‘only the british appear to be making a fuss’: The science of success and the myth of amateurism at the mexico olympiad, 1968

Sport in History

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-235

  Heggie, Vanessa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 57749143233     PISSN: 17460263     EISSN: 17460271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17460260802090719     Document Type: Article

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