the way, Goldblatt reveals the origins of beloved Olympic traditions (winners’ medals, the torch relay, the eternal flame) and popular events (gymnastics, alpine skiing, the marathon). And he delivers memorable portraits of Olympic icons from Jesse Owens to Nadia Comaneci, the Dream Team to Usain Bolt.
Author : Mark Hebscher
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 34,43 MB
Release : 2019-02-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1459743377
Canada's first Olympic gold medallist couldn't walk until he was ten, and became the greatest runner of his generation. Who was the first Canadian to Win an Olympic Gold Medal? When Mark Hebscher was asked this simple trivia question, he had no idea that it would lead him on a two year odyssey, researching a man he had never heard of. Paralyzed as a child and told he would never walk again, George Washington Orton persevered, eventually becoming the greatest distance runner of his generation, a world-class hockey player, and a brilliant scholar. A sports pioneer, Orton came up with the idea of numbered football jerseys and introduced ice hockey to Philadelphia. Orton's 1900 Paris Olympic medals were credited to the United States for seven decades before the mistake was uncovered and rectified. Yet he is virtually unknown in Canada. Finally, his story is being told.
Author : Bud Greenspan
Publisher : Stoddart
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 37,85 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781881649670
Profiles the accomplishments of one hundred athletes in Olympic competition throughout the 20th century.
Author : Bob Schaller
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 17,92 MB
Release : 2008-10-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1429976896
A revealing biography of the Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps that includes exclusive interviews with his family, teammates, and friends and never-before-revealed details about his life. Michael Phelps is an American sports hero, perhaps the greatest Olympic athlete the world has ever known. His unprecedented eight gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics have made him a superstar. But his journey to Olympic immortality is every bit as compelling as his achievements in the pool. From learning to cope with ADHD to the story of how Phelps became the greatest swimmer ever, Phelps' tale is told in full detail here for the first time. The author, Bob Schaller, has known Phelps and his coach for more than eight years, and has extensively interviewed him, along with his mother, sisters, coach, and teammates. Filled with revelations, career statistics, and insightful analysis of how Phelps achieved the seemingly impossible, this is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn the complete story behind the legend.
Author : Richard AskAdditional Writer
Publisher : Bold Type Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,13 MB
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1568585497
"Based on extensive research in the Czech Republic, interviews with people across the world who knew him, and unprecedented cooperation from his widow ... journalist Richard Askwith's book breathes new life into the man and the myth, uncovering a glorious age of athletics and an epoch-defining time in world history"--Dust jacket flap.
