Avery Brundage
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Avery Brundage was an American sports administrator who served as the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee, overseeing the Olympic movement during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avery Brundage canonical | 12 |
| Avery Brundage (founding collection donor) | 1 |
| Avery Brundage Collection | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic official
ⓘ
human ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Amateur Athletic Union
ⓘ
International Olympic Committee ⓘ United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee ⓘ
surface form:
United States Olympic Committee
|
| areaOfInfluence |
Olympic Games policy
ⓘ
international sport ⓘ |
| competedIn | track and field ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
International Olympic Committee
ⓘ
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee ⓘ
surface form:
United States Olympic Committee
|
| familyName | Brundage ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Olympic governance
ⓘ
sports administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Avery ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
administration of Olympic Games
ⓘ
governance of international sport organizations ⓘ |
| hasHonor | leadership role in the Olympic movement ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Olympic administrator
ⓘ
sports executive ⓘ |
| ideology | amateurism in sport ⓘ |
| influencedBy | ideals of amateur sport ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial leadership of the International Olympic Committee
ⓘ
opposition to political boycotts of the Olympic Games ⓘ strict advocacy of amateurism in the Olympics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
International Olympic Committee
ⓘ
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee ⓘ
surface form:
United States Olympic Committee
|
| movement |
International Olympic movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Olympic movement
|
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defending the continuation of the 1936 Berlin Olympics
ⓘ
oversight of multiple Olympic Games during the mid-20th century ⓘ resistance to commercialism in the Olympic Games ⓘ |
| notableWork |
defense of amateurism in Olympic sport
ⓘ
leadership of the Olympic movement in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
ⓘ
sports administrator ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
member of the International Olympic Committee
ⓘ
president of the Amateur Athletic Union ⓘ president of the International Olympic Committee ⓘ president of the United States Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Windy City
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Lausanne ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Avery Brundage (founding collection donor)
this entity surface form:
Avery Brundage Collection