Hot Topic: The Olympics

The Olympics have a two part history, one ancient and one modern. The ancient Olympics began as a religious festival in honor of Zeus in Greece in 776 BCE and ended in 393 CE. At these festivals male citizens of the Greek poleis engaged in physical competition for various prizes. The modern Olympics began in 1896 in Athens, Greece, and involved male athletes from fourteen countries (women began competing in 1900), and today both men and women from hundreds of countries participate in the summer and winter games.

Below you will find a list of books, magazine and newspaper articles, and websites that will help you learn more about the rich history of the Olympic Games.

The Complete book of the Winter Olympics David Wallechinsky

796.98/COMPLETE

Frozen in time : the greatest moments at the Winter Olympics, by Bud Greenspan ; foreword by Juan Antonio Samaranch ; preface by Bonnie Blair. Los Angeles : General Pub. Group,©1997.

796.98/GREENSPAN

Inside the Olympics : a behind-the-scenes look at the politics, the scandals, and the glory of the games, Richard W. Pound.  [Etobicoke, Ont.] : Wiley, ©2004.

796.48/POUND

The naked Olympics : the true story of the ancient games,
Tony Perrottet ; illustrations by Lesley Thelander. New York : Random House, ©2004.

796.48/PERROTTET

The Olympic games
1st American ed. New York : DK Pub., 2000, ©1999.

796.48/OLYMPIC

Olympic portraits Annie Leibovitz, 1st ed. , Boston : Little, Brown, ©1996.

779.9796/LEIBOVITZ

Crash remains hauntingly vivid 57 years later; [HOME EDITION] Mike Lopresti. Feb. 13, 2006. Bonus, Pg. 06e. (MasterFile Premier) USA Today, Los Angeles, Calif.: Jan 10, 2006. p. A.1 (ProQuest)

TURIN 2006 OLYMPIC GAMES; Primo Impressions; Turin Games begin with spectacle that salutes style and passion with a touch of the surreal; [HOME EDITION] Alan Abrahamson. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Feb. 11, 2006. p. D.1. (ProQuest)

Can the Olympics put Turin back on the world map? (cover story). Ford, Peter; Sappenfield, Mark; Trombotto, Erica. Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 9, 2006, Vol. 98 Issue 52, p1-4, 2p. (MasterFile Premier)

In Olympics, A Golden Opportunity; [FINAL Edition]. Jeffrey S. Hacker. The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Feb. 9, 2006. p. T.07. (ProQuest)

20 ON XX; [FINAL Edition]. Seattle Post - Intelligencer. Seattle, Wash.: Feb. 8, 2006. p. F.8. (ProQuest)

Ready for Takeoff. Cazeneuve, Brian; Yen, Yi-Wyn. Sports Illustrated, Feb. 6, 2006, Vol. 104 Issue 5, p60-71, 12p, 8c; (AN 19550956) (MasterFile Premier)

2006 WINTER OLYMPICS, Picturesque and highly competitive; [ALL EDITIONS]. JOHN JEANSONNE. STAFF WRITER. Newsday (Combined editions). Long Island, N.Y.: Feb. 5, 2006. p. H.02. (ProQuest)

Where the Rich and Elite Meet to Compete; [FINAL Edition]. CPaul Farhi. The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Feb. 5, 2006. p. B.01. (ProQuest)

Official Website of the Olympic Movement:
http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp

Official Site of the Torino Olympic Games:
http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/home/index.html

Olympics through Time (Foundation of the Hellenic World):
http://www.fhw.gr/olympics/ancient/en/100.html

The Real Story of the Olympic Games (University of Pennsylvania):
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicintro.shtml

Official Site of the U.S. Olympic Team:
http://www.usoc.org/

World Anti-Doping Agency
http://www.wada-ama.org/en/index.ch2