Discover some amazing Olympians and their achievements
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 the Olympic Games!
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 & Teofilo 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 Martikan/Slovakia
- Ice skating: Yuzuru Hanru/Japan & Ireen Wust/Netherlands
- Snowboard/skiing: Shaun White/USA & Marit Bjorgen/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
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