Historical Dictionary of the Olympic MovementOffers a multitude of hard-to-find facts on the important people, events, and organizations involved in the Olympic movement. |
Contents
Foreword by Richard Pound | vii |
Editors Foreword by Jon Woronoff | xi |
Authors Preface | xiii |
Abbreviations and Acronyms Used | xv |
Chronology of the Olympic Movement | xxiii |
THE OLYMPIC GAMES AND OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES | xxxv |
INTRODUCTION TO THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT | 1 |
DICTIONARY OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT | 8 |
The Olympic Winter Games | 210 |
Members of the IOC | 211 |
Awards of the IOC | 223 |
Final Olympic Torch Bearers | 226 |
Speakers of the Olympic Oath | 228 |
Official Openings of the Olympic Games | 230 |
Most Olympic Medals Summer Men | 232 |
Most Olympic Medals Summer Women 234 | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 189 |
Presidents of the IOC | 208 |
The Games of the Olympiads | 209 |
Attempts at Olympic Revival Prior to 1896 244 | |
About the Authors 247 | |
Copyright | |
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