Olympic Fever

Some Olympic themed books to read if you feel like the Winter Olympics ended way too soon...

Updated February 26, 2026
C
City of Perth City of Perth
This is your list in printable form. Simply print this page using your browser's print command.

Olympic Fever

Some Olympic themed books to read if you feel like the Winter Olympics ended way too soon...

Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
Against the Water: A surfing champion's inspirational journey to Olympic glory
Wright, Owen.
Paper Book
The gut-wrenching story of how one of Australia's finest surfers overcame a brain injury and despair to win an Olympic medal. On the morning of 10 December 2015, Owen Wright entered the water at Pipeline, Hawaii, determined to become a world champion. But after...
The other Olympians : a true story of gender, fascism and the making of modern sports
Waters, Michael
Paper Book
In December 1935, Zdenek Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European women's sports, declared he was now living as a man. Around the same time, the celebrated British field athlete Mark Weston, also assigned female at birth, announced that he, too, was a man. Periodicals and radio programs...
Enough
Pittman, Jana
Paper Book
Jana writes just as she speaks: with honesty, conviction and humour, making her path to self-acceptance relatable for all of us.
Lisa
Curry, Lisa
Paper Book
The long-awaited memoir of one of Australia's most enduring and inspiring sporting icons. Triple Olympian and wellness entrepreneur Lisa Curry has lived her life in the public eye for six decades. In this very personal memoir, she shares the untold story of being Lisa. ...
Boomers: a biography, the
Logue, Matt
Paper Book
From heartbreak to triumph: how our national basketball team went from misfits to superstars The Boomers' Olympic triumph in Tokyo was possibly the most celebrated bronze medal in Australian sporting history. But the path to this moment is littered with heartache, setback and...
The horsewoman
Patterson, James
Paper Book
Maggie Atwood and Becky McCabe - mother and daughter, both champion riders - vowed to never, ever, compete against one another. But a dramatic turn of events ahead of the Paris Olympics changes everything. Mother and daughter share a dream- to be the best in the world. Only...
Untitled
Sakakibara, Saya
Paper Book
Saya Sakakibara triumphed over fear, self-doubt and family tragedy to become an Olympic champion. Her journey will inspire you to face your fears and unlock your greatest potential. Just go. It's a mantra I've always come back to, to keep me focused on what I need to do and...
Ordinary love
Rutkoski, Marie
Paper Book
'An immersive, glamorous, sexy and gripping modern love story to gulp down hungrily and quickly' SUNDAY TIMES 'This sexy, summer romance slips down as easily as oysters and champagne' DAILY MAIL 'An exquisitely tender portrayal of enduring...
Evil in high places
Clements, Rory
Paper Book
The action-packed new WW2 thriller from the award-winning author of Munich Wolf and A Cold Wind from Moscow, perfect for fans of Robert Harris, C.J. Sansom and Philip Kerr. 'Master of the wartime thriller' Financial Times 'A cracking...
The good fight : boxing, ballet and breaking stereotypes
Garside, Harry
Paper Book
Life is all about triumph and tragedy. You can't have one without the other - that's just the contract we've signed in return for this short time we have here. Resilience isn't only about bouncing back. It's about bouncing back stronger. In The Good...
Games people played : a global history of sport
Vamplew, Wray
Paper Book
Now in paperback, this first global history of sports offers all spectators and participants a reason to cheer--and to think.   Games People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sports. The book shows how sports have been practiced,...
The favourites
Fargo, Layne
Paper Book
Everyone thinks Heath Rocha was my first love. He wasn't. My first love was figure skating. She might not have a famous name, funding, or her family's support, but Katarina Shaw has always known that she was destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely...
Girls don't play sport : the game-changing, defiant rise of women's sport, and why it matters
Dalton, Chloe
Paper Book
A timely and defiant manifesto unpacking the past, present and future of women's sport, from the Olympic gold medal-winning founder of The [Female] Athlete Project.
Inside Out: A Story of Sport, Family and Self
Phillips, Erin.
Paper Book
Inside and Out is the inspiring story of one of Australia's all-time sporting champions: AFLW icon and basketball legend Erin Phillips. In this honest and revealing memoir, Erin candidly looks back at her astonishing playing journey and life so far. As the...
Find this list online

https://librarian.syndetics.com/syndeticsunbound/lp/1918.2384/list/7359

Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.