The Olympic Factbook: A Spectator's Guide to the Winter Games [Paperback]

George Cantor (Author), Anne Jannette Johnson (Editor)

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Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997

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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Product Details

Paperback: 392 pages
Publisher: Visible Ink Pr; Rev Sub edition (October 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1578590167
ISBN-13: 978-1578590162
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,132,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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