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THE A.T.F.S. OLYMPIC HANDBOOK 1952

THE A.T.F.S. OLYMPIC HANDBOOK 1952

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Second edition of the Handbook on Olympic Games Track and Field Athletics of 1948. Contains a comprehensive list of IAAF world and Olympic records up to 1952. The most impressive section is the "All Time World List", which contains details of up to 100 of the world's best performances in each discipline - a statistician's dream.

17 x 13cm. 102pp. Paper-covered boards. Very good condition.  

Date
1952
Publisher
Track and Field News
Author
D.H. POTTS and R.L. QUERCETANI (eds.)

£48.00 (Code: 94278)

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