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by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán
Flag adopted: 1914.

The Olympic flag was designed in 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin as a flag for the Olympic Congress in Paris 1914 celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Olympic Movement. At the congress the flag was adopted as the flag for the Olympic Movement.

International Olympic Committee Website, July 2000
Flagmaster 84 [flm], Autumn 1996

• Description of the Olympic flag
• Ceremonial Olympic flag
• Origin and Meaning of the Olympic flag
• The host's and Greek flag at Olympic ceremonies
• Illegal Olympic flag?

See:

• Olympics - General index

See also:

• The International Paralympic Committee
• Special Olympic Games
• International Sports Organizations