Thrown free

how the East German sports machine molded, trained, and broke an Olympic hero and how he won his fight for freedom

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Author

William Oscar Johnson

Contributions

Verschoth, Anita. - Contributor
Schmidt, Wolfgang, 1954- - Contributor

Publication

1991 - Simon & Schuster, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

77,500 words, Guess

Page Count

310 pages

Identifiers

Internet Archivethrownfreehoweas0000john
ISBN-100671680943
ISBN-139780671680947
Goodreads1016692
LibraryThing3437994

and 3 more

Library of Congress Control Number90022884
Better World BooksW8-BOC-361
Open LibraryOL1864916M

Classifications

DDC796.4/35
DDCB
LCCGV1094.S36 J65 1991

Subjects

Topics

Biography Discus throwing Sports and stateSchmidt, Wolfgang, 1954-Track and field athletesSports and state -- Germany, EastTrack and field athletes -- Germany, East -- Biography

Places

East GemanyEast Germany Germany, East

People

Wolfgang SchmidtWolfgang Schmidt (1954-)

Other Editions

Thrown free: how the East German sports machine molded, trained, and broke an Olympic hero and how he won his fight for freedomSimon & Schuster1991-01-01

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