Avery Brundage

Avery Brundage

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Avery Brundage was an American businessman and sports official who served as the president of the IOC from 1952 to 1972. His tenure was marked by controversy, including his support of the amateurism principle and his handling of political issues within the Olympic movement, particularly during the Cold War and the 1972 Munich massacre.

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Avery Brundage was an American official who managed to avert a boycott of the Berlin Games.

wie die Schweiz um den Berlin-Boykott rang
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-07-31
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Avery Brundage played a key role in preventing a boycott of the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Index - Vélemény - Olimpiát Budapesten 2028-ban!
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2026-03-05
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Avery Brundage, the IOC president, insisted that 'the games must go on' despite the terrorist attack in 1972.

Deutschland tut sich schwer mit den Spielen
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-11-08
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Avery Brundage was the chairman of the American Olympic Committee who revoked Jesse Owens' eligibility to compete.

Vor 90 Jahren schrieb Jesse Owens Sportgeschichte
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-05-23
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Avery Brundage was the IOC president during the 1936 Berlin Olympics and a Nazi sympathiser.

The Olympic charter and USA’s hard-right playbook are on a collision course for Los Angeles 2028 – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-03-21
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