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Ivies in Athens: The Deep Bond Between Two Great Sporting Traditions: The Olympic Games and The Ivy League
Jay V. Bavishi
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Description for Ivies in Athens: The Deep Bond Between Two Great Sporting Traditions: The Olympic Games and The Ivy League
Paperback. The relationship between Ivy League schools and the Olympic Games pre-dates the modern Olympic movement. This work guides the reader through the years between the 1896 Athens Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics. During that time, 800-some student-athletes from Ivy League schools competed against the world's best on the premier stage for sport. Num Pages: 242 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; HBTB; JNM; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
The relationship between Ivy League schools and the Olympic Games pre-dates the modern Olympic movement; indeed it was Princeton University Professor William Milligan Sloane who helped secure America's participation in the first modern Olympics (1896 Athens). The American team that year consisted entirely of Ivy League athletes, who brought home 11 first-place finishes. In ""Ivies in Athens: The Deep Bond Between Two Great Sporting Traditions: The Olympic Games and The Ivy League"", author Jay Bavishi guides the reader through the years between the 1896 Athens Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics. During that time, 800-some student-athletes from Ivy League schools ... Read more
The relationship between Ivy League schools and the Olympic Games pre-dates the modern Olympic movement; indeed it was Princeton University Professor William Milligan Sloane who helped secure America's participation in the first modern Olympics (1896 Athens). The American team that year consisted entirely of Ivy League athletes, who brought home 11 first-place finishes. In ""Ivies in Athens: The Deep Bond Between Two Great Sporting Traditions: The Olympic Games and The Ivy League"", author Jay Bavishi guides the reader through the years between the 1896 Athens Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics. During that time, 800-some student-athletes from Ivy League schools ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Markus Wiener Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Princeton, United States
ISBN
9781558763944
SKU
V9781558763944
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About Jay V. Bavishi
AY V. BAVISHI served as a Public Information Aide for the Council of Ivy Group Presidents (the Ivy League) from 2003 to 2006.
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