Overview

The 1900 Olympic Games have been termed ""The Farcical Games."" The events were poorly organized and years later many of the competitors had no idea that they had actually competed in the Olympics. They only knew that they had competed in an international sporting event in Paris in 1900. No official records of the 1900 Olympics exist. Based primarily on 1900 sources, the sites, dates, events, competitors, and nations as well as the event results are compiled herein for all of the 1900 Olympic events, including archery, track and field, cricket, equestrian, fencing, soccer, pelota basque, water polo, and rowing, among other sports.

Full Product Details

Author:   Bill Mallon
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Volume:   No. 2
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.608kg
ISBN:  

9780786440641

ISBN 10:   0786440643
Pages:   351
Publication Date:   10 March 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction      Abbreviations      References      xiii 1900 Olympic Games—Analysis and Summaries      SUMMARY STATISTICS      NOTES      Archery      NOTES      Athletics (Track & Field)      NOTES      Cricket      Croquet      NOTES      Cycling      NOTES      Equestrian Events      NOTES      Fencing      NOTES      Football (Soccer)      NOTES      Golf      NOTES      Gymnastics      NOTES      Pelota Basque      Polo      NOTES      Rowing & Sculling      NOTES      Rugby Football      NOTES      Shooting      NOTES      Swimming      NOTES      Tennis (Lawn)      NOTES      Tug-of-War      NOTES      Water Polo      NOTES      Yachting      NOTES      Other Sports—Non-Olympic Status      NOTES      Appendix I: 1900 Program      Appendix II: Competitors (by Country)      Appendix III: IOC Document on 1900 Sports and Events      Appendix IV: 1900 Olympic Sports and Events in the Literature      Index     

Reviews

“this book provides numerous interesting facts about the poorly documented early years of Olympic history”—Booklist; “the sites, dates, events, athletes and participating countries are listed, together with all the results”—Olympic Review; “even more impressive than the volume on the 1896 Games. Mallon has performed a Herculean task...a clear format accompanied by readable and informative commentary...a must-have”—Journal of Olympic History.

The sites, dates, events, athletes and participating countries are listed, together with all the results --Olympic Review -- Journal of Olympic History. Journal of Olympic History.

this book provides numerous interesting facts about the poorly documented early years of Olympic history --Booklist; the sites, dates, events, athletes and participating countries are listed, together with all the results --Olympic Review; even more impressive than the volume on the 1896 Games. Mallon has performed a Herculean task...a clear format accompanied by readable and informative commentary...a must-have --Journal of Olympic History.

Author Information

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.

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