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The Olympic Factbook: Spectator's Guide to the Winter Games - Softcover

Cantor, George; Johnson, Anne Janette

 
9781578590162: The Olympic Factbook: Spectator's Guide to the Winter Games
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1578590167 ISBN 13: 9781578590162
Publisher: Visible Ink Press, 1997

Synopsis

Licensed and supported by the Olympic Committee, this book focuses on the Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan, in 1998. It offers coverage of 68 events in seven sports: skiing, biathlon, bobsled, ice hockey, luge, skating and curling. A history of each sport is included, along with a guide to rules, regulations, equipment requirements, statistics, human interest stories, anecdotes and trivia quizzes. The text provides a complete list of medallists for all winter sports and a profile of each country at the games, listing top sports, total medals won and top athletes throughout Olympic history. A timetable of events for each sport is provided.

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Synopsis

Licensed and supported by the Olympic Committee, this book focuses on the Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan, in 1998. It offers coverage of 68 events in seven sports: skiing, biathlon, bobsled, ice hockey, luge, skating and curling. A history of each sport is included, along with a guide to rules, regulations, equipment requirements, statistics, human interest stories, anecdotes and trivia quizzes. The text provides a complete list of medallists for all winter sports and a profile of each country at the games, listing top sports, total medals won and top athletes throughout Olympic history. A timetable of events for each sport is provided.

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Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1578590167
ISBN 13 
9781578590162
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
375