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Johannes Sigfrid Edström (11 November 1870 – 18 March 1964) was a Swedish industrialist, chairman of the Sweden-America Foundation, and 4th President of the International Olympic Committee.
Johannes Sigfrid Edström had a relatively short but important reign as the fourth President of the IOC. For the Olympic Games 1912, Edström was Director and Vice-President of the Organising Committee and a member of the stadium building committee.
Nov 20, 2007 · J. Sigfrid Edström, the fourth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), from 1946 to 1952, was born on 21 November in Sweden, 137 years ago. It fell to him to lead the IOC in the middle of the Second World War.
Jun 12, 2024 · J. Sigfrid Edström. (1870—1964) Quick Reference. (1870–1964) A Swedish engineer, industrialist, and sport administrator who became the fourth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). As a student in Gothenburg, Edström was a sprinter.
When IOC president Henri de Baillet-Latour died in 1942, Swedish industrialist Sigfrid Edström took over as the acting president until the end of World War II, when he was formally elected IOC president. He played an important role in reviving the Olympic Movement after the war.
Johannes Sigfrid Edström, ofta J. Sigfrid Edström, född 21 november 1870 i Morlanda församling på Orust i Göteborgs och Bohus län, död 18 mars 1964 i Stockholm, var en svensk industriman, elektroingenjör och idrottsledare.
Sigfrid Edström. Biographical information. Biography. Johannes Sigfrid Edström was born on 21 November 1870, in Morlanda, about 40 miles (65 km.) north of Göteborg, Sweden. He had a relatively short but important reign as the 4th President of the IOC.
Sigfrid Edström (SWE) * 21.11.1870 † 18.03.1964 IOC-Member: 1921 - 1952. J. Sigfrid Edström, born on November 21, 1870, is one of the best known personalities in the world of sport. While a student at Gothenburg, Mr. Edström practiced athletics and was a very good runner.
J. Sigfrid Edström was born on 21 November 1870 in Morlanda, a village in western Sweden. After engineering studies at the Chalmer Technical University in Gothenburg (Sweden), he moved to Switzerland to continue his training at the Zurich Polytechnicum. At this time, he became interested in sport.
In 1912 Sigfrid Edström, later president of the IOC, founded the IF for athletics (track and field), the earliest of Olympic sports and perhaps the Games’ special focus. Because such sports as football (soccer) and basketball attract great numbers of participants and spectators in all parts of…
