Product Description

Whitaker's Olympic Almanack is the most authoritative and entertaining collection of Olympic facts, records, anecdotes and statistics from the ancient Games right up to the present - making essential reading for Olympics enthusiasts everywhere. Whitaker's Olympic Almanack includes profiles of every summer and winter olympic games; summaries of Olympic history, sports, events, people and performances and medal tables by sport and year.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #814311 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Whitaker's Olympic Almanack is everything you would expect from the well-known chroniclers of world events. It is an all-embracing guide to everything Olympic--from the roots of the games right through to the year 2000. It includes an A to Z of Olympic sports, sports people, venues, and much, much more--probably more information than you will ever need on the most famous and historic sporting event. Facts, stats and records are all packed into this fascinating book, and its comprehensive index is functional and easy to use. There are medal tables by sport and by year, as well as well-written accounts of games past and present--and that includes Sydney--in an encyclopaedic format. But it's not just the Summer Games that are included--all the same information is provided for every single Winter Games. It is information that will be valid forever and will be a point of reference time and again on your bookshelf. In all, it is an absolutely essential almanack for anyone who takes sport and the Olympics seriously--a true gem of a book. --Andrea Thursday