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Carl Diem (1882-1962)

Carl Diem (24 June 1882, Würzburg – 17 December 1962, Cologne) was a German sports administrator, and as Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Berlin Olympic Games, the chief organizer of the 1936 Olympic Summer Games.

He created the tradition of the Olympic torch relay when he organised the 1936 build-up event, and was an influential historian of sport, particularly the Olympic games.

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Olympische Spiele: Turnveranstaltung in der Dietrich-Eckart-Bühne in Berlin am 1Olympische Spiele: Fußballspiel im Olympia-Stadion in Berlin am 10. August 1936
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Signed Carl Diem (1882-1962)

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