The Commonwealth games : extraordinary stories behind the medals

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Sports journalist Brian Oliver brings these often overlooked Games to life with fantastic stories of the athletes who have competed over the years. He delves into past games for the best tales, and interviews the key protagonists to unveil the highs and lows of this eccentric sporting competition.

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ISBN:

9781472907325

Edition:

First edition

Description:

xiii, 204 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191) and index

Contents:

The Empire strikes back : bigger than the World Cup
how it all started
Precious : the amazing, uplifting story of the Queen's favourite strongman
Jump! Dorothy and Debbie raise the bar as teenagers and mothers
Friends and enemies : friendship and tragedy for 'the Coe and Ovett of the pool'
Marathon man : the remarkable Ron Hill just keeps on running
The forgotten : the sad, swift sporting decline of a Scot and a South African
Exodus : 'the Games were great
let's go and live in New Zealand!'
Fallen hero : the history-making high jumper who died in front of the firing squad
The trouble with men and women : hard times for Dawn Fraser and Kathy Watt
South Pacific : how a future president started a sporting boom
Miracle mile : biggest audience ever for Bannister v Landy
then a horror show
Con man : Robert Maxwell and the missing millions

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2631393

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