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Avery Brundage

President of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972 · United States · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1887 to 1975 · aged 87

Avery Brundage was the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee, serving from 1952 to 1972, the only American and first 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 Germany.

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1975Died8 May 1975Gold Olympic OrderAward1967Commander of the Congolese Order of MeritAward1965Grand Cross of the Order of Civil MeritAward1952Finnish Olympic Cross of Merit, First ClassAward1887Born28 September 1887

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Brundage en route to victory in the 1916 all-around championship in Newark, New Jersey

Brundage en route to victory in the 1916 all-around championship in Newark, New Jersey

Brundage (left) and other Olympic officials on board and with the captain of the SS Bremen, en route to the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Germany

Brundage (left) and other Olympic officials on board and with the captain of the SS Bremen, en route to the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Germany

Julius Lippert, Avery Brundage and Theodor Lewald, organizer of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin

Julius Lippert, Avery Brundage and Theodor Lewald, organizer of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin

Brundage addresses the media at the London Olympics, 1948.

Brundage addresses the media at the London Olympics, 1948.

Brundage, as USOC president, leads the American delegation at the Opening Ceremony: St. Moritz Winter Olympics, 1948.

Brundage, as USOC president, leads the American delegation at the Opening Ceremony: St. Moritz Winter Olympics, 1948.

Brundage (center, seated) surrounded by others who had served as Amateur Athletic Union officials at the 1963 AAU convention

Brundage (center, seated) surrounded by others who had served as Amateur Athletic Union officials at the 1963 AAU convention

Brundage (lower left, back to camera) presents a silver medal to Swedish cross-country skier Rolf Ramgard, Squaw Valley, 1960.

Brundage (lower left, back to camera) presents a silver medal to Swedish cross-country skier Rolf Ramgard, Squaw Valley, 1960.

Awards

Gold Olympic Order1975

Commander of the Congolese Order of Merit1967

Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit1965

Finnish Olympic Cross of Merit, First Class1952

Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa

Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Order of the Lion of Finland

Order of the Sacred Treasure

National Order of the Cedar

Order of the Aztec Eagle

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United States

Category

Politicians

Type

Politician

Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1887 to 1975 · aged 87

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