The Olympic motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' was proposed for the Olympic movement by:

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic movement, proposed the motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was created in 1894.

The meaning and origin of the motto:

"Citius, Altius, Fortius" is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger".

The phrase was actually coined by Coubertin's friend, the French Dominican priest Henri Didon, who used it at a school sports event in 1881. Coubertin borrowed it and proposed it as the Olympic motto.

In July 2021, the IOC added the word "Communiter", meaning "Together". The motto is now "Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter" ("Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together").

About Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937):

He was a French educator and historian who believed that sport could build character and promote international peace.

He founded the IOC at a congress at the Sorbonne in Paris on 23 June 1894. This date is now celebrated as Olympic Day.

He is associated with the Olympic creed: "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle."

Other Olympic symbols:

• The Olympic rings: five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green and red) on a white background, representing the union of the five continents.
• The Olympic flame: lit at Olympia, Greece, using the sun's rays, and carried to the host city in a torch relay (first relay in 1936).
• The Olympic oath: first taken by an athlete in 1920.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Henri Didon coined the phrase, but Coubertin proposed it as the Olympic motto.
• ✗Avery Brundage was IOC President from 1952 to 1972.
• ✗Juan Antonio Samaranch was IOC President from 1980 to 2001.