The 1906 Olympic Games
Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary
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About the Book
One of the early concepts of the Olympic Games was to include “intercalated” Games every four years between the normal cycle, and to hold these Games in Athens, the ancestral home of the Olympics. In 1906 the first, and only one, of these games was held. Occurring only two years after the St. Louis Games of 1904 and two years before the London Games of 1908, the Athens Games were considered by many not to be “official”; social and political forces prevented continuation of the intercalation cycle in 1910 and later. Yet these Games were surprisingly successful and helped guarantee the survival of the modern Olympics.
This book, fourth in the series on the early Olympics, presents all the data on 29 nation and city-state participants in more than a dozen events in the Athens Games. Scores and descriptions are provided, and many historical errors and omissions in other sources are corrected. Appendices include the published program for the Games, the actual schedule followed during the Games, and country-by country listings of all participating athletes.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Bill Mallon
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 250
Bibliographic Info: tables, statistics, appendices, notes, index
Copyright Date: 2009 [1999]
pISBN: 978-0-7864-4067-2
eISBN: 978-1-4766-0951-5
Imprint: McFarland
Series: History of the Early Olympics
Table of Contents
Introduction vii
Abbreviations and Usage Notes ix
NOTES xiv
References xv
1906 Intercalated Olympic Games—Background 1
NOTES 19
Summary and Statistics 22
NOTES 35
Athletics (Track & Field) 36
NOTES 59
Cycling 64
NOTES 73
Diving 75
NOTES 77
Fencing 78
NOTES 89
Football (Association Football [Soccer]) 92
NOTES 95
Gymnastics 97
NOTES 102
Rowing & Sculling 105
NOTES 109
Shooting 111
NOTES 124
Swimming 126
NOTES 131
Tennis (Lawn) 133
NOTES 139
Tug-of-War 141
NOTES 143
Weightlifting 144
NOTES 147
Wrestling 148
NOTES 153
Other Sports and Events 154
NOTES 155
Appendix I: Schedule of Events and Festivities 157
Appendix II: Program of Events and Festivities 163
Appendix III: “The Song of the Branwen” 172
Appendix IV: Competitors (by Country) 175
Notes 218
Index 219
Book Reviews & Awards
“highly recommended”—ARBA; “detailed…offers more value and depth than the [competition]”—Reference Reviews; “this book provides numerous interesting facts about the poorly documented early years of Olympic history”—Booklist; “[an] absolute must for any library, public or personal”—Journal of Olympic History; “if Mallon has missed anything about the 1906 Olympiad…you would be hard pressed to name it. Public librarians will be particularly pleased with the exhaustive coverage offered here”—Against the Grain; “extensive research…wealth of information…an indispensable resource”—The International Journal of the History of the Sport.