Pierre, baron de Coubertin: References & Edit History
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Coubertin compiled his remembrances in Olympic Memoirs (1979; originally published in French, 1931). Pierre de Coubertin: textes choisis, ed. by Norbert Müller, 3 vol. (1986), collects his works related to all aspects of the Olympic phenomenon. John J. MacAloon, This Great Symbol: Pierre de Coubertin and the Origins of the Modern Olympic Games (1981), is the standard biography of Coubertin through the foundation of the modern Olympic movement. Geoffroy de Navacelle, Pierre de Coubertin: sa vie par l’image (1986), provides photo documentation of Coubertin’s life and work. International Olympic Committee, 1894–1994 The International Olympic Committee: One Hundred Years, ed. by Raymond Gafner, vol. 1 (1994), contains useful studies of Coubertin’s later years.
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| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 29, 2025 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: International Olympic Committee - Who was Baron Pierre de Coubertin? What were some of his lesser-known contributions? Know the founder of the Modern Olympic Games. | Mar 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Society of Olympic Historians - Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937): A Proponent of Sporting Masculinity (PDF). | Dec 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Who was Baron Pierre de Coubertin? What were some of his lesser-known contributions? Know the founder of the Modern Olympic Games. | Oct 11, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 07, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Olympedia - Pierre, Baron de Coubertin. | Feb 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Pierre de Coubertin. | Oct 05, 2023 | ||
| Corrected typo. | Dec 16, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kidcyber - Biography of Baron Pierre deCoubertin. | Dec 16, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne - Biography of Pierre de Fredi, Baron de Coubertin. | Mar 08, 2019 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Mar 15, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Pierre de Coubertin. | Apr 16, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: Think Quest - Biography of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. | Sep 30, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Olympic.org - Biography of Pierre de Coubertin. | Sep 30, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 19, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 13, 2003 | ||
| Article revised. | Sep 01, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Aug 26, 1999 |