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Total Olympics
- Author
- Jeremy Fuchs
- Narrator
- Oliver Wyman
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 11 May 2021
- Run Time
- 10 hours 5 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Faster! Higher! Stronger! Stranger! A glorious tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy accomplishments, unbelievable feats, wacky contests, and controversial moments, Total Olympics is pure pleasure for anyone who loves the world’s greatest sporting event.
Discover how the modern Games began, in an out-of-the-way Victorian English town named Much Wenlock. Long-discontinued Olympic sports like tug of war, firefighting, live pigeon shooting, and painting. (Picasso for the gold?) And the over-the-top, heroic exploits that make it all so thrilling––like the inspiring story of gymnast Shun Fujimoto who brought his team to victory while fighting through the pain of a broken knee. With hundreds of true stories, it’s a collection of sports yearns unlike any other.
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"Total Olympics is a must-have reference book heading into the Tokyo Games."—SB Nation's Land-Grant Holy Land
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Details
- Author
- Jeremy Fuchs
- Narrator
- Oliver Wyman
- Duration
- 10 hours 5 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 May 2021
- ISBN
- 9781649040213
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Olympic and Paralympic games, History
Synopsis
“An indispensable Olympic resource and a lot of pure fun.”––Jack McCallum, author of the New York Times bestseller Dream Team  Faster! Higher! Stronger! Stranger! A glorious tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy accomplishments, unbelievable feats, wacky contests, and controversial moments, Total Olympics is pure pleasure for anyone who loves the world’s greatest sporting event.   Discover how the modern Games began, in an out-of-the-way Victorian English town named Much Wenlock. Long-discontinued Olympic sports like tug of war, firefighting, live pigeon shooting, and painting. (Picasso for the gold?) And the over-the-top, heroic exploits that make it all so thrilling––like the inspiring story of gymnast Shun Fujimoto who brought his team to victory while fighting through the pain of a broken knee. With hundreds of true stories, it’s a collection of sports yearns unlike any other.  
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