Ancient Greek athletics : an overview / Harold D. Evjen.

Preface -- The origins and functions of formal athletic competition in the ancient world -- Olympia: legends and history -- Olympia: the sanctuary and its buildings -- Track and field events of the Olympic program -- The pentathlon -- The pentathlon: origin, order of events, and scoring -- The heavy events: wrestling, boxing, and the pankration -- Combat sports: violence and society -- Equestrian events -- The program of the Olympic games -- The Pythian games -- The Isthmian games -- The Nemean games -- The periods of the Crown games and Panhellenism -- The games of Athens and Attica -- Other Athenian agonistic festivals -- Coaches and trainers -- Greek athletes: a selection of legendary and biographical data -- Women's athletics -- Conclusions.