Jamaican Gold: Jamaican Sprinters - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9766402345 ISBN 13 : 9789766402341

Editeur : University of the West Indies Press, 2010

Synopsis

Why do Jamaicans run so fast? Usain Bolt may have just won gold in both the 100m and 200m sprint, with Jamaica taking all three medals in the 200m at the London 2012 Olympics, but he stands on the shoulders of giants of both genders, heirs to a pedigree that goes back at least a hundred years to the teenaged Norman Manley and before. What is the 'gold' that is mined so consistently by Jamaican sprinters that permits the little country to claim a place among the top five countries, measured in terms of medals per capita of population, in almost every Olympics since the Second World War and all on the basis of athletics, mostly the sprints (400 metres and under)? Can science explain it? Does the touchy area of genetics - even though, scientifically speaking, there's no such thing as 'race' - explain it? Includes an entire chapter on Usain Bolt: Phenomenal Track and Field Athlete. Jamaican Gold presents research and argument, history and biography - and much more - for the specialist and the sports fan, for the academic and the coach, in one attractive, easy-to-read volume, packed with photographs and illustrations, including a special section of memorable photos of the heroes of yesteryear and today. With Jamaican Gold to hand you will be able to appreciate the stunning performances by Jamaican runners in the London 2012 Olympics even more, and you'll be closer to answering the question: Why do those Jamaicans run so fast?

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À propos de l'auteur

Rachael Irving is Research Fellow in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. She is a member of the International Centre for East African Running Science and the American College of Sports Medicine. Vilma Charlton is Lecturer at the Institute of Education, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. She is a physical education lecturer, an Olympian and President of the Olympians Association of Jamaica.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of the West Indies Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9766402345
• ISBN 13: 9789766402341
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Éditeur: Irving Rachael, Charlton Vilma
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