Pierre de Coubertin: An Enthusiastic Sportsman

Historian, educator and renovator of the modern Olympic Games, the young Pierre de Coubertin had been involved in various physical activities since his teens and played an active role in the French sports movement. An accomplished sportsman, he practised boxing, fencing, horse riding, tennis and rowing, among other sports. Discover Coubertin's passion for sport in our collection of artefacts and images!
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Pierre de Coubertin dressed in a sports kit in 1889