Historical dictionary of the olympic movement historical dictionaries of sports amazonin mallon bill heijmans jeroen books. Buy historical dictionary of the olympic movement historical dictionaries of sports fourth by mallon bill heijmans jeroen isbn 9780810872493 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This fifth edition of historical dictionary of the olympic movement covers its history through a chronology an introductory essay appendixes and an extensive bibliography the dictionary section has over 1000 cross referenced entries on the history philosophy and politics of the olympics major organizations the various sports the participating countries and especially the athletes. The fourth edition of the historical dictionary of the olympics presents a comprehensive history of the games from the first recorded history of the games in 776 bc to the present day this is done through a chronology forewords by dan jansen and mike krzyzewski an introductory essay appendixes a bibliography photos and over 900 cross referenced dictionary entries covering the history philosophy and politics of the olympics and of course the medal winners