International Olympic Committee
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The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece between 776 BC to 396 AD. Its membership is 203 National Olympic Committees.
[edit] Presidents
- Demetrius Vikelas (1894–1896)
- Pierre de Coubertin (1896–1925)
- Henri de Baillet-Latour (1925–1942)
- Sigfrid Edström (1942–1952)
- Avery Brundage (1952–1972)
- Lord Killanin (1972–1980)
- Juan Antonio Samaranch (1980–2001)
- Jacques Rogge (2001–current)
