Historedia
Person

Demetrios Vikelas

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1894

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Demetrios Vikelas, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of the International Olympic Committee, 1894

    1894

    Role: First President

    1. 1894 · Location of the motto proposal not specified in the sourcesProposal of the Olympic Motto

      Coubertin proposed the motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' in 1894.

    2. 23 June 1894 · Sorbonne, ParisFounding Congress at the Sorbonne

      The IOC was established on 23 June 1894 at the Sorbonne, Paris, through a congress initiated by Pierre de Coubertin.

    3. 23 June 1894 · Sorbonne, ParisAppointment of Demetrios Vikelas

      Demetrios Vikelas was appointed to head the commission on the Olympics during the 1894 congress.

Sources

  1. Pierre de Coubertin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
  2. International Olympic Committee Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25