The pentathlon, comprising competition in the discus, javelin, long jump, sprint, and wrestling, was hailed as the ultimate test of athletic versatility and remained a staple of the ancient Greek Olympic Games, Crown Games and Pan-Hellenic festivals for 1,200 years. Still, there is little scholarly consensus over many major aspects of the event. This detailed exploration of the ancient pentathlon discusses the nature of the spectacle, the method of determining a victor, the five sub-events and the order in which they occurred. It also chronicles the history of the event and its champions, the recognition of ancient pentathletes, and the pentathlon's 18-year modern Olympic history and its influence on its contemporary counterpart, the decathlon. A record book and glossary complete this fresh look at one of the ancient world's most renowned sporting competitions.
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"informative...highly recommended"-Midwest Book Review.
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Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
41 photos, appendices, glossaries, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 13 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7864-6783-9 (9780786467839)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Frank Zarnowski is a visiting professor of economics at Dartmouth College and was previously dean of the Graduate Program of Business at Mount St. Mary's College, Maryland. He has been a television sports commentator since 1983 and was an NBC analyst for both the 1992 and 2004 Olympic Games.
Table of Contents
Preface
Historical Timeline
Introduction
Part One-The Pentathlon
delete1.?The Nature and Origin of the Event
delete2.?Orchestrating the Pentathlon
delete3.?How the Winner Was Determined
Part Two-The Events
delete4.?The Discus
delete5.?The Jump
delete6.?The Javelin
delete7.?The Sprint
delete8.?Wrestling
Part Three-A History of the Event
delete9.?The Story of the Ancient Pentathlon
Part Four-Winners, Recognition and Reward
?10.?The Creation of a Pentathlon Record Book and Register
?11.?Pentathlon Statues of Ancient Greece
?12.?Extant Pentathlon Odes
?13.?Rewards for Pentathlon Victors
Part Five-The Ancient Pentathlon and Modern Track and Field
?14.?Return of the Ancient Pentathlon
?15.?Why the Ancient Pentathlon Matters
Appendix A: Order of Events in Ancient Pentathlon by a Sampling of Modern Writers
Appendix B: Order of Modern Track and Field Combined Events
Appendix C: Summary of Modern Scholars' Opinions on How the Winner Was Determined
Appendix D: Number of Possible Ancient Pentathlons
Appendix E: Odysseus the Athlete
Appendix F: Pentathlon Victor Statues at Olympia
Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Greek Writers
Notes
Bibliography
Index
