Roger Bannister and the Four-Minute Mile
Sports Myth and Sports History
Roger Bannister and the Four Minute Mile does more than detail the history of a sporting giant. It invites the reader to reconsider the very words often used to describe Bannister, notably hero and gentleman amateur. Informed by contemporary sport science, the text also questions the significance of the four-minute mile per se. Thoroughly researched, the text gives fascinating insights into the history of track racing as well as athletic training methods and the beginnings of sport science. The book is not just a testimonial to the legend of roger Bannister, but instead is the first rigorous historical study of Bannister's sporting life and t…
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- ISBN: 978-0-415-34606-1
- EAN: 9780415346061
- Produktnummer: 23316475
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 156 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.9 cm x D0.0 cm 272 g
- Abbildungen: 5 Halftones, black and white
- Gewicht: 272
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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