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Amazing athletes, 40 inspiring icons, Jean-Michael Billioud ; illustrated by Gonoh ; translated by Bethany Wright

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Amazing athletes, 40 inspiring icons, Jean-Michael Billioud ; illustrated by Gonoh ; translated by Bethany Wright
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eng
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collective biography
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non fiction
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Amazing athletes
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Jean-Michael Billioud ; illustrated by Gonoh ; translated by Bethany Wright
Series statement
40 inspiring icons
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40 inspiring icons
Summary
Records smashed... incredible athletic feats... Medals won... The top 40 Olympic athletes of all time are here! In this fun, fact-packed book from the 40 Inspiring Icons series, learn how these athletic stars became the best in the world. Relive Usain Bolt's astonishing record-breaking runs, learn about Charlotte Cooper, the first ever female Olympic champion, meet the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, Michael Phelps, and see some of the most impressive wins in history. From Nawal El Moutawakel, the first female Muslim born on the continent of Africa to become an Olympic champion, to gymnastic prodigy Simone Biles, whose skills on the vault and the floor are admired all over the world, these are the 40 Olympic Athletes to be learned about by all: Spyrà don Loúis; Charlotte Cooper; Madge Syers; Jim Thorp; Paavo Nuurmi; Johnny Weissmuller; Mildred 'Babe' Didrickson Zaharias; Jesse Owens; Fanny Blankers-Koen; Emil Zatopek; Marjorie Gestring; Francina Blankers-Koen; Micheline Ostermeyer; Emil Zatopek; Betty Cuthbert; Wilma Rudolph; Abebe Bikila; Tommie Smith; Bob Beamon; Mark Spitz; Nadia Comaneci; Sebastian Coe; Birgit Fisher; Daley Thompson; Nawal El Moutawakil; Carl Lewis; Steve Redgrave; Marie-Jo Pérec; Valentina Vezzali; Michael Johnson; Maria Mutola; Cathy Freeman; Yelena Isinbayeva; Michael Phelps; Tony Estanguet; Usain Bolt; Teddy Riner; Mo Farah; Isabell Werth; Simone Biles; Trisha Zorn; Michael Edgson; Ellie Simmonds; Jonas Jacobsson. Each spread presents a single athlete, highlighting key facts about their careers, honors, stats and legendary performances, along with a fun, illustrated depiction of them. Every athlete is a winner in their own way, but who will you choose as your hero? Each book in the 40 Inspiring Icons series introduces readers to a fascinating non-fiction subject through its 40 most famous people or groups
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Spyrà don Loúis -- Charlotte Cooper -- Madge Syers -- Jim Thorp -- Paavo Nuurmi -- Mildred 'Babe' Didrickson Zaharias -- Jesse Owens -- Fanny Blankers--Koen -- Emil Zátopek -- Marjorie Gestring -- Micheline Ostermeyer -- Abebe Bikila -- Betty Cuthbert -- Wilma Rudolph -- Tommie Smith -- Mark Spitz -- Daley Thompson -- Carl Lewis -- Nadia Comaneci -- Birgit Fisher -- Steve Redgrave -- Nawal El Moutawakil -- Trischa Zorn -- Jonas Jacobsson -- Sebastian Coe -- Michael Johnson -- Maria-José Pérec -- Michael Edgson -- Isabell Werth -- Maria Mutola -- Cathy Freeman -- Valentina Vezzali -- Tony Estanguet -- Yelena Isinbayeva -- Mo Farrah -- Michael Phelps -- Usain Bolt -- Teddy Riner -- Ellie Simmonds -- Simone Biles
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juvenile
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