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 & Teófilo 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 Martikán/Slovakia
Ice skating: Yuzuru Hanru/Japan & Ireen Wüst/Netherlands
Snowboard/skiing: Shaun White/USA & Marit Bjørgen/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
| ISBN: | 9781526310293 |
| Publication date: | 9th May 2019 |
| Author: | Paul Mason |
| Publisher: | Wayland an imprint of Hachette Children's Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Reading age: | 8+ |
| Series: | The Unofficial Guide to the Olympic Games |
| Genres: |
Sports |
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 & Teófilo 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 Martikán/Slovakia Ice skating: Yuzuru Hanru/Japan & Ireen Wüst/NetherlandsSnowboard/skiing: Shaun White/USA & Marit Bjørgen/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
The Unofficial Guide to Olympic Champions is aimed at readers aged 8 and over.
The Unofficial Guide to Olympic Champions features in the following genres: Sports
Hardback. Not Available.
The Unofficial Guide to Olympic Champions was written by Paul Mason and published by Wayland an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
The Unofficial Guide to Olympic Champions has 32 pages
Yes it is part of The Unofficial Guide to the Olympic Games series