I Was an Olympic Volunteer - Softcover

Mike Cooper was with IBM for 27 years, retiring in the early nineties. As a major sponsor for the 1996 Olympic Games, the company invited retirees to become volunteers, and Mike took advantage of this to go to Atlanta.
He has always had a passion for sport, and has run in the New York and London marathons. He is an enthusiastic cyclist, completing the Land's End to John O'Groats ride at the age of 71, raising over £7000 for charity.  He has also cycled the length of the South Island  New Zealand, and toured in Japan. He has frequently talked about these subjects as an after-dinner speaker.
At the age of 68 he became a full-time student, and obtained a BSc in geology at Gloucestershire University, and then moved on to Bristol University to do an MSc.
Mike trained as a Teacher of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and spent 10 years teaching foreign business executives 'Business English'. In addition to instructing on residential courses in the UK, he taught in Germany, Italy, France, Hungary and Poland.
For the past three years he has presented a weekly one-hour radio programme on local radio. It consists of interviews with people involved in the Rotary movement and other charities.
He lives in Gloucestershire with his wife, Angela. They have two sons, a daughter and eight grandchildren.

As an Olympic volunteer in Atlanta 1996 For Mike Cooper this was a memorable experience beautifully presented in this book. As a commentator for BBC television during these Games Mike's book proved to be a wonderful reminder of some of the great moments I witnessed .
Stuart Storey. (former Olympic hurdler. BBC commentator at eight Olympic games)

A thoroughly enjoyable read. Every volunteer for the 2012 London Games should read this book and make the most of their experience of their Games.

Dame Mary Peters (Olympic gold medallist in 1972 in Munich. Lord Lieutenant of  the City of 

The book certainly brings to life what it's like to be involved at a Games, and I hope everyone involved in London feels the same way about their experience next year, as you clearly do 15 years on.

John Inverdale (one of Britain's foremost  TV sports presenters)