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George Courmouzis

George Courmouzis is a retired international sports executive who specialized in sports event creation and rights management.

In his youth an athlete of distinction, he has been involved with the Olympic Movement since the 1976 Montreal Games and was a key figure in delivering the Athens Summer Olympics in 2004. Earlier, he led the team that launched the International Olympic Truce Center.

He is also considered the architect of the Greek sports marketing industry, managing the commercial
rights of leagues, individual sports and athletes at home and in Europe.

He lived and worked in North America before building his sports and leisure business in Greece and
the Balkans. He holds a BS (Massachusetts/Amherst) and an MBA (Michigan State).

Articles by George Courmouzis

Football Conquered the United States. Now It Wants to Conquer Global Football

Can the U.S. ambition to conquer football on a global scale and to remake the game in American style be stopped?

August 30, 2026

Erdogan, Desperado and Constant Provocateur

Nothing seemed to stop Erdogan’s provocations on Europe’s eastern flank -- until he met his match. The big losers are the Turkish people.

March 21, 2020

Will Trump Surrender the Olympic Games to Macron?

Will Trump fight for the 2024 games, or will he concede 2024 for 2028 and appear magnanimous for the first time in his life?

July 9, 2017

How to Save the Olympic Games from Extinction

Paris in '24, LA in '28, then go multi-city: The Olympic games needs a fix before it’s too late.

April 7, 2017