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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 · 3 min read |Published on 20 November 2007. IOC News. © IOC. 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.
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.
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.
Overview. 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.
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…
