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Author(s): Goodbody, John
Reader(s): Davies, Barry
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Non-Fiction
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: NA0066
Barcode: 9781843794929
Release Date: 03/2012
GOODBODY, J.: History of the Olympics (A) (Unabridged)
This unique audiobook history of the Olympics, first issued in 2008, has been updated to include the Beijing Olympics and released to coincide with the London event. Written by the prizewinning sports journalist John Goodbody, and with a fascinating personal documentary featuring one of Britain’s leading Olympians, Sebastian Coe, who is now heading the 2012 Games, this is an ideal opener!
Tracklist
Disc 1
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1 | 1896 Athens | 08:45 |
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2 | 1900 Paris | 04:46 |
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3 | 1904 St. Louis | 03:47 |
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4 | 1908 London | 07:44 |
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5 | 1912 Stockholm | 07:27 |
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6 | 1920 Antwerp | 07:07 |
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7 | 1924 Paris | 07:03 |
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8 | Apart from Liddel and Abrahams… | 03:33 |
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9 | 1928 Amsterdam | 06:12 |
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10 | 1932 Los Angeles | 06:19 |
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11 | There was a wonderful all-American duel… | 06:20 |
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12 | 1936 Berlin | 08:51 |
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Disc 2
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1 | 1936 Berlin (continued) | 06:41 |
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2 | 1948 London | 07:04 |
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3 | Among the American women… | 06:28 |
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4 | 1952 Helsinki | 07:32 |
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5 | If Zatopek was the overwhelming presence… | 06:29 |
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6 | 1956 Melbourne | 06:24 |
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7 | Britain won their first individual track title… | 04:58 |
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8 | These were the first Olympics when butterfly… | 04:38 |
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9 | 1960 Rome | 06:16 |
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10 | The Americans also lost the high jump… | 05:52 |
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11 | In the women's events… | 06:15 |
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12 | 1964 Tokyo | 04:42 |
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13 | Apart from Judo, the Japanese were dominant. | 05:28 |
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Disc 3
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1 | 1964 Tokyo (continued) | 06:39 |
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2 | 1968 Mexico City | 06:59 |
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3 | The men's high jump saw a technical drama… | 08:37 |
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4 | 1972 Munich | 05:29 |
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5 | The events in Munich made such an impact… | 05:43 |
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6 | While Mark Spitz was winning his seven gold medals… | 06:50 |
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7 | 1976 Montreal | 05:35 |
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8 | If the East Germans dominated the women's… | 07:24 |
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9 | Another Cuban, Alberto Juantorena… | 04:01 |
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10 | 1980 Moscow | 06:47 |
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11 | The other great duels on the track… | 06:39 |
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12 | The boycott harmed the men's competition... | 04:34 |
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1 | 1984 Los Angeles | 06:03 |
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2 | For unpredictable drama… | 05:48 |
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3 | One person who began his Olympic career… | 06:14 |
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4 | 1988 Seoul | 05:29 |
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5 | The scandal over the men's 100 metres… | 05:46 |
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6 | The women's swimming was once again… | 07:18 |
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7 | 1992 Barcelona | 07:27 |
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8 | In the men's 10,000 metres there was uproar. | 07:23 |
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9 | 1996 Atlanta | 07:22 |
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10 | Mike Powell, who had set the world record… | 05:46 |
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11 | 2000 Sydney | 05:04 |
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12 | Redgrave's female equivalent… | 05:29 |
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1 | 2000 Sydney (continued) | 07:14 |
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2 | 2004 Athens | 05:54 |
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3 | El Guerrouj demonstrated supreme resolution. | 06:50 |
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4 | For the hosts, much of the interest was focussed… | 07:01 |
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5 | 2008 Bejing | 06:56 |
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6 | On the track, Bolt won three sprint gold medals… | 06:49 |
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7 | Basketball attracts huge interest in China… | 07:32 |
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Disc 6
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1 | Sebastian Coe Interview | 04:21 |
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2 | The tragedy of Munich in 1972… | 06:56 |
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3 | Although he didn't go, just watching the Montreal Olympics… | 05:52 |
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4 | Coe can now smile at his Olympic silver… | 07:34 |
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5 | Four years later in Los Angeles… | 06:52 |
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6 | Sebastian Coe feels that his rigorous and turbulent athletics… | 06:26 |
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7 | What brought Sebastian Coe back into the mainstream… | 07:08 |
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Total Playing Time: 06:40:32