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67-487: The DBU was founded on 18 May 1889 and was the first national football association outside Great Britain and Ireland. However, it did not register games officially before the 1908 Summer Olympics , meaning that the win in the 1906 Intercalated Olympics tournament was not officially recorded by the DBU. The following is a list of presidents since its creation in 1905. The DBU is separated into six regional associations, based on

134-577: A commemoration marking 40 years since the massacre had also come from Jewish organizations worldwide and politicians from the United States, Israel, Canada, Italy, Australia, and Germany. He and the IOC instead opted for a smaller ceremony in London that took place on 6 August, and one at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base on the 40th anniversary of the attack, 5 September. Thomas Bach was elected President of

201-491: A cost of US$ 500,000 per year) at a presidential suite for his stays in Lausanne , Switzerland , where the IOC headquarters are located. Besides his lavish accommodations, he was increasingly criticized for the judging and doping scandals and rampant corruption that occurred under his watch. A closed-door inquiry later expelled several IOC members for accepting bribes but cleared Samaranch of wrongdoing. Samaranch declared that

268-654: A dance at Dachau" —most did not, and few athletes withdrew from the Games. The Olympic competition was suspended on 5 September for one complete day. The next day, a memorial service of eighty thousand spectators and three thousand athletes was held in the Olympic Stadium . Brundage gave an address in which he stated: "Every civilized person recoils in horror at the barbarous criminal intrusion of terrorists into peaceful Olympic precincts. We mourn our Israeli friends [...] victims of this brutal assault. The Olympic flag and

335-708: A handful of terrorists to destroy this nucleus of international cooperation and goodwill we have in the Olympic movement. The Games must go on...." Brundage strongly opposed the exclusion of Rhodesia from the Olympics due to its racial policies. After the attacks in Munich, Brundage drew a comparison between the massacre of the Israeli athletes and the barring of the Rhodesian team, for which he later apologized. Brundage

402-401: A majority vote. The IOC organizes the modern Olympic Games , held every two years, alternating summer and winter games (each every four years). The IOC president holds the office for two terms of four years, renewable once for another term, so would expect to lead the organization for at least two Summer Olympic Games and two Winter Olympic Games . Initially, a person from the country who

469-514: A negative effect on Finland's relationship with Sweden, as Nurmi was a celebrated national hero in his own country. Edström retired from the IOC presidency in 1952 and was succeeded by Avery Brundage. Avery Brundage became vice-president of the IOC in 1945 and was subsequently elected president in 1952, at the 47th IOC Session in Helsinki , succeeding Sigfrid Edström. While he was being considered for this honor, Brundage fathered two sons with

536-603: A quarter of competitors in their team, with 676, compared to 112 on the American team which placed second in the medal standings. These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1908 Games.   *    Host nation ( Great Britain ) 51°30′49″N 0°13′39″W  /  51.51362°N 0.22740°W  / 51.51362; -0.22740 President of the International Olympic Committee The president of

603-414: A rather slow pace, but in the second half of the course began a powerful surge moving him into second position by the 32 km (20 mi) mark, 4 minutes behind South African Charles Hefferon . When he knew that Hefferon was in crisis, Pietri further increased his pace, overtaking him at the 39 km (24 mi) mark. The effort took its toll and with only two kilometres to go, Pietri began to feel

670-419: A record number of athletes participated in those Games, and the number of nations with an IOC membership and participating increased at every Games during his presidency. Samaranch also wanted the best athletes to compete in the Olympics, which led to the gradual acceptance of professional athletes. One achievement of Samaranch has undoubtedly been the financial rescue of the IOC, which was in financial crisis in

737-434: A second final race without him. British Halswelle was to face the other two finalists. These athletes, William Robbins and John Taylor , were both Americans and decided not to participate in the repeat of the final to protest against the judges' decision. Halswelle was thus the only medallist in the 400 metres. The most famous incident of the games came at the end of the marathon. Dorando Pietri , Italy, began his race at

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804-482: A separate sport as well as referring to association football as simply "football" and to rugby union as "rugby." In one of seven cycling events (cycling sprint) no medals were awarded. The sailing program was open for a total of five sailing classes, but actually only four sailing events were contested. The number of events in each discipline is noted in parentheses. Cycle polo , glima and pistol dueling were demonstration sports. Thirteen sports venues were used for

871-401: A total of 187 days (six months and four days), these were the longest Games in modern Olympics history. There were four bids for the 1908 Summer Olympics. Rome was selected ahead of London , Berlin and Milan . The selection was made at the 6th IOC Session in London in 1904. Italian authorities were preparing to stage the games when Mount Vesuvius erupted on 7 April 1906, devastating

938-468: A woman to whom he was not married; in order to avoid a political scandal, he requested that his name be kept off the birth certificates. During his tenure as IOC president, Brundage strongly opposed any form of professionalism in the Olympic Games . Gradually, this opinion became less accepted by the sports world and other IOC members, but his opinions led to some embarrassing incidents, such as

1005-559: Is also remembered for proposing the elimination of all team sports from the Summer Olympic Games, fearing that the Games would become too expensive for all but the wealthiest nations to host; he also proposed the elimination of the Winter Olympic Games entirely due to its association with commercialism. Brundage retired as IOC president after the 1972 Summer Games, having held the post for twenty years, and

1072-566: Is controlled by the DBU. As of June 2021, the teams consist of: The DBU awards the best national team players each year, with an award to the best senior team player, as well as the best player in three of the DBU's six national youth teams. Since 1963, the DBU has awarded the Danish Player of the Year in a vote amongst the Danish players. In the time of amateur football, only players in

1139-550: Is four, by Brian Laudrup (1989, 1992, 1995, and 1997). The Young Players of the Year Awards on the other hand are sponsored by Arla Foods , the awards were initially known as Mælkens talentpriser (the Milk Talent Awards) in order to promote the line of dairy products of the company then known as MD Foods. DBU found new sponsor DONG (later DONG Energy), an oil company, in 2004 but Arla went on to sponsor

1206-525: The 1934 British Empire Games (known as the Commonwealth Games since 1978 ) and, before its demolition in 1985, also served as a venue for the 1966 FIFA World Cup . The All England Lawn Tennis Club continues to host the Wimbledon championships and is the only venue of the 1908 Games that was used for the 2012 Summer Olympics . Bisley and Henley served as venues in the 1948 Games when

1273-399: The 1972 Summer Olympics . The Olympic Movement experienced a difficult period during his presidency, having to deal with the aftermath of the tragedy at the 1972 Munich Games and the financial failure of the 1976 Montréal Games . Due to limited interest from potential hosts, the cities of Lake Placid, New York and Los Angeles, California were chosen to host the 1980 Winter Games and

1340-521: The 1984 Summer Games , respectively, in the absence of any competing cities. Killanin resigned prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, after the massive political boycott of those Games in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan , but retained his position until the Games were completed. Juan Antonio Samaranch (who was later created the 1st marquess of Samaranch ) was elected President of

1407-536: The Internet would indeed be censored for journalists . Gosper, who said he had not heard about this, suggested that high IOC officials (probably including the Dutch Hein Verbruggen and Swiss IOC executive director Gilbert Felli —and most likely with Rogge's knowledge) had made a secret deal with Chinese officials to allow the censorship, without the knowledge of either the press or most members of

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1474-942: The Olympic Village and have them suspended from the U.S. Olympic team. When the USOC refused, he threatened to ban the entire U.S. Olympic team. However, Brundage made no objections against Nazi salutes during the Berlin Olympics . He may be best remembered for his decision during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , West Germany , to continue the Games following the Black September Palestinian terrorist attack which killed eleven Israeli athletes. While some criticized Brundage's decision—including L.A. Times columnist Jim Murray, who wrote "Incredibly, they're going on with it. It's almost like having

1541-605: The "shamateurism" from Eastern Bloc countries, in which team members were nominally students, soldiers, or civilians working in a non-sports profession, but in reality were paid by their states to train on a full-time basis. Brundage claimed that it was " their way of life ". Thorpe's amateur status was restored by the Amateur Athletic Union in 1973, following Brundage's retirement. The IOC officially pardoned Thorpe in 1982 and ordered that his medals be presented posthumously to his family. After his death in 1975, it

1608-630: The 1908 Summer Olympics. The first winter sports took place at Prince's Skating Club in Knightsbridge. White City Stadium served as a precursor to modern stadiums. The figure skating events were not held at the next Olympics in Stockholm , but returned for the 1920 Games in Antwerp , heralding the first Winter Olympics that took place in Chamonix in 1924. White City was the main venue for

1675-443: The 1970s. The games themselves were such a burden on host cities that it appeared that no host would be found for future Olympiads. Under Samaranch, the IOC revamped its sponsorship arrangements (choosing to go with global sponsors rather than allowing each national federation to take local ones), and new broadcasting deals which brought in much money. Also during his tenure as IOC president, Samaranch insisted that he be addressed with

1742-511: The Games, described him as "...a classic stiff-collared bureaucrat ," and further contended that "[the IOC] has made billions off athletes such as Bolt for years, yet he has to find someone to pick on." In an interview with The Irish Times ' reporter Ian O'Riordan , Rogge clarified, "Maybe there was a little bit of a misunderstanding. [...] What he does before or after the race I have no problem with. I just thought that his gesticulation during

1809-454: The Games. There were four figure skating events, although held on 28 and 29 October, months after most of the other events. Oscar Swahn from Sweden , who won the gold medal for running deer shooting , became the oldest Olympic champion of all time, and set another age record by being 72 years and 279 days old during his triumph at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , Belgium . One of

1876-530: The IOC on 16 July 2001 at the 112th IOC Session in Moscow as the successor to Juan Antonio Samaranch , who had led the IOC since 1980. Under his leadership, the IOC aimed to create more possibilities for developing countries to bid for and host the Olympic Games. Rogge believes that this vision can be achieved in the not too distant future through government backing and new IOC policies that constrain

1943-614: The IOC on 16 July at the 83rd IOC Session in Moscow , that was held prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics —between 15 and 18 July 1980. He officially assumed presidency at the end of the Moscow Olympics. During his term, Samaranch managed to make the Olympic Movement financially healthy, with big television deals and sponsorships. Although the 1984 Summer Olympics were boycotted by the Eastern Bloc countries,

2010-587: The IOC until his death in 1937 in Geneva, Switzerland. He also designed the olympic flag of IOC in 1914. Henri, Comte de Baillet-Latour was elected IOC president in 1925, after the founder of the modern Olympic Movement, Baron de Coubertin, stepped down from the post to become honorary president. The Belgian Comte led the IOC until his death in 1942, when he was succeeded by his vice-president Sigfrid Edström. When IOC president Henri de Baillet-Latour died in 1942, Swedish industrialist Sigfrid Edström took over as

2077-411: The IOC's worst crisis was over but a group of former Olympic athletes, led by Mark Tewksbury , continued to push for his removal. It became a tradition for Samaranch, when giving the president's address at the close of each Summer Olympics, to praise the organizers at each Olympiad for putting on "the best ever" Games. Jacques Rogge (later created The 1st count Rogge) was elected as president of

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2144-467: The IOC. Pierre, Baron de Coubertin , took over the IOC presidency when Demetrios Vikelas stepped down after the Olympics in his own country. Despite its initial success, the Olympic Movement faced hard times, as the 1900 Games (in de Coubertin's own Paris) and 1904 Games were both upstaged by World's Fairs — Exposition Universelle in 1900 and Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904—and received little attention. The 1906 Intercalated Games revived

2211-647: The IOC. Rogge later denied that any such meeting had taken place, but did not insist that China adhere to its prior assurances that the Internet would not be censored. Rogge commented that Usain Bolt 's gestures of jubilation and excitement after winning the 100 meters in Beijing are "not the way we perceive being a champion," and also said, "that he should show more respect for his competitors." In response to his comments, Yahoo Sports columnist Dan Wetzel, who covered

2278-647: The International Olympic Committee is head of the executive board that assumes the general overall responsibility for the administration of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the management of its affairs. The IOC Executive Board consists of the chairman president, four vice-presidents, and ten other IOC members; all of the board members are elected by the IOC Session , using a secret ballot, by

2345-497: The Olympic Games in London, Taylor died of typhoid fever on 2 December 1908 at the age of 26. The budget of the organising committee showed a cost of £ 15,000; over one-third was labelled "entertainment expense". Donations were the major source of revenue; only 28% of income derived from ticket sales. Total receipts of £21,378 resulted in organisers claiming a profit. Construction of the White City Stadium, which cost

2412-497: The Olympics returned to London forty years later. The 1908 Games featured athletes representing 22 National Olympic Committees . Finland , Turkey and New Zealand (as part of the team from Australasia ) made their first appearance at the Olympic Games. The fact that the United Kingdom competed as a single team was upsetting to some Irish competitors, who felt that Ireland should compete on its own, despite being part of

2479-537: The UK at the time. They relied on the precedent set by Grand Duchy of Finland , which while being a part of the Russian Empire , competed in London as a separate country. Fearing an Irish boycott, the authorities changed the name of the team to Great Britain/Ireland, and in two sports, field hockey and polo, Ireland participated as a separate country, winning silver medals in both, although their medals counted towards

2546-586: The UK's tally. Irish athletes in the United States were not affected by this controversy, and many Irish immigrants to the United States competed for the U.S. Olympic team as members of the Irish American Athletic Club . Members of the Irish American Athletic Club won ten of the U.S. Olympic team's total 23 gold medals, or as many as the nations of France , Germany and Italy combined. Britain had more than

2613-469: The acting president until the end of World War II , when he was formally elected IOC president. He played an important role in reviving the Olympic Movement after the war. In 1931, Edström was involved in the controversial decision to ban legendary Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi from competing at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, as the IOC considered Nurmi to be a professional athlete. This had

2680-479: The city of Naples . Funds were diverted to the reconstruction of Naples, so a new host country was required. London was selected for the first time to hold the Games which were held at White City alongside the Franco-British Exhibition , at the time the more noteworthy event. The White City Stadium , built in short time for the Games, held 68,000 people, with full crowds turning up to watch

2747-750: The creator of the Wenlock Olympian Games in Shropshire, England; and Ioannis Phokianos, a professor of mathematics and physics and a college principal. Phokianos was also one of the advocates of sport in Greece; he had organized a series of Olympic Games sponsored by Evangelos Zappas in 1875, and in 1888 he had organized an elite and private Games as the founder of the Pan-Hellenic Gymnastic Club . Phokianos could not travel to Paris for financial reasons and because he

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2814-529: The domestic league could achieve the prize, and even after the emergence of paid football in 1978, no players in foreign clubs were eligible for the award. When the award was finally opened to all Danish players, domestic and abroad, in 1983, national team captain Morten Olsen was the first player to win the Player of the Year award taking all Danish players into consideration. The record number of award wins

2881-469: The effects of extreme fatigue and dehydration . When he entered the stadium, he took the wrong path and when umpires redirected him, he fell down for the first time. He got up with their help, in front of 75,000 spectators. He fell four more times, and each time the umpires helped him up. In the end, though totally exhausted, he managed to finish the race in first place. Of his total time of 2h 54min 46s, ten minutes were needed for that last 340 metres. Second

2948-647: The end of the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires and was appointed to the lifetime position of Honorary President of the IOC. Rogge died on 29 August 2021 at the age of 79. For the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Rogge stated in mid-July 2008 that there would be no Internet censorship by the mainland authorities: "For the first time, foreign media will be able to report freely and publish their work freely in China." However, on 30 July 2008, IOC spokesman Kevan Gosper had to retract that statement, admitting that

3015-420: The events. The stadium track was three laps to the mile (536.448 metres), as the current standard of 400 metres did not exist until 1962, with a pool (for swimming and diving events) and platforms (for wrestling and gymnastics) in the centre field. The distance from the start of the marathon to the finish at the stadium was established at these Games: the original distance of 25 miles was changed to 26 miles so

3082-418: The exclusion of Austrian skier Karl Schranz from the 1972 Winter Olympics . Likewise, he opposed the restoration of Olympic medals to Native American athlete Jim Thorpe , who had been stripped of the medals when he was found to have played semi-professional baseball before taking part in the 1912 Summer Olympics (where he had beaten Brundage in the pentathlon and decathlon). Despite this, Brundage accepted

3149-472: The flags of all the world fly at half-mast . Sadly, in this imperfect world, the greater and the more important the Olympic Games become, the more they are open to commercial, political, and now criminal pressure. The Games of the XXth Olympiad have been subject to two savage attacks. We lost the Rhodesian battle against naked political blackmail. I am sure that the public will agree that we cannot allow

3216-534: The former counties of Denmark : The Faroe Islands and Greenland , which are autonomous territories within Denmark, have their own football associations and are not part of the DBU. Greenland is not a member of FIFA or any continental federation, but the Faroe Islands are a member of both FIFA and UEFA. The Denmark national football teams represents Denmark in international football competitions and

3283-544: The government about £60,000, was not counted. Twenty-two sports, representing 110 events in 25 sporting disciplines, were contested. A golf tournament had also been planned but it was cancelled a few days before it was scheduled to start. Swimming, diving, and water polo are considered three disciplines of the same sport, aquatics . At the time, tug-of-war was part of athletics and the two different football codes ( association and rugby (union) ) were listed together. The International Olympic Committee now considers tug-of-war

3350-535: The host. One reason was the 400 metre race, in which a US runner, John Carpenter , was accused by the British officials of interfering with a British runner. Part of the problem was the different definition of interference under British and international rules (the events were held under British rules by the decision of the Organising Committee). The officials decided to disqualify Carpenter and ordered

3417-565: The marathon could start at Windsor Castle and then changed again at the request of Princess Mary so the start would be beneath the windows of the Royal Nursery. To ensure that the race would finish in front of the King, the finish line was moved by British officials who "felt compelled to restore the importance of the monarchy." As a result of these changes, the marathon covered a distance of 26 miles 385 yards (42.195 km), which became

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3484-420: The match was supposed to be played, but the match was already cancelled. The team then failed to qualify directly to the world cup. A playoff match will decide if the team will qualify to the world cup. After the 2018 FIFA World Cup , the agreement between DBU and the men's national team expired. The negotiations about terms and salary are still ongoing. Currently DBU has selected a squad without any players from

3551-498: The momentum, and the Olympic Games grew to become the most important sports event. De Coubertin created the modern pentathlon for the 1912 Summer Olympics . He subsequently stepped down from the IOC presidency after the 1924 Summer Olympics , which proved much more successful than the first attempt in Paris in 1900. He was succeeded as IOC president in 1925 by Belgian Henri de Baillet-Latour. De Coubertin remained honorary president of

3618-683: The more unusual shooting events in 1908 was Olympic dueling . The discipline, which was an associate event (i.e. not official), was performed by facing opponents wearing protective clothing and masks and firing wax bullets. American John Taylor was a member of the winning medley relay team, making him the first African-American athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. Times for the winning team were United States (3:29.4): William Hamilton-200 metres (22.0), Nathaniel Cartmell-200 metres (22.2), John Taylor-400 metres (49.8), and Melvin Sheppard -800 metres (1:55.4). Less than five months after returning from

3685-577: The next congress in 1894, which would openly address the issue of amateur sports, but also with the sub-text of recreating the Olympic Games. Six of the seven points that would be debated pertained to amateurism (definition, disqualification, betting, etc.) and the seventh point concerned the possibility of restoring the Games. Coubertin also sought to give an international dimension to his congress. De Coubertin gained support from several personalities: Leopold II of Belgium ; Edward, Prince of Wales ; Crown Prince Constantine of Greece ; William Penny Brookes ,

3752-532: The prize which was renamed Arla's talentpriser (the Arla Talent Awards) in 2005. In 2017, the negotiations regarding terms and salary with the women's national team broke down, causing DBU to cancel the world cup qualification match against Sweden. The team lost the match 3–0 due to forfeit. DBU was handed a fine by the UEFA disciplinary committee. The national team and DBU came to an agreement before

3819-468: The race was maybe a little disrespectful." He rejected calls for a minute of silence to be held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Munich Games attack during the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics , despite the standing request of the families of the 11 Israeli Olympic team members who were held hostage and murdered by the Palestinian group Black September . Calls for such

3886-548: The size, complexity and cost of hosting the Olympic Games. At the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics , Rogge became the first IOC president to stay in the Olympic village , to enjoy closer contact with the athletes. During the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics , Rogge delivered a commemoration of Georgian luge athlete , after his fatal accident while practicing in Whistler on 12 February 2010. Rogge retired at

3953-492: The standard length starting with the 1924 Summer Olympics . There were controversies at the games. On the opening day, following the practice introduced at the Intercalated Games of 1906 , teams paraded behind national flags . However, the arrangement caused complications: The 1908 Olympics also prompted establishment of standard rules for sports, and selection of judges from different countries rather than just

4020-436: The title of " Excellency ", a title used for heads of state and government (the title of Excellency is, however, also used to address Grandees of Spain , and he was a Spanish Marquis and Grandee since late 1991). In addition, when he traveled to conduct Olympic business, he would insist on a chauffeured limousine as well as a presidential suite in the finest hotel of whatever city he visited. The IOC put an annual rental (at

4087-1011: The top tier of international and national leagues. The team is to play two matches. DBU refuses to negotiate before the end of the two matches. The badge is still in use on the Danish men's kit for the European Championship 2020 (so-named despite being played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908 ) were an international multi-sport event held in London , England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome , but were relocated on financial grounds following

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4154-399: The violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906 , which claimed over 100 lives; Rome eventually hosted the Games in 1960 . These were the fourth chronological modern Summer Olympics in keeping with the now-accepted four-year cycle as opposed to the alternate four-year cycle of the proposed Intercalated Games . The IOC president for these Games was Baron Pierre de Coubertin . Lasting

4221-448: Was American Johnny Hayes . The American team immediately lodged a complaint against the help Pietri received from the umpires. The complaint was accepted and Pietri was disqualified and removed from the final standings of the race. Since he had not been responsible for his disqualification, Queen Alexandra awarded him a gilded silver cup the next day. These Games were the first to include winter events, as had originally been proposed for

4288-534: Was finalizing the construction of his new college. Instead, de Coubertin turned to one of the more eminent representatives of the Greek community in Paris— Demetrios Vikelas —whom he invited to take part in the congress. Athens was approved to host the 1896 Olympic Games , Greece being the original home of the Olympics (at Olympia from 776 BC to 393 AD), and Vikelas was duly chosen as the first president of

4355-489: Was holding the games would assume the role of IOC president. However, this was quickly abandoned. The Baron de Coubertin had already attempted to restart the Olympic Games at the congress for the fifth anniversary of the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques in 1892. While he may have raised the enthusiasm of the public, he did not manage to establish a proper commitment. He decided to reiterate his efforts at

4422-561: Was revealed that Brundage had notified the IOC that Thorpe had played semi-professional baseball years before. Brundage also opposed anything that he viewed as politicizing sport. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists to show support for the Black Power movement during their medal ceremony. Brundage ordered the USOC to expel both African-American men from

4489-515: Was succeeded by Lord Killanin. Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin was elected as Honorary President of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) in 1950, and became the Irish delegate at the IOC in 1952. He eventually became senior vice-president of the IOC in 1968, and succeeded Avery Brundage to the presidency on 23 August 1972, being elected at the 73rd IOC Session in Munich, just prior to

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