Coubertin: Father of the Modern Olympics
The story of the revival of the Olympic games is very much the story of Pierre de Coubertin, the undisputed father of the modern Olympics. Coubertin almost single-handedly revived the Olympic games and created the Olympic Movement, and spent most of his life nurturing it to the place of international prominence it now holds.
Above: Pierre de Coubertin as a young man
Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coubertin, was born on January 1, 1863. Young Pierre, whose father was an artist and mother a musician, was raised in cultivated and aristocratic surroundings. Growing up, Coubertin was intensely interested in literature, education, and sociology. At the tender age of 17, his deep interest in educati
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