Disqualified : Eddie Hart, Munich 1972, and the Voices of the Most Tragic Olympics /

Having previously tied the world record, Eddie Hart was a strong favorite to win the 100-meter dash at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. Then the inexplicable happened: he was disqualified after arriving seconds late for a quarterfinal heat. Ten years of training to become the -World's Fast...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hart, Eddie, 1949-
Other Authors: Newhouse, Dave, 1938-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hart, Eddie, > 1949-
Track and field athletes.
Track and field athletes > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Tunnel Vision
  • 2. Massacre Made Easy
  • 3. Death Lights Up the Sky
  • 4. Gold Medal for Corruption
  • 5. School Days
  • 6. Bavarian Perspective
  • 7. Learning to Sprint
  • 8. Black and White
  • 9. Eagle Flies
  • 10. Post-Olympic Stress Factor
  • 11. Turning Point
  • 12. I Love Paris
  • 13. Fog
  • 14. View from Olympus
  • 15. Berkeley Man
  • 16. Cat on the Prowl
  • 17. Road to Munich
  • 18. Blamed, but Blameless
  • 19. Last Leg of the Journey.

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