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1952: Avery Brundage, fifth IOC President Avery Brundage served as the fifth President of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972. He served during a tumultuous time politically, in which the Olympic Games also evolved into one of the best-known events in the world.
Aug 6, 2012 · Avery Brundage was the most controversial figure in American Olympic history and its most complex, as he crossed paths with people like Jim Thorpe, Adolf Hitler, Jessie Owens and the proponents...
Mar 20, 2024 · Hall Of Fame Bio. Avery Brundage competed in the pentathlon and decathlon at the Olympic Games Stockholm 1912 before successfully founding his own construction company and becoming involved in sports administration by leading the U.S. and International Olympic Committees.The Detroit native served for seven years as the president of the Amateur ...
Jun 27, 2018 · Avery Brundage [1] (ā´vərē brŭn´dĬj), 1887–1975, American sports executive, b. Detroit, Mich. A member of the 1912 U.S. Olympic track and field team, he became a leader of the Olympic movement and an unyielding spokesperson for amateur sports. As president of the U.S.
Biography. Avery Brundage served as the 5th President of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972. He served during a tumultuous time politically, in which the Olympics were changing dramatically from a small sporting festival to one of the best-known symbols in the world.
Avery Brundage was an American sports administrator who served as the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972. The only American and only non-European to attain that position, Brundage is remembered as a zealous advocate of amateurism and for his involvement with the 1936 and 1972 Summer Olympics, both held in ...
Avery Brundage – The Man Who Would Be King. 18 In the annals of Olympic history, much has been written about Avery Brundage, the long time President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He was perhaps best known for holding Olympic athletes to a strict standard of amateurism, a rule now long abandoned.
