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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454053703321

Autore

Caraccioli Tom

Titolo

Boycott [[electronic resource] ] : stolen dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games / / Tom Caraccioli and Jerry Caraccioli ; foreword by Vice President Walter F. Mondale

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.], : New Chapter Press

[Chicago], : Distributed by Independent Publishers Group, [2008?]

ISBN

0-942257-54-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CaraccioliJerry

Disciplina

796.4/8/0947431

796.48

Soggetti

Olympics - History

Athletes - United States

Sports and state - United States

Boycotts - United States

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Table of Contents; Foreword; Authors' Note; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Olympian; Don Paige; Glenn Mills; Afghanistan; Gwen Gardner; Gene Mills; Carter Doctrine; Craig Beardsley; Sue Walsh; "Ours Will Not Go"; Bill Hanzlik; Amy Koopman; The Vote; Isiah Thomas; Carol Blazejowski; The Lawsuit; Luci Collins; David Kimes; The Games Go On; Brian Gust; Lisa Buese; Results; Linda Cornelius Waltman; Thomas Schuler; Message To President Carter; Ron Galimore; Debbie Landreth; Epilogue; Appendix; Sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

With a thorough exploration of the political climate of the time and the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, this book describes the repercussions of Jimmy Carter's American boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Despite missing the games they had trained relentlessly to compete in, many U.S. athletes went on to achieve remarkable successes in sports and overcame the bitter disappointment of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity dashed by



geopolitics.