Olympic Stadia: Theatres of Dreams

ISBN-13: 9781138698840 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 212 str.

Geraint John; Dave Parker

Opis

Olympic Stadia provides a comprehensive account of the development of stadia including but not limited to: developments in running tracks, the introduction of lighting, improvements in spectator viewing standards and the introduction of roofs.

Spis treści

Dedications  Acknowledgements  Foreword by Lord Coe  Introduction  1. In the beginning  2. First stirrings  3. Pierre de Coubertin and the birth of the modern Games  4. Sir Ludwig Guttman and the birth of the Paralympic Games  5. Athens 1896  6. Paris 1900  7. St Louis 1904  8. London 1908  9. Stockholm 1912  10. Antwerp 1920  11.  Paris 1924  12. Amsterdam 1928  13. Los Angeles 1932  14. Berlin 1936  15. London 1948  16. Helsinki 1952  17. Melbourne 1956  18. Rome 1960  19. Tokyo 1964  20. Mexico City 1968  21. Munich 1972  22. Montreal 1976  23. Moscow 1980  24. Los Angeles 1984  25. Seoul 1988  26. Barcelona 1992  27. Atlanta 1996  28. Sydney 2000  29. Athens 2004  30. Beijing 2008  31. London 2012  32. Rio de Janiero 2016  33. Tokyo 2020  34. The Olympic Stadium of the future  Appendix A – Sochi Winter Games 2014  Appendix B – Intercalated Games  Index