The Olympic Games

by Chris Oxlade

Book Overview

The Olympic tradition began in ancient Greece as early as 776 BC. The first modern games were held in Athens more than two millennia later in 1896. In the summer of 2004 the Games are returning to the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789459752
• ISBN13: 9780789459756
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 3.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.6" x 11.6"

Customer Reviews

For the Olympic nut

Older book but thrilled my Olympics obssessed husband. Lots of facts and stats for people who follow the Olympic records. Nice photographs. "Coffee table" style hardback.

Comprehensive and informative...

A very good coffee-table book about the Olympic Games. Excellent photography, text, and results of all the Olympic Games.If you're looking for one book to have in your collection, this is an excellent choice. I hope there will be an update in the future!

For Olympics buffs

A real compendium of information for the armchair buff or visiting Olympics spectator. Each Olympic games, both summer and winter is covered. It is lavishly illustrated - the stories are told via the pictures which are all well-captioned.As well, there is a comprehensive list of results (Gold Silver and Bronze medal winners) for every event in every games.This is the definitive Olympics compendium and I thoroughly recommend it.

The reference i was looking for

A great book for anybody looking to get a reference for the olympic games. Long time back i was looking for the same but i got nothing, now " The Olympic Games " gave me the chance. The result of all competitions in the entire summer and winter olympics really comprehensive, text and pictures were useful and enjoyable. I feel no sorry that i got this reference.

Howzat! A hole in one!

A great little book which covers all aspects of the even greater Olympic games - great for reference, casual reading or if you just love the odd nutty fact! A must for sea-farers (great sailing section)