The International Olympic Committee is the governing body of the Olympic Movement, founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin, and its own published history of the ancient and modern Games is used throughout this atlas as the authoritative record of the Olympic Games own founding dates and format.
Facts
PublisherInternational Olympic Committee
Source Typeofficial-reference
Reliability Tier1
Sources
International Olympic Committee, Official Olympic History Reference
International Olympic Committee
Claims Backed By This Source (28 claims)
This source backs 28 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 11 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Competitions, 16 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 7 holds, 1 general references.
- Athletes, 8 claims: 3 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
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