Avery Brundage

Avery Brundage (/ˈeɪvri ˈbrʌndɪdʒ/; September 28, 1887 – May 8, 1975) was the fifth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1952 to 1972. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.

Avery Brundage
Brundage in 1964
5th President of the International Olympic Committee
In office August 15, 1952 – September 11, 1972
Preceded by	J. Sigfrid Edström
Succeeded by	Lord Killanin
Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee
In office September 11, 1972 – May 8, 1975
Preceded by	Vacant, last held by J. Sigfrid Edström (1964)
Succeeded by	Vacant, next held by Lord Killanin (1980)
First Vice President of the International Olympic Committee
In office 1946–1952
Preceded by	J. Sigfrid Edström (1942–1946 as acting president)
Succeeded by	Armand Massard
Second Vice President of the International Olympic Committee
In office 1945–1946
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Vacant, next held by Lord Burghley (1954)
Member of the International Olympic Committee
In office July 30, 1936 – September 11, 1972
Preceded by	Ernest Lee Jahncke
President of the United States Olympic Committee
In office 1928 (as President of the American Olympic Committee) – 1953
Preceded by	Douglas MacArthur
Succeeded by	Kenneth L. Wilson
Personal details
Born	(1887-09-28)September 28, 1887 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	May 8, 1975(1975-05-08) (aged 87) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany
Resting place	Rosehill Cemetery
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Dunlap ​ ​ (m. 1927; died 1971)​ Mariann Charlotte Katharina Stefanie, Princess Reuss ​ ​ (m. 1973)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Illinois
Profession	Civil engineer general contractor
Signature

Brundage died in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany on May 8, 1975 from heart failure and surgical complications, aged 87. He is buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.

Avery Brundage Media

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  Brundage en route to victory in the 1916 all-around championship in Newark, New Jersey

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  Brundage (left) and other Olympic officials on board and with the captain of the SS Bremen, en route to the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Germany

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  Julius Lippert, Avery Brundage and Theodor Lewald, organizer of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin

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  Brundage addresses the media at the London Olympics, 1948.

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  Brundage, as USOC president, leads the American delegation at the Opening Ceremony: St. Moritz Winter Olympics, 1948.

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  Brundage (center, seated) surrounded by others who had served as Amateur Athletic Union officials at the 1963 AAU convention

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  Brundage (lower left, back to camera) presents a silver medal to Swedish cross-country skier Rolf Ramgard, Squaw Valley, 1960.

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  The Maison de Mon-Repos, in the Parc de Mon-Repos, was the home of the IOC between 1922 and 1967.

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  Brundage (left) examines the facilities at Squaw Valley, 1960 Winter Olympics.

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  Munich Olympic Stadium, where Brundage gave his speech on September 6, 1972

Other websites

• Avery Brundage Collection at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• I.N.A.: Avery Brundage in opening ceremony, Grenoble, 1968 (in French)
• Transcript of Brundage press conference from 1970 Archived 2010-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Avery Brundage's complicated Olympic legacy Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Avery Brundage at Find a Grave