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Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937) is called the "Father of the Modern Olympics." He was an historian and educator, but he also had an interest in athletics (his favorite sport was Rugby). de Coubertin is the founder of the International Olympic Committee, the governing body of the modern Olympic Games era, which began in 1896.
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∙ 15y agoBaron Pierre de Coubertin was originally named Pierre de Fredy and was born in France. He is the man who started the modern Olympics. Submitted by boy Genius Dylan Woods (Age 12)
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Who made the olmpices?
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Who made the modern olympics?
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
What is the persons name who made the Olympics?
Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1896.
Where did the Olympic rings come from?
The founder of the modern Olympic Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, originally designed the symbol in 1913 Actually, what actually happened was that some people found the sign carved on a piece of rock and thought that the Greek actually came up with the symbol. Baron Pierre de Coubertin introduced the rings and just made up the colors for the rings
Why do you have the Olympics games now?
because Pierre De coubertin made the modern Olympic games
Why was announcements made in french first?
French and English are the two recognized Olympic languages and it is tradition that the announcements are made in French first, and then English
Who made the Olympic rings?
According to most accounts, the rings were adopted by Baron Pierre de Coubertin (founder of the modern Olympic Movement) in 1913 after he saw a similar design on an artifact from ancient Greece. The five rings represent the five major regions of the world: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Every national flag in the world includes at least one of the five colors, which are (from left to right) blue, yellow, black, green, and red. It is important to emphasize that Pierre de Coubertin never said nor wrote that the colors of the rings were linked with the different continents.
Why is French one of the official languages of the Olympics?
The ancient Olympic Games ended around 393 AD. After several attempts in Europe to bring the games back to a modern form they were eventually revived after an initiative driven by Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin (also known as Pierre de Frédy, baron de Coubertin). He succeded in gathering international support during a meeting in Paris in 1894, and is the founder of the IOC (International Olympics Comittee). The first Modern Games were held in 1896. The essential influence of Coubertin explains why French is along with English, an official language in the games. Every announcement is made during the games is made en French, then English then the language of the hosting country.
Why was the Olympics reinvented?
The Olympics where re-invented because of Pierre de Coubertin decided that the Olympics should be a bigger game so there fore he added more games and made it a world thing. hope that helps :)
Who designged the Olympic flag?
The symbol of the Olympic Games is composed of five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field, known as the "Olympic rings". The symbol was originally designed in 1912 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. According to de Coubertin, the ring colours with the white background stand for those colors that appeared on all the national flags that competed in the Olympic games at that time. Upon its initial introduction, de Coubertin stated the following in the August, 1912 edition of Olympique
Who conceived the olympic symbol and when?
According to most accounts, the rings were adopted by Baron Pierre de Coubertin (founder of the modern Olympic Movement) in 1913 after he saw a similar design on an artifact from ancient Greece.
When was the first coin made in France with 3 pieces of metal?
1992 There were three different tri-metallic French (20 Franc) coins; 1992-2001 was Mont Saint-Michel 1993 only was Mediterranean Games 1994 only was Pierre de Coubertin
