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    Avery Brundage (/ˈeɪvri ˈbrʌndɪdʒ/; September 28, 1887 – May 8, 1975) was the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee, serving from 1952...
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    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...
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    committee. The presidential terms of Avery Brundage and Juan Antonio Samaranch were especially controversial. Brundage fought strongly for amateurism and...
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  • Space Nine Avery Brundage (1887–1975), American sports administrator, President of the International Olympic Committee, 1952–1972 Alfred Avery Burnham (1819–1879)...
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    The Pan American Sports Committee was formed to govern the games. Avery Brundage was elected as the first President. However, the Japanese attack on...
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  • people: Amanda Brundage (born 1991), American mixed martial artist Avery Brundage (1887–1975), American sports administrator Cody Brundage (born 1994),...
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    IOC in 1952. He became senior vice-president in 1968, and succeeded Avery Brundage, becoming President elect at the 73rd IOC Session (21–24 August) held...
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    the war. In 1952, he retired from this position and was succeeded by Avery Brundage. In 1931, Edström was involved in the controversial decision to ban...
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    dictator Adolf Hitler. Coincidentally, the IOC President at the time, Avery Brundage, had also been involved in the 1936 Olympics and had lived through the...
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    California that specializes in Asian art. It was founded by Olympian Avery Brundage in the 1960s and has more than 18,000 works of art in its permanent...
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