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Igniting the Flame

<DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The first U.S. Olympic team—a ragtag group of 14 men, mostly Ivy Leaguers—caused a swell of national pride while taking home 11 gold medals and paving the way for generations of U.S. Olympians. Author Jim Reisler chronicles the growing American sports scene in the 19th Century, the men of influence who established a modern Olympics, and how a squad of moderately talented Americans, funded independently, competing without the backing of the Amateur Athletic Union or their universities, went off to Athens, anyway. By triumphing in their events, they won not only gold—but also the hearts and minds of the world.</p><P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Theirs was a strange journey to Greece—high jump training on a rolling transatlantic ship, nearly missed connections, practice runs among throngs of native children. But on the first day of Games, something unexpected happened. Boston's James Connolly won the triple jump (becoming the first Olympic champion in more than 1,500 years); Princeton's Robert Garrett took gold in the discus, an event he had never tried before; all three American sprinters won their 100-meter heats. As American triumphs mounted, so did headlines, legitimizing the Games back home. But as fast as their star rose, somehow their story has been largely forgotten. Even more forgotten is the team's champion, William Mulligan Sloane, a Princeton professor of classics whose crucial role in establishing the modern Olympics has never before been adequately explored.</div>
 

  Autore: Reisler Jim  
  Editore: Lyons Pr  
  Isbn: 0762778482  
  EAN : 9780762778485  
  Data pub. 05 Jun 12  
  Collana: Lyons Pr (Hardcover)  
  Classificazione:SPORTS and RECREATION  
  Pagine: 285  
  Prezzo: € 22,80  







 
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