“true research...a ‘must’ read...the best”—<i>Journal of Olympic History</i>; “detail is impressive”—<i>Reference Reviews.</i>

Until this volume was compiled, the results of the 1920 Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, have been far from complete. The Antwerp organizing committee typed up a report of the results almost as an afterthought because it was so financially strapped after the games. For some events only the medalists are listed, with little, if any, additional information. Very few copies were ever produced, and those few copies were in French.

The seventh in a series on the early Olympics, this work fills a gap in the recording of early Olympics history by providing complete results for all competitors and all events (except for shooting, which has only partial information available). In virtually all cases, a 1920 source has been used in preference to a more modern source of information, and all details have been fully researched in contemporary newspapers, journals, and magazines and checked for accuracy by experts on various sports from all over the world.

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Offers results for different competitors and events for the 1920 Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium. This book contains appendices that include a schedule of events and festivities for the 1920 Olympics, information on World War I and Olympians, a tentative schedule of events that had been planned for the 1916 Olympic Games.
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Table of Contents

Authors’ Preface     
Series Editor’s Preface     
Abbreviations     
References      xiii

1920 Olympic Games—Background and Analysis     
NOTES     
Summary and Statistics     
NOTES     
Archery     
NOTES     
Athletics (Track and Field)     
NOTES     
Boxing     
NOTES     
Cycling     
NOTES     
Diving     
NOTES     
Equestrian Events     
NOTES     
Fencing     
NOTES     
Figure Skating     
NOTES     
Football (Association Football [Soccer])     
NOTES     
Gymnastics     
NOTES     
Hockey (Field)     
NOTES     
Ice Hockey     
NOTES     
Modern Pentathlon     
NOTES     
Polo     
NOTES     
Rowing & Sculling     
NOTES     
Rugby Football     
NOTES     
Shooting     
NOTES     
Swimming     
NOTES     
Tennis (Lawn)     
NOTES     
Tug-of-War     
NOTES     
Water Polo     
NOTES     
Weightlifting     
NOTES     
Wrestling     
NOTES     
Yachting     
NOTES     
Art Competitions     
NOTES     
Other Sports and Events     
NOTES     

Appendix I: The 1920 Olympic Program     
Appendix II: 1896–1912 Olympians and World War I     
Appendix III: The Games of the VIth Olympiad: The 1916 Olympic Games     
NOTES     
Appendix IV: The 1919 Inter-Allied Games     
NOTES     
Appendix V: Competitors (by Country)     
NOTES     
Errata: 1896–1912     
Index     
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780786440702
Publisert
2009-03-10
Utgiver
Vendor
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
957 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Dybde
28 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Om bidragsyterne

Bill Mallon is a cofounder and vice president of the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) and the original editor of the Journal of Olympic History. He is a surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. The late Anthony Th. Bijkerk lived in Fochteloo, the Netherlands.