olympics

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olympics

Olympic Summer Games 2000

2000
Discusses the sports events of the Olympic summer games held in Sydney, Australia in 2000.

Breaking the surface

1995
Greg Louganis, four-time Olympic gold medal diving champion, tells of his life and career.

Sabotage at Sports City

1992
The Hardy boys go undercover to protect the athletes at the Olympic games after sabotage and threatening notes are received. But the boys will have to expose the truth behind the terrorist plot once they find out who is responsible.

Behind the scenes at the Olympics

2003
Offers a behind-the-scenes view of the Olympics, describing how the Olympics originated, who the athletes are, and what goes in to running the games smoothly.

The Winter Olympics

an insider's guide to the legends, the lore, and the game : Vancouver edition
2009
A guide to the Winter Olympics that traces the games' history, highlights memorable moments, profiles past winners, explains the intricacies of the sports, and provides fun facts about the events.

The Olympics' most wanted

the top 10 book of gold medal gaffes, improbable triumphs, and other oddities
2001
Chronicles seven hundred of the most outlandish competitors in the history of the winter and summer Olympics, listing the Olympics' most inept athletes, strangest events, most embarrassing performances, poorest losers, most outrageous cheaters, and unlikeliest heroes.

The story of the Olympics

2000
Traces the history of the Olympics from its beginning in 776 B.C. to the present and relates stories of particular events such as track and field, gymnastics, and speed skating.

Olympic swimming and diving

2007
Discusses swimming and diving in the Olympics; describing the sports' Olympic histories, great swimmers and divers, and record setting. Includes time line and glossary.

Wilma Rudolph

1995
Tells of the life and athletic career of Olympic champion Wilma Rudolph.

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