Offers results for different competitors and events for the 1920 Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium. This book contains appendices that include a schedule of events and festivities for the 1920 Olympics, information on World War I and Olympians, a tentative schedule of events that had been planned for the 1916 Olympic Games.
Offers results for different competitors and events for the 1920 Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium. This book contains appendices that include a sched...
The 1912 Olympic Games held in Stockholm, Sweden, were the most 'modern' Olympic Games yet celebrated and the most successful of the Modern Era to that date. This work on the early Olympics, provides information on the sites, dates, competitors, and nations of the Stockholm games.
The 1912 Olympic Games held in Stockholm, Sweden, were the most 'modern' Olympic Games yet celebrated and the most successful of the Modern Era to tha...
Presents data on 29 nation and city-state participants in more than a dozen events in the Athens Games. This book provides scores and descriptions, and corrects many historical errors and omissions in other sources.
Presents data on 29 nation and city-state participants in more than a dozen events in the Athens Games. This book provides scores and descriptions, an...
The 1904 Olympic Games in St Louis were both unusual and controversial. One of the major problems for Olympic scholars has been to determine which of the events at these Games were truly of Olympic caliber. This book demonstrates that 16 events of the 21 overall were truly Olympic sports and gives descriptions, scores, and analyses for each.
The 1904 Olympic Games in St Louis were both unusual and controversial. One of the major problems for Olympic scholars has been to determine which of ...
Presents the results of the Olympic Games, beginning in 1896. This work compiles the event results for track and field, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis (lawn), weightlifting, wrestling and other sports and events.
Presents the results of the Olympic Games, beginning in 1896. This work compiles the event results for track and field, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, ...
Based primarily on 1,900 sources, the sites, dates, events, competitors, and nations as well as the 1900 Olympic Games, this work compiles the event results for the 1,900 Olympic events, including archery, track and field, cricket, equestrian, fencing, soccer, pelota basque, water polo, and rowing, among other sports.
Based primarily on 1,900 sources, the sites, dates, events, competitors, and nations as well as the 1900 Olympic Games, this work compiles the event r...
Golf has been called the greatest of all games, but it has also been derided by none other than Mark Twain as nothing more than a good walk spoiled. Traditional teaching holds that golf originated in Scotland around the 15th century. However, there is historical evidence of games similar to golf being played in the low countries of Europe back in the 13th century. Over the many centuries of golf's evolution, the balls used have changed greatly, as have the clubs, the holes, the courses, and the entire game itself. The Historical Dictionary of Golf presents a comprehensive history of the game...
Golf has been called the greatest of all games, but it has also been derided by none other than Mark Twain as nothing more than a good walk spoiled. T...
