The Story of the Olympics

by Anderson, Dave

• ISBN13: 9780688176402
• ISBN10: 0688176402
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-13
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Jim Thorpe...Babe Didrikson...Jesse Owens...Michael Johnson...Tara Lipinski...the finest young athletes fighting in the fiercest competition. Pulitzer Prize -- winning sportswriter Dave Anderson chronicles the Olympic Games, from the ancient Greek festival of the history books to the ultimate international spectacle they are today. Here are the world's greatest athletes from track-and-field, from ice and slopes, from pool and arena. With dozens of action photographs that capture the thrill, the drama, the triumph that is the game of games -- the Olympics. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

part One
In the Beginning: To Athens from Olympia	9	(7)
1900--1912: Jim Thorpe and King Gustav	16	(9)
1920--1932: The Babe and Tarzan	25	(10)
1936--1948: Jesse Owens and Hitler	35	(9)
1952--1960: The Soviet Invasion	44	(10)
1964--1972: Terrorists and Black Gloves	54	(10)
1976--1984: The Miracle in Lake Placid	64	(11)
1988--1998: The Dream Team	75	(16)
part Two
Track and Field: Wanting to Be the Best	91	(11)
Gymnastics: Cartwheels and Courage	102	(11)
Swimming/Diving: Mark of Excellence	113	(10)
Figure Skating: Ballet on Ice	123	(9)
Skiing: Down the Mountains	132	(10)
Speed Skating: Queen and King of Hearts	142	(9)
Other Sports: When a Medal Is a Medal	151	(8)
Why Are the Olympics So Popular?	159	(2)
Index	161