The 1896 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary

by Bill Mallon and Ture Widlund

During the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, much of the world watched and celebrated as athletes broke world records and took home medals, fulfilling their Olympic dreams. The athletes' scores were available instantaneously and are now easily accessible, but what about the performance records of the first modern Olympic athletes? The Modern Olympic Games began in 1896 in Athens, Greece, but an official record of these Olympic games does...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786440651
• ISBN13: 9780786440658
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher