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The Complete Book of the Olympics - By: A. Gilbert, 22 May 2004
For many years David Wallechinsky has produced his quadrennial publicationin the months prior to each summer Olympic Games. For anybody seriously interestedin the Games it is quite simply invaluable. The 2004 edition - more than 200 pages longer than the 2000 version - contains comprehensive results for every summer Olympic final since 1896, including discontinued events, medal tables for each Games, & tables of Olympic trivia (most medals, oldest & youngest medallists etc). As if this wasn't enough, there is also a brief history of the Games (ancient & modern), articles about issues facing the Games (e.g. drugs & corruption) and, perhaps most interestingly of all, scores of fascinating anecdotes about Olympic competitors & controversies at the Games. Do you know which American swimmer was wined & dined by the Nazis after being expelled from her team for bad behaviour? Or which woman has won 18 Olympic medals? Mr Wallechinsky tells their stories & many, many, many more.