Athlete Bio#
Age
Died (Aged 87)
1887-1975
Hometown
Chicago, IL
Education
English High School (Boston, Mass.) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Personal
Son of Charles and Minnie Brundage...Had one sibling, Chester...Competed in the pentathlon and decathlon at the Olympic Games Stockholm 1912...U.S. champion in the all-around in 1914, 1916 and 1918...Founded his own construction company immediately following his athletic career...Served seven years as president of the Amateur Athletic Union...Father to two children, Avery Gregory and Gary Toto.Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian;
- Olympic Games Stockholm 1912, (Decathlon - Men, Discus Throw - Men), 6th (Pentathlon - Men)
Hall Of Fame Bio #
Avery Brundage competed in the pentathlon and decathlon at the Olympic Games Stockholm 1912 before successfully founding his own construction company and becoming involved in sports administration by leading the U.S. and International Olympic Committees.The Detroit native served for seven years as the president of the Amateur Athletic Union and 24 years as the president of the American Olympic Association, later the United States Olympic Committee. Brundage staunchly believed that sports and politics should be kept separate, and pushed for the United States to participate in the Olympic Games Berlin 1936. He was elected to the International Olympic Committee in 1936 before becoming vice president from 1945-52 and later, president from 1952-72. He was the fifth president of the IOC, leading the committee during a tumultuous and politically charged term. Brundage was the first IOC president to have competed in the Olympic Games. He stepped down from his position following the Olympic Games Munich 1972 and passed away on May 8, 1975, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
