Bell, Samantha,

12 astounding athletic feats / Twelve astounding athletic feats by Samantha S. Bell. - 32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm. - Incredible. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Florence Griffith Joyner: Fastest woman in the world -- Alex Honnold: Climbing El Capitan -- Saori Yoshida: Champion for women's wrestling -- Diana Nyad: Swimming from Cuba to Florida -- Wilt Chamberlain: Scoring a perfect 100 -- Kerri Strug: Going for gymnastics Gold -- Eddy Merckx: Breaking the hour record -- Usain Bolt: Fastest man on the planet -- Minda Dentier: Polio survivor and Ironman champion -- Anthony Robles: The wrestler who could do anything -- Javier Sotomayor: Jumping to world recordsv-- Katie Ledecky: Teen swimming sensation -- More astounding athletic feats -- Glossary -- Read more -- Index -- About the author.

ISBN: 9781632357359 9781632358448

LCCN: 2019938663

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sports records.
Athletes
Sports

LC Class. No.: GV741 / .B35 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 796.02/1