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_aWalker, Angela, _c(Olympic gymnast), _eauthor. _950937 |
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_aIdeals are like stars : _bthe Dame Yvette Williams story / _cAngela Walker |
| 246 | 3 | 3 | _aDame Yvette Williams story : ideals are like stars |
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_aAuckland, New Zealand : _bDavid Bateman, _c2022. |
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_a232 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations ; _c24 cm |
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| 520 | _a"The first New Zealand woman to win an Olympic gold medal, a feat not repeated for forty years. Ideals Are Like Stars is the remarkable true story of Yvette Williams, a trailblazing young athlete who defied the odds to win gold in the long jump at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. Ignoring the pressure to abandon her dreams and become a housewife, Yvette's sports career is a highlight reel of newly set records which propelled her into the spotlight. Well-known for her rigorous training, down-to-earth nature and sense of humour, Yvette was the epitome of the Kiwi sporting hero; humble, hardworking and dedicated; who won the hearts of the nation. To this day she is regarded as a national treasure and her story is destined to inspire many young Kiwi athletes to follow in her wake. Author Angela Walker has written a remarkably intimate narrative account of the life of one of our nation's finest athletes. Angela, who herself competed at the Olympics (Seoul) 36 years after Yvette, has drawn on never-before-seen diaries, as well as interviews with the late Kiwi icon to recreate the day-to-day world of Yvette on the page. This is a long overdue celebration of an extraordinary sporting life and a highly engaging chronicle of a young woman's quest for excellence."--Publisher's website. | ||
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_aTrack and field athletes _zNew Zealand _933066 _vBiography. |
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