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The Pierre de Coubertin medal (also known as the Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal) is an award given by the International Olympic Committee to athletes who demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in the Olympic Games.
Jun 7, 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.
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.
Né le 1er janvier 1863 dans une famille de l’aristocratie française, il devint à l’âge adulte un fervent défenseur de l’homme de la rue, embrassant les valeurs de la Troisième République de son pays, la France, valeurs rappelées dans la devise de cette dernière : « Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité ».
As a republican born to the French aristocracy, a patriot with an internationalist’s outlook, and a child of the French defeats of 1871 yet a committed progressive and optimist, Coubertin struggled in his 20s to find a satisfying vocation.
Sep 1, 2019 · Pierre de Coubertin - An enchanting aristocratic childhood shattered by war. Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin was born in Paris on 1 January 1863, into a world of aristocratic privilege and cultural refinements under the Second Empire of Napoleon III.
