Greatest Moments

Greatest Moments On the World Stage - The Summer Olympics : On the World Stage

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Publisher's Synopsis

"The Summer Olympics have provided some of the most memorable moments in the history of sports. Gracing the calendar once every four years, amazing athletes from across the globe have gathered to compete on the world's grandest stage since the first Games of the modern era in 1896 in Athens, Greece, displaying spectacular athleticism, courage, and unbreakable spirit. In Greatest Moments, part of the four-title The Summer Olympics: On the World Stage series, we introduce and take a closer look at the athletes and moments that showcase what the Summer Olympics are all about. There is American sprinter Jesse Owens, winner of four gold medals at the 1936 Games in Berlin under the gaze of a monstrous dictator; Michael Phelps, who won an impossible-to-believe eight gold medals at the 1988 Games in Seoul; and 14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, who famously scored seven perfect 10s in Montreal when no one had ever received even one pe

Book information

ISBN: 9781422244463
Publisher: Mason Crest
Imprint: Mason Crest
Pub date:
DEWEY: 796.48
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: cm
Weight: 318g
Height: 231mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 10mm