The Women's Sports Encyclopedia

by Markel, Robert; Waggoner, Susan; Smith, Marcella

• ISBN13: 9780805044942
• ISBN10: 0805044949
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-12-01
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co

Summary

The Women's Sports Encyclopedia is the first one-stop reference to contain all the indispensable details available on female athletes, their accomplishments, and their sports. Combining a vast amount of historical, biographical, and statistical information in an accessible style and format, it is the only book that, at a glance, puts the history of women's sports into clear perspective. This easy-to-use resource contains the detailed history of women's participation in over thirty sports; more than 650 inspirational biographies of international athletes, past and present; up-to-the-minute annotated charts of world and Olympic records; fascinating aspects of and insights into women's sports in sidebars and quote boxes; a chronological time line of women's sports from 500 B.C. to the present; and an extensive index for quick access to names, facts, records, and dates.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ii	(3)
Foreword	v	(2)
Preface	vii	(2)
Introduction	ix
1. Team	3	(47)
Basketball	3	(20)
Baseball and Softball	23	(8)
Soccer	31	(5)
Volleyball	36	(8)
Field Hockey	44	(4)
Team Handball	48	(2)
2. Court and Racket	50	(41)
Tennis	50	(27)
Badminton	77	(10)
Table Tennis	87	(4)
3. Track and Field	91	(40)
4. Gymnastics	131	(19)
5. Aquatic	150	(47)
Swimming	150	(30)
Synchronized Swimming	180	(5)
Diving	185	(12)
6. Target	197	(39)
Golf	197	(17)
Archery	214	(7)
Bowling	221	(7)
Billiards	228	(3)
Shooting	231	(5)
7. Vehicle	236	(18)
Cycling	236	(6)
Canoe and Kayak, Sculls, Yachting	242	(8)
Equestrian	250	(4)
8. Combat and Power	254	(10)
Fencing	254	(5)
Combat Sports	259	(5)
9. Triathlon	264	(3)
10. Skating	267	(29)
Figure Skating	267	(19)
Speed Skating	286	(10)
11. Skiing	296	(14)
12. Other Winter Sports	310	(10)
Biathlon	310	(4)
Luge	314	(3)
Sled Dog Racing	317	(3)
Appendix: Fantastic Firsts	320	(8)
Index	328