Summer Olympic legends

This is a survey of the highlights and legendary athletes--such as Brazilian Oscar Schmidt--of the Olympic sport of basketball, which officially became a part of the modern Summer Games in 1936.

"A survey of the highlights and legendary athletes--such as Jamaican Usain Bolt--of the Olympic sport of track and field, which has been part of the modern Summer Games since 1896"--Provided by Publisher.

"A survey of the highlights and legendary athletes--such as Cuban Te?filo Stevenson--of the Olympic sport of boxing, which officially became a part of the modern Summer Games in 1904"--Provided by Publisher.

"A survey of the highlights and legendary athletes--such as Romanian Nadia Comaneci--of the Olympic sport of gymnastics, which has been part of the modern Summer Games since 1896"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the history of swimming in the modern Olympic Games and profiles the top medalists from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including Duke Kahanamoku of the 1912 games and Michael Phelps in 2008, who won eight gold medals in eight events.

Presents highlights and legendary athletes--such as Soviet Yuri Chesnokov--of the Olympic sport of volleyball, which officially became a part of the modern Summer Games in 1964.