Signed by 31 Biathlon Olympic & Hall of Fame Athletes Arthur Stegen HC Book WOW!

The National Rifle Association of America, 1979. First edition signed cloth bound hardcover with dust jacket of Biathlon by Arthur Stegen.

A unique and special book of Olympic Biathlon history. This book was signed by the athletes and organizers of the 1981 Biathlon National Championships in Bozeman, Montana. The book belonged to the event organizer Ted Kramer III, who circulated it among the athletes to sign.

The signers include 11 US Biathlon Hall of Fame Inductees -- over half of the just 19 total inductees! Here is a list of the signers and their accomplishments:

US Biathlon Hall of Fame Inductees signers:

• Arthur Stegen: US National Team Coach, 1978-1981, and the book's author.
• Ken Alligood: Signed twice, to the title page verso and by his photo on page 51.
• Walter Williams
• Pamela Weiss
• Martin Hagen
  
• Holly Beattie
  
• Kari Swenson
  
• Julie Newnam
  
• Lyle Nelson: Signed above his photo on page 99.
  
• Peter Karns: Signed on his photo on page 25.
  
• William (Bill) Spencer: Signed on his photo on page 15.

Other signers:

• Ted (Theodore) Kramer III: 1981 Montana National Guard Biathlon Coordinator and the book's owner. Signed on inserted Bozeman, Montana Holiday Inn letterhead with a handwritten note to circulate and sign the book.
  
• Betty Stroock: 1980, 1981 & 2001 national champion winner.
  
• Peter Hoag: Signed on page 118 by his 1977 World Championships placing.
  
• Stuart Jennings
  
• John Kellerman
  
• Wally Chambers
  
• Maren Watson
  
• Gene Langhus
  
• Mary Langhus
  
• Robert Brewster
  
• Will Bublitz
  
• John Ruger
  
• John Moody
  
• Peter Hale
  
• Scott Javen: Or Scott Lawson? Unsure of last name spelling.
  
• Roy Pedersen
  
• Dave Madeson
  
• Dianna Tiaht: Unsure of last name spelling.
  
• Chuck Lyda
  
• Kelly T.: Unsure of last name spelling.

In the book, Stegen traces the evolution of biathlon from its origins as a survival skill for Nordic hunters to a high-performance Olympic sport. He studies the physiological demands of combining cross-country skiing with precision rifle marksmanship, gives technical guidance on equipment, training regimens, and the psychological focus required.

The book includes an index of World Championship and Olympic results.

Very Good. Shelf wear to dust jacket edges, corners, and folds. Isolated 2-inch discoloration to the copyright page and Foreword page where the handwritten letter was inserted due to color transfer from a piece of dried masking tape stuck to the letter. Nice book with light shelf wear.