Pierre de Coubertin

Pierre de Coubertin (French: [pjɛʁ də kubɛʁtɛ̃]; 1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937) was a French teacher and historian. He was very interested in physical education and he loved the idea of a gymnasium as the ancient Greeks had, were young and old learned and sported together. He is the founder of the International Olympic Committee.

His Excellency The Baron de Coubertin
Coubertin by the mid-1920s
2nd President of the International Olympic Committee
In office 10 April 1896 – 28 May 1925
Preceded by	Demetrios Vikelas
Succeeded by	Henri de Baillet-Latour
Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee
In office 28 May 1925 – 2 September 1937
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Vacant, next held by J. Sigfrid Edström (1952)
Personal details
Born	Charles Pierre de Frédy (1863-01-01)1 January 1863 Paris, France
Died	2 September 1937(1937-09-02) (aged 74) Geneva, Switzerland
Resting place	Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery
Spouse(s)	Marie Rothan ​ (m. 1895)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Paris Institute of Political Studies
Signature

Medal record
Olympic Games
Art competitions
	1912 Stockholm	Literature

Other websites

Quotations related to Pierre de Coubertin at Wikiquote

Media related to Pierre de Coubertin at Wikimedia Commons

• The International Pierre De Coubertin Committee (CIPC) – Lausanne
• Coubertin reader of Flaubert Archived 2007-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
• The Wenlock Olympian Society Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Discourse of Pierre de Coubertin at Sorbonne announcing the restoring of the Olympic games (in french, audio) Archived 2008-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Pierre de Coubertin at Find a Grave