Game ch[symbol of a star]ngers : how a team of underdogs and scientists discovered what it takes to win
Medeiros, João (Theoretical physicist)2018
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At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Great Britain ranked 36th in the medals table, finishing below countries like Algeria, Belgium and Kazakhstan. It was their worst ever record, a dismal performance labelled a national disgrace. But then something happened. In Sydney in 2000 and then Athens in 2004, Team GB achieved a much more respectable 10th place. By 2016, in Rio, they finished second, above China and Russia, with 67 medals. How have they so convincingly reversed their fortunes? In this book, we meet the coaches and sports scientists who rethink how sport is analysed and understood, how athletes train and perform under pressure.
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London : Little, Brown, 2018.
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xiii, 393 pages ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408708460 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.07041796.072
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English
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BRN:
2646321