Coubertin Collection

Baron De Coubertin
BARON DE COUBERTIN French educator and sportsman who revived the Olympic games at a 12-nation conference. President of International Olympic Committee

Halt of Caravans at the Wells of Saba (Beersheba) in the Desert South of Hebron, 1850

The organisers of the Athens Olympics, 1906, (1936). As well as the inaugural games of the modern era in 1896, Athens hosted a further games, known as the Intercalated Games, in 1906

Allegory of Sports, 1896. Artist: Fredy, Baron de Coubertin, Charles Louis de (1822-1908)
Allegory of Sports, 1896. Found in the collection of the Musee olympique, Lausanne

Olympic Games, 1896. Preparation for the 100-meter race, 1896
Olympic Games, 1896. Preparation for the 100-meter race

The members of the First International Olympic Committee. Athens, Greece, 1896

Pierre Fr

PIERRE DE COUBERTIN (1863-1937). Pierre de Fredy, Baron de Coubertin. French educator, historian, and promoter of the modern Olympic Games. Photograph, 1915

Olympics / 1896 Committee
1896 Olympic Committee: Baron Pierre de Coubertin is second from the left

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Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the visionary French educator and founder of the modern Olympic Games, drew inspiration from ancient traditions like the Halt of Caravans at the Wells of Saba (Beersheba) in the Desert South of Hebron, 1850. In 1896, he brought the Olympics back to life, presiding over the preparations for the 100-meter race and the historic First International Olympic Committee meeting in Athens. As depicted in his allegory, "Sports," painted by himself as Fredy Baron de Coubertin in 1896, the Olympics represented a revival of the ancient Greek spirit. Coubertin's unwavering dedication to the cause, as seen in the 1906 Athens Olympics and his role as a member of the Olympics / 1896 Committee, cemented his legacy as the father of the modern Olympic Games.