Britain's Olympic women : a history

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    • Williams, Jean

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Britain's Olympic women : a history

Jean Williams

(Routledge research in sports history)

Routledge, 2021

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

The first book of its kind to name and compile a collective biography of Britain's women Olympians during the amateur phase of the Olympic Games before professionalization changed the face of Olympism in 1988. This is the first extensive and detailed study on Britain's women Olympians combining archival research with oral histories. Features key case studies of individuals highlighted from each Olympic Games, showcasing the variety of female athletes that have represented Britain. It also highlights the increase in British female Paralympic representation.

目次

Introduction: Britain and The Olympic Movement, 1. British Olympic Pioneers 1900-1912: Chattie, Lottie and Jennie, 2. The Olympic Inter-War Revival and the British Olympic Association: Gladys Carson and the 1924 Paris Games, 3. The First All-Female British Olympic Team at Lake Placid, USA in 1932: Mollie, Joan, Cecilia, and Megan, 4. The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games: How Gender and Politics Shaped the Career of Athlete Audrey Brown, 5. Austerity and the Second London Olympic Games in 1948: How Margaret Wellington Swam to Fame as 'The Peppy Kid', 6. Elizabeth II, Britain and Olympic Cold War Rivalries: Equestrian Pat Smythe and the New Elizabethans 1952-1960, 7. Britain's Olympic Golden Girls and The Changing Media Industry 1964-1984: The Decline of Amateurism and The Rise of Sports Medicine, 8. Olympic Legacies: Lottery Funding, Professional Sport, Diversity and Fame, Appendix 1: Great British Female Team at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria and the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo, Appendix 2: Great British Olympic Women's Team at the 1968 Mexico Summer Olympic Games and the Grenoble Winter Games, Appendix 3: Great Britain's Female Team at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany and the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, Appendix 4: Great Britain's Female Team at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada and the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, Appendix 5: Great Britain's Female Team at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, USSR and the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, USA, Appendix 6: Great Britain's Female Team at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA and the 1984 Winter Olympics

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