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The Finest Gold : The Making of an Olympic Swimmer by Cooper, Brad is a biography available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Finest Gold : The Making of an Olympic Swimmer about?

Munich, 1972. In the men's 400-metre freestyle race, America's Rick DeMont beats Australia's Brad Cooper by a hundredth of a second. It's the first electronic timing to deliver a win by such a close margin. The following day, DeMont is stripped of his medal in the world's first swim doping disqualification. Three days later, as the Black September terrorist attack is unfolding on the other side of the Village, Brad is presented with gold in a 'farce of firsts'. Neither Brad nor the Olympics will

Who reads The Finest Gold : The Making of an Olympic Swimmer?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Cooper, Brad
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Published
2018
Language
EN
ISBN
9781947534735
Category
biography
Subjects
Memoir, Management, Biography
Updated
2026-03-25

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