Running with Pheidippides: Stylianos Kyriakides, the Miracle Marathoner

(Part of the Sports and Entertainment Series)

by Nick Tsiotos, Andy Dabilis, Running with Pheidippides Andy Dabilis

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It is 1946. World War II is over. As the rest of Europe struggles to rebuild itself, Greece--which had bitterly resisted Nazi occupation--is ripped apart by civil war. Thousands are dead or dying of starvation. In the face of such epic disaster, one Greek athlete takes valiant action.

This is the true story of Stylianos Kyriakides, champion Greek runner who against all odds entered the 1946 Boston, Marathon, a race he had lost eight years...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0815607032

ISBN13:9780815607038

Release Date:April 2001

Publisher:Syracuse University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History of Sports Miscellaneous Other Team Sports Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation Track & Field

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