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THE BRITISH OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION AND ITS ROLE IN THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT

THE BRITISH OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION AND ITS ROLE IN THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT

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Reprinted from the 'Olympic Review', a booklet outlining the history of the B.O.A. and its contribution to the modern Games, including full listings of athletes to have represented Great Britain at the Olympics from 1896 to 1972 and profiles of those from Great Britain who have played a leading role in the Olympic movement, fully illustrated throughout.

8vo. 91pp. Paperback. Covers lightly rubbed. Good condition. Nicely signed in ink to inside cover by Sandy Duncan, former international British sprinter and long-serving general secretary of the British Olympic Association.

Date
1976
Publisher
British Olympic Association
Author
BRITISH OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION

£20.00 (Code: 102298)

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