The Pan American Games : a statistical history, 1951-1999 / Steven Olderr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olderr, Steven, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pan American Games--History--Chronology.

Pan American Games.

Pan American Games--Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Edition:

Bilingual edition.

Other Title:

Juegos Panamericanos : una historia estadística, 1951-1999

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

The Pan American Games, second only to the Olympics as the biggest international sports competition in the world, are held every four years (during the year prior to the Summer Olympics) under the sponsorship of the International Olympic Committee. This book lists the results of the Pan American Games from their commencement in 1951 through 1999. Los Juegos Panamericanos, los segundos mas importantes del mundo tras los Olimpicos, se han venido celebrando cada cuatro anos desde 1951. Se incluye en el presente trabajo bilingue un recuento de los resultados reflejados en dichos juegos a lo largo

Contents:

Cover ; Acknowledgments ; Contents; Results by Sport; Abbreviations; Preface; Archery; Athletics; Badminton; Baseball; Basketball; Bowling; Boxing; Canoe-Kayak; Cycling; Diving; Equestrian; Fencing; Field Hockey; Gymnastics; Judo; Karate; Modern Pentathlon; Polo; Racquetball; Roller Skating; Rowing; Rhythmic Gymnastics; Sailing; Shooting; Soccer; Softball; Squash; Swimming; Synchronized Swimming; Table Tennis; Taekwando; Team Handball; Tennis; Triathlon; Volleyball; Water Polo; Water Skiing; Weight Lifting; Wrestling; Appendix A: Medals by Country

Appendix B: Total Medals by Country, 1951-1999Appendix C: Medals by Sport; Appendix D: Total Medals by Sport, 1951-1999; Appendix E: Sports by Years Contested; Appendix F: Countries of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO); Appendix G: Presidents of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO); Appendix H: General Chronology; Appendix I: Chronological Summary

Notes:

"The present work is a reprint of the illustrated case bound edition of The Pan American Games : a statistical history, 1951-1999, first published in 2003 by McFarland."--title page verso.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 8, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4766-0468-1