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Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (French: [ʃaʁl pjɛʁ də fʁedi baʁɔ̃ də kubɛʁtɛ̃]; born Pierre de Frédy; 1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937), also known as Pierre de Coubertin and Baron de Coubertin, was a French educator and historian, co-founder of the International Olympic Committee, and its second president.
Jul 18, 2024 · Pierre, baron de Coubertin, French educator who played a central role in the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, after nearly 1,500 years of abeyance. He was a founding member of the International Olympic Committee and served as its president from 1896 to 1925.
Born in 1863, Pierre de Coubertin was a champion of sport in education. In 1894 he proposed a revival of the Olympic Games, designating Athens and Paris as the first two hosts.
Jul 21, 2024 · George Hirthler is an American writer. He is the author of the historical fiction The Idealist, a novel about the life and times of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. He was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin Medal in 2022. Published in the Olympic Review 122. George Hirthler, author and Executive Board member of the International Pierre de Coubertin ...
May 15, 2019 · Pierre de Coubertin (January 1, 1863–September 2, 1937) was the founder of the modern Olympics. His campaign to promote athletic activities began as a lonely crusade, but it slowly gained support and he was able to organize the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896.
Pierre de Coubertin, né le 1 er janvier 1863 à Paris et mort le 2 septembre 1937 à Genève en Suisse, est un historien et pédagogue français fortement influencé par la culture anglo-saxonne. Il a particulièrement milité pour l'introduction du sport dans les établissements scolaires français.
En tant que gardien des Jeux Olympiques et chef de file du Mouvement olympique, le CIO a pour vision de bâtir un monde meilleur grâce au sport.
Pierre, Baron de Coubertin, served as the 2nd President of the International Olympic Committee, but his importance in the Olympic Movement far overshadows that simple statement.
Pierre de Coubertin presented his idea to revive the modern Olympic Games for the first time in public at the 5th anniversary of the Union des Sociétés française de Sport athlétiques (USFSA) in November 1892. At the end of his closing speech, held on 25th November, he said the following:
Pierre de Coubertin has become known as the founder of the Olympic Movement and restorer of the modern Olympic Games. He was born on 1st January 1863 in Paris and passed away on 2nd September 1937 in Geneva.
