Description: List of Illustrations Prologue--The Legend The Races--Men The Games of the I Olympiad--Athens, 1896 The Games of the II Olympiad--Paris, 1900 The Games of the III Olympiad--St. Louis, 1904 The Intercalated Games--Athens, 1906 The Games of the IV Olympiad--London, 1908 The Games of the V Olympiad--Stockholm, 1912 The Games of the VII Olympiad--Antwerp, 1920 The Games of the VIII Olympiad--Paris, 1924 The Games of the IX Olympiad--Amsterdam, 1928 The Games of the X Olympiad--Los Angeles, 1932 The Games of the XI Olympiad--Berlin, 1936 The Games of the XIV Olympiad--London, 1948 The Games of the XV Olympiad--Helsinki, 1952 The Games of the XVI Olympiad--Melbourne, 1956 The Games of the XVII Olympiad--Rome, 1960 The Games of the XVIII Olympiad--Tokyo, 1964 The Games of the XIX Olympiad--Mexico City, 1968 The Games of the XX Olympiad--Munich, 1972 The Games of the XXI Olympiad--Montreal, 1976 The Games of the XXII Olympiad--Moscow, 1980 The Games of the XXIII Olympiad--Los Angeles, 1984 The Games of the XXIV Olympiad--Seoul, 1988 The Games of the XXV Olympiad--Barcelona, 1992 The Games of the XXVI Olympiad--Atlanta, 1996 The Women The Fight to Establish the Women's Race The Games of the XXIII Olympiad--Los Angeles, 1984 The Games of the XXIV Olympiad--Seoul, 1988 The Games of the XXV Olympiad--Barcelona, 1992 The Games of the XXVI Olympiad--Atlanta, 1996 Epilogue Appendix: Top Finishers in the Olympic Marathon, 1896-1996 Notes Select Bibliography Index

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