Historical Dictionary Of Track And Field
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Author |
: Peter Matthews |
Publisher |
: Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages |
: 351 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780810867819 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0810867818 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Historical Dictionary of Track and Field by : Peter Matthews
While the earliest evidence of organized running can be traced back to Egypt in 3800 BCE, the modern sport of track and field evolved from rural games and church and folk festivals, and rules were drawn up in the final quarter of the 19th century in those advanced societies where enough people had the leisure time to indulge their fancies. Today, in addition to the running events, track and field includes such events as the high jump, pole vault, long jump, shot, discus, javelin, hammer, and decathlon. The Historical Dictionary of Track and Field covers the history of this sport through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on key figures, places, competitions, and governing bodies within the sport. This book is an excellent access point for researchers, students, and anyone wanting to know more about the history of track and field.
Author |
: Peter Matthews |
Publisher |
: Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages |
: 351 |
Release |
: 2012-03-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780810879850 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0810879859 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Historical Dictionary of Track and Field by : Peter Matthews
While the earliest evidence of organized running can be traced back to Egypt in 3800 BCE, the modern sport of track and field evolved from rural games and church and folk festivals, and rules were drawn up in the final quarter of the 19th century in those advanced societies where enough people had the leisure time to indulge their fancies. Today, in addition to the running events, track and field includes such events as the high jump, pole vault, long jump, shot, discus, javelin, hammer, and decathlon. The Historical Dictionary of Track and Field covers the history of this sport through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on key figures, places, competitions, and governing bodies within the sport. This book is an excellent access point for researchers, students, and anyone wanting to know more about the history of track and field.
Author |
: John Grasso |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 907 |
Release |
: 2015-05-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781442248601 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1442248602 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement by : John Grasso
The Olympic Movement began with the Ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Greece on the Peloponnesus peninsula at Olympia, Greece. It is not clear why the Greeks instituted this quadrennial celebration in the form of an athletic festival. The recorded history of the Ancient Olympic Games begins in 776 B.C., although it is suspected that the Games had been held for several centuries by that time. The Games were conducted as religious celebrations in honor of the god Zeus, and it is known that Olympia was a shrine to Zeus from about 1000 B.C. In modern time The Olympic Movement attempts to bring all the nations of the world together in a series of multisport festivals, the Olympic Games, seeking to use sport as a means to promote internationalism and peace. This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of The Olympic Movement covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on the history, philosophy, and politics of the Olympics, major organizations, the various sports, the participating countries, and especially the athletes. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about The Olympic Movement.
Author |
: Phyllis Raybin Emert |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1981 |
ISBN-10 |
: 081780028X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780817800284 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (8X Downloads) |
Synopsis Illustrated Track and Field Dictionary for Young People by : Phyllis Raybin Emert
Presents definitions of track and field terms arranged in alphabetical order. Includes a brief history of track and field.
Author |
: Roberto Quercetani |
Publisher |
: London : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 466 |
Release |
: 1964 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:B3643744 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis A World History of Track and Field Athletics, 1864-1964 by : Roberto Quercetani
Author |
: Melvyn Francis Watman |
Publisher |
: St Martins Press |
Total Pages |
: 240 |
Release |
: 1981-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0312250673 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780312250676 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Encyclopedia of Track and Field Athletics by : Melvyn Francis Watman
Presents a history of each track and field event and provides facts on prominent athletes, performance records, and national, international, and Olympic competitions
Author |
: Ellery H. Clark |
Publisher |
: BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages |
: 154 |
Release |
: 2020-04-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783846049297 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3846049298 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Track Athletics up to Date by : Ellery H. Clark
Reprint of the original, first published in 1920.
Author |
: James S. Olson |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages |
: 557 |
Release |
: 1999-12-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780313001086 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0313001081 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis Historical Dictionary of the 1960s by : James S. Olson
Few eras in U.S. history have begun with more optimistic promise and ended in more pessimistic despair than the 1960s. When JFK became president in 1960, the U.S. was the hope of the world. Ten years later American power abroad seemed wasted in the jungles of Indochina, and critics at home cast doubt on whether the U.S. was really the land of the free and the home of the brave. This book takes an encyclopedic look at the decade—at the individuals who shaped the era, the civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women's movement, and the youth rebellion. It covers the political, military, social, cultural, religious, economic, and diplomatic topics that made the 1960s a unique decade in U.S. history.
Author |
: Louise Mead Tricard |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 772 |
Release |
: 1996-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0786402199 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780786402199 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Women's Track and Field by : Louise Mead Tricard
In 1985 the Vassar College Athletic Association ignored the constraints placed on women athletes of that era and held its first-ever womens field day, featuring competition in five track and field events. Soon colleges across the country were offering women the opportunity to compete, and in 1922 the United States selected 22 women to compete in the Womens World Games in Paris. Upon their return, female physical educators severely criticized their efforts, decrying "the evils of competition." Wilma Rudolphs triumphant Olympics in 1960 sparked renewed support for womens track and field in the United States. From 1922 to 1960, thousands of women competed, and won many gold medals, with little encouragement or recognition. This reference work provides a history, based on many interviews and meticulous research in primary source documents, of womens track and field, from its beginnings on the lawns of Vassar College in 1895, through 1980, when Title IX began to create a truly level playing field for men and women. The results of Amateur Athletic Union Womens Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships since 1923 are given, as well as full coverage of female Olympians.
Author |
: Lyle Spatz |
Publisher |
: Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages |
: 505 |
Release |
: 2012-12-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780810879546 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0810879549 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Historical Dictionary of Baseball by : Lyle Spatz
Dating back to 1869 as an organized professional sport, the game of baseball is not only the oldest professional sport in North America, but also symbolizes much more. Walt Whitman described it as “our game, the American game,” and George Will compared calling baseball “just a game” to the Grand Canyon being “just a hole.” Countless others have called baseball “the most elegant game,” and to those who have played it, it’s life. The Historical Dictionary of Baseball is primarily devoted to the major leagues it also includes entries on the minor leagues, the Negro Leagues, women’s baseball, baseball in various other countries, and other non-major league related topics. It traces baseball, in general, and these topics individually, from their beginnings up to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on the roles of the players on the field—batters, pitchers, fielders—as well as non-playing personnel—general managers, managers, coaches, and umpires. There are also entries for individual teams and leagues, stadiums and ballparks, the role of the draft and reserve clause, and baseball’s rules, and statistical categories. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of baseball.