{"product_id":"our-olympic-legends","title":"Our Olympic Legends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable July 2026 – pre-order now!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Olympic Legends\u003c\/em\u003e, profiling New Zealand’s greatest Olympians, covers a vast range of our sports heroes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the belatedly acknowledged 1900 water polo player Victor Lindberg to the super-talented Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and her teammates 126 years later at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs this book illustrates, New Zealanders have excelled across the full gamut of Olympic sports, and here are some of the successes and sensations, controversies and heartaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Joseph Romanos has bravely attempted to rank our top 50 Olympic Legends, arguably a very subjective exercise. What’s not to be argued is that all 50 Legends featured deserve a place among our elite sports heroes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781776940967\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e232 pages, 240 x 216 mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upstart Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ Upstart Press Ltd","offer_id":51305052340388,"sku":"9781776940967","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/7200\/4772\/files\/9781776940967.jpg?v=1775609775","url":"https:\/\/bookreps.co.nz\/products\/our-olympic-legends","provider":"Bookreps NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}