The 1920 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary / by Bill Mallon and Anthony Th. Bijkerk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mallon, Bill, author.

Bijkerk, Ton, 1931- author.

Series:

Mallon, Bill. Results of the early modern Olympics ; 7.

Results of the early modern Olympics ; 7

History of the Early Olympics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Olympic Games--(7th : 1920 : Antwerp, Belgium).

Olympic Games.

Olympics--Records.

Olympics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (561 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, publishers, [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Until this volume was compiled, the results of the 1920 Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, have been far from complete. The Antwerp organizing committee typed up a report of the results almost as an afterthought because it was so financially strapped after the games. For some events only the medalists are listed, with little, if any, additional information. Very few copies were ever produced, and those few copies were in French. The seventh in a series on the early Olympics, this work fills a gap in the recording of early Olympics history by providing complete results for all competitors and a

Contents:

Cover ; Table of Contents ; Authors' Preface ; Series Editor's Preface ; Abbreviations ; References ; 1920 Olympic Games-Background and Analysis ; Notes ; Summary and Statistics ; Notes ; Archery ; Notes ; Athletics (Track and Field) ; Notes ; Boxing ; Notes ; Cycling ; Notes ; Diving ; Notes ; Equestrian Events ; Notes ; Fencing ; Notes ; Figure Skating ; Notes ; Football (Association Football [Soccer]) ; Notes ; Gymnastics ; Notes ; Hockey (Field) ; Notes ; Ice Hockey ; Notes ; Modern Pentathlon ; Notes ; Polo ; Notes ; Rowing & Sculling ; Notes ; Rugby Football ; Notes ; Shooting ; Notes

Swimming Notes ; Tennis (Lawn) ; Notes ; Tug-of-War ; Notes ; Water Polo ; Notes ; Weightlifting ; Notes ; Wrestling ; Notes ; Yachting ; Notes ; Art Competitions ; Notes ; Other Sports and Events ; Notes ; Appendix I: The 1920 Olympic Program ; Appendix II: 1896-1912 Olympians and World War I ; Appendix III: The Games of the VIth Olympiad: The 1916 Olympic Games ; Notes ; Appendix IV: The 1919 Inter-Allied Games ; Notes ; Appendix V: Competitors (by Country) ; Notes ; Errata: 1896-1912 ; Index

Notes:

"The present work is a reprint of the library bound edition of The 1920 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary, first published in 2003 by McFarland."--title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 5, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4766-2161-6