The Olympic Factbook

This is the first edition of the Olympic Factbook that is exclusively devoted to those games played in warm weather or indoors. The Factbook profiles the atheletes to watch in 1996 and additionally, reports on atheletes who have passed into Olympic legend. The Factbook is one convenient reference source to turn to before, during, or after the competitions, or whenever you feel like looking up the facts.

Providing the same breadth of information offered in The Olympics Factbook--licensed by the US Olympic Committee and issued to every 1992 Winter American Olympian--this all-new guide launches the reader into February, 1994, with facts, stats, rules, and profiles of the athletes. 100 photos.

Licensed and supported by the U.S. Olympic Committee, "The Olympic Factbook" includes a thorough history of each of the winter sports, a spectator's guide with game rules and equipment requirements, complete statistics, poignant human interest stories, entertaining anecdotes, and enough compelling detail to satisfy even the most inquisitive home viewer or sidelines spectator. 75 photos.

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The book briefs on all the Olympic Games since its rebirth in 1896 - the number of competitors, nations participated, sports events; medal winners; highlights etc. It reveals interesting facts about gender ratio; India's performance; discontinued sports; the Olympic flame, oath, mascot, medal and much more. The International Olympic Committee wants to keep the Olympics relevant to the modern world. Simultaneously, this book keeps you attached with the mystery and joy of the Olympics, far away from the track.

A collection of Olympic facts, records, statistics and trivia, including detailed summaries of events at every summer and winter Games, final medal tables from each venue, event-by-event lists of every medal ever awarded and full records of each country's participation.