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All-around men : heroes of a forgotten sport / Frank Zarnowski.
Table of contents Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zarnowski, Frank.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Track and field athletes--Biography.
- Track and field athletes.
- All-around (Track and field)--History.
- All-around (Track and field).
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- After the decathlon was introduced in the 1912 Olympic Games, the All-Around, a one-day, ten-event track and field contest of endurance, speed, and strength was displaced. The lives and careers of 22 of the greatest All-Around men, as well as the history of the event itself, are finally given the treatment they deserve in this richly detailed book, which includes more than 20 photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-264) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0810854236
- OCLC:
- 56942433
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