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Above and Beyond: Tim Mack, the Pole Vault, and the Quest for Olympic Gold
Bill Livingston
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Description for Above and Beyond: Tim Mack, the Pole Vault, and the Quest for Olympic Gold
Hardcover. Reveals the subculture of pole vaulting - from Bob Richards, who won Olympic gold twice in pole vaulting; to Sergey Bubka, the controversial pole vaulter; to Don Bragg, a rowdy Tarzan-like character who swung on ropes in his backyard to build upper-body strength; to the duel between Mack and Toby Stevenson as they battled for gold in Athens. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, glossary. BIC Classification: BGS; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
This book addresses overcoming the odds to win the gold. Two Olympic medalists were recognized at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, days before Christmas 2004. One was the Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, the 'Chosen One' of the NBA. He had a bronze medal from the Athens games that summer. The other was a Cleveland homeboy too, a gold medalist who had flown higher than anyone before on the Olympic stage. Hardly anyone knew his name. He was Tim Mack.His high school coach didn't see anything particularly promising in the young pole-vaulter. Mack never made it to the state meet, ... Read more
This book addresses overcoming the odds to win the gold. Two Olympic medalists were recognized at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, days before Christmas 2004. One was the Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, the 'Chosen One' of the NBA. He had a bronze medal from the Athens games that summer. The other was a Cleveland homeboy too, a gold medalist who had flown higher than anyone before on the Olympic stage. Hardly anyone knew his name. He was Tim Mack.His high school coach didn't see anything particularly promising in the young pole-vaulter. Mack never made it to the state meet, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873389747
SKU
V9780873389747
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About Bill Livingston
Bill Livingston tells the story with the same grace, wit, and taste for colorful details that he has brought to the pages of the Cleveland Plain Dealer as senior sports columnist since 1984. He has covered five Summer and two Winter Olympics, as well as the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500, NCAA ... Read more
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