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The First Lady of Olympic Track. The Life and Times of Betty Robinson.
Joe Gergen
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Paperback. The 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam were the first in which women over the objections of many, including Pope Pius XI and the founder of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin were allowed to run in the marquee track events." Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSBB; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
The 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam were the first in which women over the objections of many, including Pope Pius XI and the founder of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin were allowed to run in the marquee track events.
Equally remarkable is the story behind the first female gold medal winner in the 100-meter dash, sixteen-year-old American Betty Robinson.
A prodigy running in just her fourth organised meet, Robinson stunned the world, earning special praise from the president of the 1928 American Olympic Committee, General Douglas MacArthur. But Robinson’s triumph soon became tragedy when in 1931 ... Read more
The 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam were the first in which women over the objections of many, including Pope Pius XI and the founder of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin were allowed to run in the marquee track events.
Equally remarkable is the story behind the first female gold medal winner in the 100-meter dash, sixteen-year-old American Betty Robinson.
A prodigy running in just her fourth organised meet, Robinson stunned the world, earning special praise from the president of the 1928 American Olympic Committee, General Douglas MacArthur. But Robinson’s triumph soon became tragedy when in 1931 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810129580
SKU
V9780810129580
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About Joe Gergen
Joe Gergen was a sports writer and columnist for Newsday for forty years. He also has written for numerous other publications, including Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, and New York magazine. His previous books include The Final Four (1987) and, with Ralph Kiner, Kiner’s Korner (1987).
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