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32 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) Cover subtitle: The world's best athletes and greatest games! Contents includes: Olympia, 776BCE -- Athens, 1896 -- Usain Bolt -- The USA -- The Brownlees -- The McFaddens -- Beijing 2008 -- Nadia Comaneci -- Kerri Strug -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee -- Jessica Ennis -- Samuel Wanjiru -- Tiki Gelana -- Ricardo Blas Jr. -- Michael Phelps -- Birgit Fischer -- British cyclists -- The dream team Summary: From the fastest man on earth, to medal winning siblings, most expensive opening ceremonies, most medals ever and the first perfect 10, we've collected the most amazing Olympic records along with astounding photos and fascinating facts. Each page presents an astounding Olympic record with information in bitsize chunks to keep young sports fans engaged. Full page images show athletes close-up and give the atmosphere and drama that goes along with record breaking events! (Publisher) Record busters