Carl Diem

From left to right: Weitzer, Lt. Reichenau, Dr. Bemer, and Carl Diem in 1913 at Princeton University
Lewald and Diem in St. Moritz, 1928
30 June 1936: Siegfried Eifrig carries the Olympic torch in Berlin, before it is carried into the Olympic stadium
Carl Diem in the 1950s

Carl Diem (24 June 1882 – 17 December 1962) was a German sports administrator, and as Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Berlin Olympic Games, the chief organizer of the 1936 Olympic Summer Games.

He created the tradition of the Olympic torch relay when he organised the 1936 build-up event, and was an influential historian of sport, particularly the Olympic games.