The 1912 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary

by Ture Widlund and Bill Mallon

The 1912 Olympic Games held in Stockholm, Sweden, were the most "modern" Olympic Games yet celebrated and the most successful of the Modern Era to that date. Much of the success is credited to the influence of Viktor Balck, who is remembered as "The Father of Swedish Sports." The 1912 Olympics also featured new innovations and events. A semiautomatic electrical timing device and a photo-finish camera were used, and the decathlon and modern pentathalon...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786440694
• ISBN13: 9780786440696
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 587 Pages
• Weight: 2.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher