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Avery Brundage
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- J. Sigfrid Edström
- Succeeded by
- Lord Killanin
- Born
- ( 1887-09-28 ) September 28, 1887, Detroit, Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- May 8, 1975 (1975-05-08) (aged 87), Garmisch-Partenkirchen , West Germany
- Resting place
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Spouses
- Elizabeth Dunlap ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1927 ; died 1971 ) Mariann Charlotte Katharina Stefanie, Princess Reuss ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 )
- Alma mater
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Profession
- Civil engineer general contractor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Avery
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Position held
- president
- Educated at
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Participant in
- 1912 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- modern pentathlon
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 91
- Image
- Avery Brundage (1952).jpg
- Height
- 183
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- Avery Brundage
- date of birth
- 1887-09-28
- date of death
- 1975-05-08
- place of burial
- Rosehill Cemetery
- member of
- International Olympic Committee
- name in native language
- Avery Brundage
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Encyclopedic overview
Avery Brundage (/ˈeɪvri ˈbrʌndɪdʒ/; September 28, 1887 – May 8, 1975) 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.
Brundage was born in Detroit in 1887 to a working-class family. When he was five years old, his father moved his family to Chicago and subsequently abandoned his wife and children. Raised mostly by relatives, Brundage attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to study engineering and became a track star. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, where he participated in the pentathlon and decathlon, but did not win any medals; both events were won by teammate Jim Thorpe. He won national championships in track three times between 1914 and 1918 and founded his own construction business. He earned his wealth from this company and from investments, and never accepted pay for his involvement in sports.
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