Avery Brundage

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title: Avery Brundage
text: Avery Brundage was the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee, serving from 1952 to 1972, the only American and only 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. Rai
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description: President of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Brundage
date created: 2003-12-23T11:59:16Z
date modified: 2024-09-06T15:29:30Z
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