In the Footsteps of Olympia

A concise history of the Summer Games

Joanne Watson

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Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
29 February 2024

Sports & outdoor recreation; Olympic games

"The origins of the Olympics date back to Ancient Greece as a festival to the god Zeus but remarkably the four year cycle established then is still integral more than 2000 years later. After setting the scene in Olympia, Joanne traces the evolution of the modern games prompted by the endeavours of a Shropshire doctor William Penny Brookes and taken on by Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin. He steered the modern Olympics through their formative and rocky early editions under his famous mantra "" it's not the winning but the taking part"". There's the one legged gold medal gymnast, the athlete whose fame persuaded a town to change their name to his and the novice swimmer who'd never seen a full size pool till he made his debut, the Olympics never fail to surprise and enthral. With more than 100 images the book focuses on people and events, the great, the good and the bad over more than a century, revealing some unusual backstories plus many heartwarming and heartbreaking outcomes that linger long in the memory. It's little wonder as we approach Paris 2024 that the Olympics still attract even the most armchair fans worldwide."

By: Joanne Watson
Imprint: Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 342g
ISBN: 9781803816555
ISBN 10: 1803816554
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 29 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1 1896 Athens 1 Chapter 2 1900 Paris 6 Chapter 3 1904 St Louis 11 Chapter 4 1908 London 16 Chapter 5 1912 Stockholm 24 Chapter 6 1920 Antwerp 29 Chapter 7 1924 Paris 34 Chapter 8 1928 Amsterdam 42 Chapter 9 1932 Los Angeles 46 Chapter 10 1936 Berlin 52 Chapter 11 1948 London 59 Chapter 12 1952 Helsinki 68 Chapter 13 1956 Melbourne (& Stockholm) 73 Chapter 14 1960 Rome 78 Chapter 15 1964 Tokyo 84 Chapter 16 1968 Mexico City 89 Chapter 17 1972 Munich 95 Chapter 18 1976 Montreal 100 Chapter 19 1980 Moscow 105 Chapter 20 1984 Los Angeles 110 Chapter 21 1988 Seoul 115 Chapter 22 1992 Barcelona 121 Chapter 23 1996 Atlanta 126 Chapter 24 2000 Sydney 131 Chapter 25 2004 Athens 137 Chapter 26 2008 Beijing 141 Chapter 27 2012 London 146 Chapter 28 2016 Rio de Janeiro 153 Chapter 29 2020 Tokyo 158 Chapter 30 2024 Paris 166