Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement

A quaint idea in the 1890s, the Olympic Games are now the foremost sporting event in the world. Information on the winners and medals abounds, but this unique book provides information on the events surrounding the Olympics: political controversies, scandals, tragedies, economic issues, and peripheral incidents. Covering specific games from the 1896 Olympics in Athens to the 2002 games in Salt Lake City, this volume also presents plans for the 2004 Athens games, 2006 Turin games, and the 2008 summer games. Enhanced with new illustrations, this book includes sections on both the Summer and Winter Games. Chronologically arranged entries cover each of the games, while appendixes provide further information, including details about the Olympic committees. Bibliographic information is provided with the entries, as well as in a general bibliography. A full subject index makes this volume the ideal reference for anyone interested in the colorful history and scope of the Olympics.

Table of Contents:
Preface Introduction by John A. Daly Prologue: The Ancient Games by Robert K. Barney The Summer Games Pre-Olympic Summer Games by Joachim Ruehl Athens 1896 by Karl Lennartz and Stephen Wassong Paris 1900 by Andre Drevon St. Louis 1904 by C. Robert Barnett Athens 1906 by Bill Mallon London 1908 by John Nauright Stockholm 1912 by Ulf Hamilton Berlin 1916 by William Durick Antwerp 1920 by Roland Renson Paris 1924 by Mark Dyreson Amsterdam 1928 by Edward S. Goldstein Los Angeles 1932 by Doris Pieroth Berlin 1936 by Annette Hofmann and Michael Kruger Tokyo 1940 by Sandra Collins London 1944 by Martin Manning London 1948 by Norman Baker Helsinki 1952 by Ingmar Bjorkman Melbourne 1956 by Ian Jobling Rome 1960 by Floris van der Merwe Tokyo 1964 by John Slater Mexico City 1968 by Joseph L. Arbena Munich 1972 by Maynard Brichford Montreal 1976 by Bruce Kidd Moscow 1980 by James Riordan Los Angeles 1984 by Wayne Wilson Seoul 1988 by Ron Palenski Barcelona 1992 by Miquel de Moragas Atlanta 1996 by Larry Maloney Sydney 2000 by Richard Cashman Athens 2004 by Christine Sell Beijing 2008 by Ying WuShanley The Winter Games Pre-Olympic Winter Games by Yves Morales, translated by Johanna Hackney Chamonix 1924 by Paula D. Welch St. Moritz 1928 by Susan Saint Sing Lake Placid 1932 by John Fea Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 by Jon W. Stauff, updated by the Editors Sapporo 1940 by Swantje Scharenberg Cortina d'Ampezzo 1944 by Astrid Engelbrecht, translated Jamey J. Findling St. Moritz 1948 by Janice Forsyth Oslo 1952 by Gordon MacDonald and Douglas Brown Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 by Jom Nendel Squaw Valley 1960 by Tim Ashwell Innsbruck 1964 by Carly Adams Grenoble 1968 by Douglas Brown and Gordon MacDonald Sapporo 1972 by Junko Tahara Innsbruck 1976 by John J. Kennedy Jr., updated by Morgan Patrick Lake Placid 1980 by Harold Wilson Sarajevo 1984 by Robert Dunkelberger Calgary 1988 by Kevin B. Wamsley Albertville 1992 by Michelle Lellouche Lillehammer 1994 by Larry Maloney Nagano 1998 by Naofumo Masumoto Salt Lake City 2002 by Lex Hemphil Torino 2006 by John E. Findling Appendix A: The International Olympic Committee by Dwight H. Zakus Appendix B: The U.S. Olympic Committee by Robert P. Watson, updated by Larry Maloney Appendix C: The Olympics and Television by Stephen R. Wenn Appendix D: Olympic Feature Films by Scott A.G.M. Crawford Appendix E: Electronic Sources for Olympic Research by Scott G. Martyn General Bibliography Index About the Editors and Contributors

About the Author :
JOHN E. FINDLING is Professor of History at Indiana University Southeast. In addition to being the author or editor of many books, he is the coeditor of the two Greenwood series Events That Changed the World and Events That Changed America as well as editor of the Greenwood series Histories of Modern Nations. KIMBERLY D. PELLE is a counselor in the admissions office at Indiana University Southeast. She is the coauthor/coeditor of the Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions (1990) and Fair America.