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    Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (French: [ʃaʁl pjɛʁ də fʁedi baʁɔ̃ də kubɛʁtɛ̃]; born Pierre de Frédy; 1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937)...
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  • The Pierre de Coubertin medal is a special decoration awarded by the International Olympic Committee that "pays tribute to institutions with a pedagogical...
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    The Stade Pierre de Coubertin (French for Pierre de Coubertin Stadium) is an indoor arena that is located in Paris, France. It is the home venue of the...
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    Stade Pierre de Coubertin is a multi-purpose stadium in Cannes, France. The stadium was opened in 1937. It is used mostly for football matches and is...
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  • Stade Pierre de Coubertin may refer to any of the following venues named after French sports executive Pierre de Coubertin: Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Paris)...
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    Olympic Committee (IOC), which had been created by French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin, it was held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. Fourteen...
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    Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading...
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    the incident, de Lima fell from first to third place, eventually winning the bronze medal. He was later awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal for his...
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    Stronger". The motto was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin upon the creation of the International Olympic Committee. Coubertin borrowed it from his friend Henri...
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  • Stade Pierre de Coubertin is an outdoor stadium in the city of Lausanne (Switzerland). It normally seats 6,000 spectators and can be expanded to seat...
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    The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894 when Pierre de Coubertin, a French pedagogue and historian, sought to promote international...
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    the 2024 Summer Paralympics will be held in the Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Pierre de Coubertin Stadium) in Paris, France. Both men's and women's tournaments...
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    de Crisenoy, with whom he had four children. He was the father of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games. He has been called "a mediocre...
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    organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is the authority responsible for organising...
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    due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. At the Sorbonne conference of 1894, Pierre de Coubertin proposed that the Olympic Games should take place in Paris in 1900...
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  • Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from August 23 to August 29, 2010. Originally the competition is to be held at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy...
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    Paris, he was chosen to represent Greece in a congress called by Pierre de Coubertin in June 1894, which decided to re-establish the Olympic Games and...
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    founding members were Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games. In 1900, together with the Union Vélocipédique de France, it was also one...
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  • Other venues include the Stade Pierre de Coubertin twice in Cannes, the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg, and the Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps in Auxerre....
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    which were held in Olympia, Greece, from 776 BC to 394 AD. The Baron Pierre de Coubertin of France founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 1,500...
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  • of Pierre de Coubertin is installed outside Japan Sport Olympic Square, in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Media related to Statue of Pierre de Coubertin (Tokyo)...
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  • playwright known for Le Cid Pierre Corréia, French rugby union player Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games Pierre Courthion (1902–1988)...
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    which happens at each opening of the Open GDF Suez at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris. Since 2013, he has been with Youri Djorkaeff, Sylvain Wiltord...
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    five track and field events. The modern pentathlon, invented by Pierre de Coubertin (father of the Modern Olympics), was a variation on the military...
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    Paris (redirect from Département de Paris)
    Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The basketball team Levallois Metropolitans plays some of its games at the 4,000 capacity Stade Pierre de Coubertin. Another...
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    Intercalated Games. The IOC president for these Games was Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Lasting a total of 187 days (six months and four days), these were...
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    When Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Movement, retired from the presidency in 1925 (becoming Honorary President), Henri de Baillet-Latour...
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    Gigi. He played the role of French educator, historian and Baron, Pierre de Coubertin (1863–1937), in The First Olympics: Athens 1896, a May 1984 NBC TV...
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  • the original intention of the Olympic Movement's founder, Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin. Medals were awarded for works of art inspired by sport,...
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    de 1810, by Jean-Pierre Cortot celebrates the Treaty of Schönbrunn. This group features Napoleon, crowned by the goddess of Victory. La Résistance de...
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