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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...
Jul 27, 2023 · Avery Brundage. Olympian (1912) Stockholm 1912, 6th (pentathlon), 22nd (discus throw) United States Olympic Committee President 1928-52 International Olympic Committee President 1952-72. news from athlete's sport. American Marathoner Conner Mantz: A Runner’s Journey From Utah to Paris. Mar 20, 2024.
May 9, 1975 · GARMISCH ‐ PARTENKIRCHEN, West Germany, May 8—Avery Brundage, the American multimillionaire who for 20 years as president of the International Olympic Committee fought for what he considered...
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 ...
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 – 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.
