J. Sigfrid Edström

J. Sigfrid Edström
Edström in the early 1910s
4th President of the International Olympic Committee
In office
6 January 1942  6 September 1946 (acting)
In office
6 September 1946  15 August 1952
Preceded byHenri de Baillet-Latour
Succeeded byAvery Brundage
Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee
In office
15 August 1952  18 March 1964
Preceded byVacant, last held by Pierre de Coubertin (1937)
Succeeded byVacant, next held by Avery Brundage (1972)
Personal details
Born(1870-11-11)11 November 1870
Morlanda, Sweden–Norway
Died18 March 1964(1964-03-18) (aged 93)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Spouse
(m. 1899; died 1944)
Children4

Johannes Sigfrid Edström (11 November 1870 18 March 1964) was a Swedish industrialist, chairman of the Sweden-America Foundation, and fourth president of the International Olympic Committee.