2015, ISBN: 9781476609522

Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), The 1908 Olympic Games were controversial. There was almost constant bickering among the American… Mehr…

Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), The 1908 Olympic Games were controversial. There was almost constant bickering among the American team and the British officials. Because of the controversies, the 1908 Olympics have been termed &quote;The Battle of Shepherd's Bush,&quote; referring to the site of the Olympic Stadium. Reports of the 1908 Olympics have been rare and do not for instance contain full results for archery, track and field athletics, football (soccer), gymnastics, motorboating and shooting. A great deal of new information has been discovered by the authors, and this work gives complete results for all events. The information presented is based primarily on 1908 sources. For the first time, definitive word on the sites, dates, events, competitors, and nations as well as the event results are available for all of the 1908 Olympic events, including boxing, cycling, diving, fencing, field hockey, lacrosse, polo, raquets, swimming, lawn tennis, tug-of-war, weightlifting, wrestling and yachting, among other sports. A series of appendices include rarely seen information about the many controversies surrounding the Games. [PU: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers], Seiten: 536, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015<

ISBN: 9781476609522

The 1908 Olympic Games were controversial. There was almost constant bickering among the American team and the British officials. Because of the controversies, the 1908 Olympics have been… Mehr…

The 1908 Olympic Games were controversial. There was almost constant bickering among the American team and the British officials. Because of the controversies, the 1908 Olympics have been termed "The Battle of Shepherd's Bush," referring to the site of the Olympic Stadium.Reports of the 1908 Olympics have been rare and do not for instance contain full results for archery, track and field athletics, football (soccer), gymnastics, motorboating and shooting.A great deal of new information has been discovered by the authors, and this work gives complete results for all events. The information presented is based primarily on 1908 sources.For the first time, definitive word on the sites, dates, events, competitors, and nations as well as the event results are available for all of the 1908 Olympic events, including boxing, cycling, diving, fencing, field hockey, lacrosse, polo, raquets, swimming, lawn tennis, tug-of-war, weightlifting, wrestling and yachting, among other sports.A series of appendices include rarely seen information about the many controversies surrounding the Games.; PDF; Reference > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers<

ISBN: 9781476609522

The 1908 Olympic Games:Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary Bill Mallon, Ian Buchanan The 1908 Olympic Games:Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commenta… Mehr…

The 1908 Olympic Games:Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary Bill Mallon, Ian Buchanan The 1908 Olympic Games:Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary Bill Mallon, Ian Buchanan eBooks > Sachthemen & Ratgeber > Sport & Entspannung, McFarland<

ISBN: 9781476609522

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Lieferung innerhalb 1-4 Werktagen. Versandkostenfrei, wenn Buch oder Hörbuch enthalten ist, sonst 2,95 EUR. Ab 19,90 EUR versandkostenfrei. (Deutschland) eBooks > Sachthemen & Ratgeber > Sport & Entspannung, McFarland<

2015, ISBN: 9781476609522

Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), [PU: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers], McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015