An Athletics Compendium

c 249 - 259 OlympicRecords Olympic Kecords 249 Track and field Olympic records/ compiled by Harold M. Abrahams; foreword Pbyhilip J. Noel-Baker. London: Playfair, 1948. 168p; index BL;7917 .f .5 Lists the first six in each event from 18'96to 1936, including events later discontinued. Also a general review of the Games and ranking lists, event by vent. Comprehensively indexed. 250 The Olympic Games book; the complete r cord of all Olympic track and fieldevents, 1896-1956 / Harold Abrahams; foreword bHyRH the Duke of Edinburgh. London: Barrie, 1956. 224p; illus; index BL; 7922.ee. 13 Lists thefirst six ienvery event. 251 Guinness book oOf lympic records: complete roll of Olympic medal winners (1896-196f0o)r the 20 sports to be competed itnhe 1964 games and all other essential information / editebdy Norris D. McWhirter and A. Ross McWhirter; associate editors Stan Greenberg and Bob Phillips. London: Oak Tree, 1964. 158p; illus BL: X.449/210 Contains a complete roll of Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal Winners 1596-1960 and a full schedule for the Tokyo Olympic Games. 252 Guinness book of Olympicrecords: complete roll of Olympic medal winners (1896-196f4o)r the 19 sports to be competed itnhe 1968 games and all other essential information including details of the wiOntleyrmpics (1924-1964) / edited by Norris D. McWhirter and A. Ross McWhirter. London: Bantam, 1967. 174p; illus BL:X.449/210 253 Guinness book of Olympic records: complerotell of Olympic medal winner(s1896-1968) for the 22 sportso be competed itnhe 1972 games, and all other essential information / edited Nboyrris D. McWhirter and A. Ross McWhirter with others. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972. 203p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-14-003526-5 254 The Guinness book of Olymrpeicords: complete roll of Olympic medal winner(s1896-1972, including 1906) for the 28 sports (7 wintearnd 21 summer) to be contested in the 1976 celebrations and othuesreful information / edited byNorris D. McWhirter and the late A. Ross McWhirter; associate editors Suzi M. Biggar, Stan Greenberg. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1976. 256p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-14-004146-X BL: X.619/16810 255 The Guinnessbook of Olympicrecords: complete roll of Olympic medal winners (1896-1976, including 1906) for the 28 sports (7 winter an2d1 summer) tobe contested in the 1980 celebrations and othuesreful information / edited by Norris D. McWhirter athned late A. Ross McWhirter; associate editor Stan Greenberg. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1980. x, 278p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-14-004765-4 BL: X.629/12944 256 The Guinnessbook of sporting facts / Stan Greenberg. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives, 1982. 192p; illus ISBN: 0-85112-252-3 The athletics section provides a selection of data; the more unusual areprogressive worldrecords obr ests at 1mile and marathon, barriers in track and field, oldest andyoungest, miscellaneous faocntsrunning and jumping. 257 The Guinness book Ooflympics facts and feat/s Stan Greenberg. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives, 1983. 256p; illus; index ISBN: 0-85112-273-6 (cased)• 0-85112-293-0 (pbk) BL:X.622/18493 In addition to summariesof the summerand winter games from18>96 to 1980 anodf each sport with details of medallists, there are sections on the Olympic oath, the Olympic flame, merit awards, stamps, doubles across sport, artistic competitions and superlatives. ^ Subsequent ed. C261 258 Olympic Games: the record/s Stan Greenberg. Enfield: Guinness, 1987. 176p; illus; index ISBN: 0-8511-2897-1 (cased)• 0-8511-2896-3 (pbk) BL: YK.1987.b.7118 Descriptions of both the Games and the individual sports ariencluded. Profiles of Nurmi, Owens, Viren, Coe, Daley Thompson, Erisco-Hooks and Carl Lewis appear. The trackand fieldsection coverstug-of-war and medallists are listed. 259 The Olympic Games: complete traancdk field results 1896-1988 / BarryJ. Hugman Paentder Arnold. London: Arena, 1988. 384p; illus ISBN: 1-85443025-4 BL: YK.1989.b.4687 This work draws heavily on the three-volume history by Ekkehard zur Megede and on the volumes by Bill Mallon covering the first four celebrations (including the intercalated Games). Detailed event-by-event reports for ail Games, plus brief biographies of outstanding participants, aforlelowed by listings of all competitors with round-by-round progressions for each tracekvent and qualifyingand finals for field events. [ 88 ]