About

This site is a biography of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, an explanation of his ideals, and an exploration of the significance of the Olympics in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Baron Pierre de Coubertin conceived of the modern Olypics, and went on to found and run them for nearly thirty years. He stands out as a remarkably open-minded member of his society at the time, and as a voice for universal coexistence and tranquility.

The site is divided into several sections. "Biography" deals with de Coubertin's life as well as his struggles to implement his ideals within the Olympics. "Olympics" deals with some of the more historically important aspects of the Olympics and how they relate to de Coubertin's ideals. "Legacies" deals strictly with the profound effects the Olympics have had on various modern-day issues. "Multimedia" contains photos of every Olympic games (as well as some photos of de Coubertin and the International Olympic Committee), interviews with several important figures in sports, and a special flash presentation. "Bibliography" contains a list of all sources we consulted during the creation of this website.

We hope you enjoy our site! If you have any comments, please email us.

Sincerely,
Stephen, Kelly, and Minh

Team Roles

Stephen Dewey is 17 years old. He was the team's primary scripter, and created the site layout, scripted the pulldown menu, pop-up navigation, and pop-up timeline, and created the photo galleries. Stephen also wrote several essays and created a portion of the graphics.

Minh Nguyen is 17 years old. He created most of the graphics for this site, all of the Flash, and wrote a large amount of essays, focusing primarily on the modern-day legacies of the Olympic games.

Kelly is 16 years old. She wrote a plethora of essays, focusing on de Coubertin's life as well as the history of the Olympic Games and their modern-day legacy. Kelly also developed the Olympic timeline, and collected the necessary information for our left-hand 'discovery bar'.