Champions

by PaulMason (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2019

  $15.44

  Get up close with the champions of the biggest sporting event in the world!

  From shot-putters to ice-skaters, the Olympic Games showcase the very best sporting achievements and feature some truly memorable personalities and performances. Discover them in The Unofficial Guide to Olympic Champions!

  Great reading for children aged 8 and up.

  Contents
  'Faster, higher, stronger'
  Athletics (Track): Usain Bolt/Jamaica & Mo Farah/GB
  Athletics (Field) Valerie Adams/NZ & Carl Lewis/USA
  Boxing: Nicola Adams/GB & Teofilo Stevenson/Cuba
  Cycling: Jason Kenny/GB & Anna Meares/Australia
  Football: USA & Hungary
  Gymnastics: Simone Biles/USA & Nadia Comaneci/Romania
  Rowing/canoeing: Steve Redgrave/GB & Michal Martikan/Slovakia
  Ice skating: Yuzuru Hanru/Japan & Ireen Wust/Netherlands
  Snowboard/skiing: Shaun White/USA & Marit Bjorgen/Norway
  Swimming: Michael Phelps/USA & Rebecca Adlington/GB
  Triathlon: Alistair Brownlee/GB & Simon Whitfield/Canada
  Olympic not-so-champions
  Olympic words
  Olympic host cities
  Index & Further information