An Athletics Compendium

Collective Biographies B 213-223 Warmerdam, Di l lard, Zatopek, Mathias, O'Brien, Kafer Johnson, GlennDavis, Oerter, ElliottB, rumel and Snell, plus rather briedfata on 179 others. It should be noted that only male athletes are included! 213 The ten greatestraces / Derrick Young; forewobryd Christopher JC.hataway. London: Gemini, 1972. 126p; pbk ISBN: 0-450-01324-3 The authorconfines his selection ptost-1945 events, and none at a distance of less than 1500m. Young is, of course, reliant onther sources for races which he did not witness, and these are cited. Few would argue with the author's finaclhoices, even though one is unashamedly included for Sitcsottish connection; the ten athletes selecaterde IanStewart, EmZilatopek, Sydney WcodersonR, oger Bannister, Jim PeteCrsn,ris Chataway, Herb Elliott, Abebe Bikila, Ron Clarke and Jim Ryun. The concluding chapter provides results and intermediate times for all races described. 214 Athletics champions/ John L. Foster; illustrated by David Astin. London: Nelson, 1974. 80p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-17-432114-7 215 Great moments in the Olympi/cs Graeme Wright. London: Queen Anne, 1976. ISBN: 0-362-00277-0 ^ Subsequent ed. B220 216 Kings of sport / Steve Douglas; text illustrations by Ken Kirkland. London: Piccolo Pan, 1976. 95p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-330-24480-9 BL: X.619/16965 Aimed at children. Features twenty famous sportsmen, including Roger Bannister, Herb Elliott, Vladimir KLuts and Jesse Owens. 217 Kraft Olympic athletics handbook / compiled and edite by Peter Matthews assistebdy Dave Terry (Olympic section) and HaroldAbrahams, Andrew Huxtable & Bob Sparks; assistant editor, Tim Lynch-Staunton for the National Unionof Track Statisticians. London: Kraft Foods Ltd, 1976. 96p Contents include details of Britain's Olympic participants (athlewtehso placed inthe first six inthe Games from 16'96 19to36, and acllompetitors from 1948> to 1972), biographical details of Britain's Olympic medallists, UK ali-time lists to the end of 1975. 218 The bestof Wooldridge / IaWnooldridge. London: Everest, 1978. 192p; illus ISBN: 0-905018-73-7 BL:X.620/18125 These pieces appeared originally in the Daily Mail; those on athletics include interviews with Tommie Smith, John Akii-Buaand Dwight Stones. 219 Lakeland profiles / Rex Woods. Grasmere: Ashecliffe, 1978. Includes chapters on several Lakeland runners, including Jos Naylor. 220 Olympics greats/ Graeme Wright. Rev. and updated ed. London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1980. 159p; illus ISBN: 0-362-00500-1 BL: X.629/12893 A revised and updated version of Great Moments in the Olympics(1976), thework contains competently written articles, with some literary and historical allusions, ofwhich two-thirds are onathletics: Fietri, Thorpe, Nurmi, Didrikson, Owens, Blankers-Koen, Zatopek, Brasher, Bikila, Snell, Rand, Davies, Peters and Viren. ^ Previous ed. B215 221 Black sportsmen / Ernest Cashmore; foreword by Garth Crooks. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982. xiv, 226p; illus; index; pbk Bibliography:p213-220 ISBN: 0-7100-9054-4 BL: X.629/18614 The author, aResearch Fellow in the Department of Sociology and Social History at the University of Aston, Birmingham, examines the rise of black athletes, mainlythine UK,but with somereference to the USA, drawing upon interviews with both elite performers and novices. He concludes on this, perhaps slightly ambivalent, note: 'Sport conceals deep, structured inequalities and, for all the positive benefitsyieiltds, it remains a sourocfe hope and ambition for blacks only as longas those inequalities remain.' 222 Classic moments of athletics / Charles Landon. Ashbourne: Moorland, 1982. 141p; illus; index ISBN: 0-86190-053-7 BL: X.622/15390 This is a collection of competent accounts maoinfly twentieth century athletes. Of 53 chapterso,ver one third deal primarily or solely with UKathletes, and only four discuss women at any length (Didrikson, Blankers-Koen, Rand, Peters). Field events are under- represented anndo sources are given. 223 The golden milers/ Norman Giller. London: Pelbam, 1982. 93p; illus; index ISBN: 0-7207-1402-8 BL: X.622/14355 In a large format, primarily pictorial work, the period from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century (George to Hagg) is dealt with before biographical details are presented for Bannister, Landy, Ibbotson, ElliotSt.nell. Jazy.Ryun, Bayi, Walker, C og and Ovett. Women are dismissed in a single column. [ 63 ]