Peter Lovesey

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British Athletics 1866-80Paperback, 10 May 2016

British Athletics 1866-80
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Print Length
256 pages
Language
English
Publisher
National Union of Track Statisticians
Date Published
10 May 2016
ISBN-10
0904612228
ISBN-13
9780904612226

Description

Track and field athletics grew from infancy to adulthood in a fifteen-year period explored in this ground-breaking book. The world's first national championships, launched in 1866 by the Amateur Athletic Club, set the basic programme still followed today in its metric equivalent in the Olympic Games and all championships. Giants of Victorian sport like W.G.Grace, Donald Dinnie, Tom Malone, the Davin brothers and Walter George competed regularly. Organised athletics was then taken up in Europe, the Empire and America. After an introduction that transports the reader to a typical meeting of 1866, the book comprises full results of the championships, annual year lists by performer and performance, an index of more than 3000 names with birth and death dates where known (a valuable resource for family historians), a summary of key developments and a copy of the first rules. Twenty-two contemporary illustrations show Victorian athletes in action. The authors are experts on the history of the sport.

Product Details

Authors:
Peter LoveseyKeith Morbey
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
10 May 2016
Dimensions:
21.01 x 14.81 x 1.37 cm
ISBN-10:
0904612228
ISBN-13:
9780904612226
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Weight:
308.44 gm

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