Book Kings of Sport, 2009

Product detailed description

Condition: found, good, slightly soiled cover

Dimensions: 21 cm x 29,5 cm

Quotation: FELT, Karel and PAVLIS, Zdeněk. The Kings of Sport: the best athletes of the year 1959 - 2008. Prague: Ottovo nakladatelství, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7360-850-7.

Not very representative publication "Králové sportu: nejlepší sportovci roku 1959 - 2008" (Kings of Sport: Best Athletes of the Year 1959-2008) published by Ottovo nakladatelství in Prague in 2009 in hardcover, containing 252 pages of overview of the best athletes over fifty years. The book captures an exceptional gallery of Czechoslovak and Czech sports legends who were declared best athletes of the year in the period 1959-2008. It contains portraits of Olympic winners, world champions, and other top athletes across various sports. Ottovo nakladatelství is a renowned publisher of quality encyclopedic works. The publication documents the golden era of Czechoslovak and Czech sport with stars like Emil Zátopek, Věra Čáslavská, Martina Navrátilová, Jaromír Jágr, and many others. An indispensable book for every sports fan, collector of sports literature, or enthusiast of Czechoslovak and Czech sports history.