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Who Is This Man?

Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coubertin, was the founder of the modern Olympics. A meeting he organized in 1894 -- with 79 delegates from 12 countries -- led to the first modern Olympics in 1896. Learn why he was so passionate about reviving the Olympics.

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