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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

Timeline of Events

1894

6.23.1894

The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

1972

8.22.1972

Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies.

1983

1.18.1983

The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family.