Pierre de Coubertin
Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (French: [pjɛʁ də kubɛʁtɛ̃]; 1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937) was a French teacher and historian. He was very interested in physical education and he loved the idea of a gymnasium as the ancient Greeks had, were young and old learned and sported together. He is the founder of the International Olympic Committee.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin | |
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![]() Pierre de coubertin is the founder of the Modern Olympics which were founded in 1896. | |
2nd President of the International Olympic Committee | |
In office 1896–1925 | |
Preceded by | Demetrius Vikelas |
Succeeded by | Henri de Baillet-Latour Godefroy de Blonay (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Paris, France | 1 January 1863
Died | 2 September 1937 Geneva, Switzerland | (aged 74)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | (Before Moden olympics) Physical education and a historian |
Profession | Organiser |
Pierre De Coubertin Media
Pierre de Coubertin as a child (right), with one of his sisters, painted by his father Charles Louis de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (detail of Le Départ, 1869).
- Pierre de Coubertin statue, Atlanta 3.jpg
Gateway of Dreams monument in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, built during the Centennial Olympic Games.
Other websites
- Quotations related to Pierre de Coubertin at Wikiquote
- Media related to Pierre de Coubertin at Wikimedia Commons
- The International Pierre De Coubertin Committee (CIPC) – Lausanne
- Coubertin reader of Flaubert Archived 2007-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
- The Wenlock Olympian Society Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Discourse of Pierre de Coubertin at Sorbonne announcing the restoring of the Olympic games (in french, audio) Archived 2008-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Pierre de Coubertin at Find a Grave