The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports

by Michael Waters

"Michael Waters performs an Olympian act of storytelling, using the stories of these extraordinary athletes to explore in brilliant detail the struggle for understanding and equality." --Jonathan Eig, author of King: A Life

The story of the early trans athletes and Olympic bureaucrats who lit the flame for today's culture wars.

In December 1935, Zdeněk Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374609810
• ISBN13: 9780374609818
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"