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Citius, Altius, Fortius, an artwork by Jordi Bonet in a metro station in Montreal, Canada Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Citius, Altius, Fortius .
The original Olympic motto is the hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger". [3] The motto was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin upon the creation of the International Olympic Committee. Coubertin borrowed it from his friend Henri Didon, a Dominican priest who was an athletics enthusiast. [4]
citius altius fortius: faster, higher, stronger: Motto of the modern Olympics. civis romanus sum: I am (a) Roman citizen: Is a phrase used in Cicero's In Verrem as a plea for the legal rights of a Roman citizen: clamea admittenda in itinere per atturnatum: a claim to be admitted to the eyre by an attorney
The station includes four Olympic-themed works of art: three sculptures by the architect Marcel Raby featuring different takes on the Olympic rings, [7] and one long mural in concrete and aluminium by Jordi Bonet entitled Citius, Altius, Fortius ("stronger, higher, faster" - the motto of the Olympic Games). [8]
He coined the term Citius, Altius, Fortius for an 1891 youth sports competition he organized in Arcueil and that his friend Pierre de Coubertin was assisting. The latter proposed it as the official motto of the IOC in 1894. [1]
The Olympic motto, Citius, Altius, Fortius, a Latin expression meaning "Faster, Higher, Stronger" was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 and has been official since 1924. The motto was coined by Coubertin's friend, the Dominican priest Henri Didon OP, for a Paris youth gathering of 1891. [146]
Premiering at the Opening Ceremony on February 8, 2002, it began with the call by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square of "Citius! Altius! Fortius!" (Faster, Higher, Stronger), which is the Olympic Motto chosen by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Williams added another Latin word as well: "Clarius," meaning "clearer."
The International Society of Olympic Historians was formed as the result of a meeting in London, England, in December 1991. The idea of forming an Olympic historical society had been the subject of correspondence – mainly between Bill Mallon (United States) and Ture Widlund – for many years.