The complete book of the Olympics
By: David Wallechinsky and Jaime Loucky
Contributors: Loucky, Jaime
Edition: 2012 ed.
Publisher: Aurum
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1334
ISBN-13: 9781845136956
Subjects: Olympics; Records; History; Anecdotes
Description: "A treasure trove of lore, drama and anecdote from 116 years of Olympic history. Full descriptions of rules and scoring for every event included in the London Olympics.  The top eight finishers in every Summer Olympic event since 1896."--Cover.
Table of contents: title: The Olympic Games; title: National medal totals in each Olympics; title: A short history of the modern Olympic Games; title: Issues; title: Track and field (men); title: Track and field (women); title: Archery; title: Badminton; title: Basketball; title: Boxing; title: Canoeing; title: Cycling; title: Diving; title: Equestrian; title: Fencing; title: Field hockey; title: Football (soccer); title: Gymnastics (men); title: Gymnastics (women); title: Team handball; title: Judo; title: Modern pentathlon; title: Rowing; title: Sailing; title: Shooting; title: Swimming (men); title: Swimming (women); title: Synchronized swimming; title: Table tennis; title: Taekwondo; title: Tennis; title: Triathlon; title: Volleyball; title: Water polo; title: Weightlifting; title: Freestyle wrestling; title: Greco-Roman wrestling; title: Discontinued sports; title: Summer Olympic records.