The 1908 Olympic Games
Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary
Published on 10. March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
536 pages
978-0-7864-4068-9 (ISBN)
Description
The 1908 Olympic Games were controversial. There was almost constant bickering among the American team and the British officials. Because of the controversies, the 1908 Olympics have been termed "The Battle of Shepherd's Bush," referring to the site of the Olympic Stadium. Reports of the 1908 Olympics have been rare and do not for instance contain full results for archery, track and field athletics, football (soccer), gymnastics, motorboating and shooting. A great deal of new information has been discovered by the authors, and this work gives complete results for all events.
The information presented is based primarily on 1908 sources. For the first time, definitive word on the sites, dates, events, competitors, and nations as well as the event results are available for all of the 1908 Olympic events, including boxing, cycling, diving, fencing, field hockey, lacrosse, polo, raquets, swimming, lawn tennis, tug-of-war, weightlifting, wrestling and yachting, among other sports. A series of appendices include rarely seen information about the many controversies surrounding the Games.
The information presented is based primarily on 1908 sources. For the first time, definitive word on the sites, dates, events, competitors, and nations as well as the event results are available for all of the 1908 Olympic events, including boxing, cycling, diving, fencing, field hockey, lacrosse, polo, raquets, swimming, lawn tennis, tug-of-war, weightlifting, wrestling and yachting, among other sports. A series of appendices include rarely seen information about the many controversies surrounding the Games.
Reviews / Votes
"a great deal of new information has been discovered by the authors...an interesting book that will prove to be an asset to libraries and devotees of the Olympic Games"-ARBA; "an invaluable, addition to any library, public or private, with a collection relating to the Olympics"-Journal of Olympic History; "well organized...a mine of factual detail and a useful summary of the controversies that led to an improved organization for the Stockholm games in 1912"-The International Journal of the History of Sport.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
maps, facsimiles, tables, statistics, references, appendices, notes, index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-4068-9 (9780786440689)
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Persons
Bill Mallon is a co-founder 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 Ian Buchanan was president of the International Society of Olympic Historians and lived in Norwich, England.
Content
Table of Contents
Introduction
Abbreviations and Usage Notes
References
1908 Olympic Games-Background
NOTES
Summary and Statistics
NOTES
Archery
NOTES
Athletics (Track & Field)
NOTES
Boxing
NOTES
Cycling
NOTES
Diving
NOTES
Fencing
NOTES
Figure Skating
NOTES
Football (Association Football) [Soccer]
NOTES
Gymnastics
NOTES
Hockey (Field)
NOTES
Jeu de Paume (Tennis [Court/Real Tennis])
Lacrosse
NOTES
Motorboating
NOTES
Polo
NOTES
Racquets
NOTES
Rowing & Sculling
NOTES
Rugby Union Football
NOTES
Shooting
NOTES
Swimming
NOTES
Tennis (Lawn)
NOTES
Tug-of-War
NOTES
Water Polo
NOTES
Wrestling
NOTES
Yachting
NOTES
Other Sports and Events
NOTES
Appendix I: The 1908 Olympic Program
Appendix II: Controversies and Protests
Appendix III: The British and American Responses to "The Battle of Shepherd's Bush"
Appendix IV: Maps of Olympic Sites
Appendix V: Music-"Dorando" by Irving Berlin
Appendix VI: Competitors (by Country)
Notes
Index
Introduction
Abbreviations and Usage Notes
References
1908 Olympic Games-Background
NOTES
Summary and Statistics
NOTES
Archery
NOTES
Athletics (Track & Field)
NOTES
Boxing
NOTES
Cycling
NOTES
Diving
NOTES
Fencing
NOTES
Figure Skating
NOTES
Football (Association Football) [Soccer]
NOTES
Gymnastics
NOTES
Hockey (Field)
NOTES
Jeu de Paume (Tennis [Court/Real Tennis])
Lacrosse
NOTES
Motorboating
NOTES
Polo
NOTES
Racquets
NOTES
Rowing & Sculling
NOTES
Rugby Union Football
NOTES
Shooting
NOTES
Swimming
NOTES
Tennis (Lawn)
NOTES
Tug-of-War
NOTES
Water Polo
NOTES
Wrestling
NOTES
Yachting
NOTES
Other Sports and Events
NOTES
Appendix I: The 1908 Olympic Program
Appendix II: Controversies and Protests
Appendix III: The British and American Responses to "The Battle of Shepherd's Bush"
Appendix IV: Maps of Olympic Sites
Appendix V: Music-"Dorando" by Irving Berlin
Appendix VI: Competitors (by Country)
Notes
Index