Thomas bach, a German, 1953 was born in Wü rzburg, Germany on February 29th. He is a former German fencer. Won the men's foil team championship at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, and won several world championships.

198 1 year, Bach was elected as a member of the newly established IOC Athletes Committee at that time, and 1982 joined the Federal German Olympic Committee. In 2000, he served as the vice chairman of the International Olympic Committee and was responsible for the legal affairs of the Olympic Committee for a long time.

In August 2004, he retired from the position of vice president, and in February 2006, he was re-elected as vice president of the International Olympic Committee during the Winter Olympics in Turin.

2013September 10 was elected as the ninth president of the International Olympic Committee for a term of eight years (20 13-202 1), becoming the first Olympic champion to be elected as the president of the International Olympic Committee in history and the eighth president from Europe.

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Successive IOC presidents:

1, the first de Mitriu d cairas.

Mitriu ViKailas, the first president of the International Olympic Committee, was a Greek poet and educator. He was born in Syracuse, Greece on 1835. The president of the International Olympic Committee should be a citizen of the host country of the Olympic Games. After the meeting, he was elected as the first president of the International Olympic Committee, with a term from 1894 to 1896. 1908 died and made active efforts for the development of the Olympic movement all his life.

2. The second Pierre De Coubertin

Pierre De Coubertin,1863065438+1October 01September 2, 937, a Frenchman, was the founder of the modern Olympic movement. Coubertin's former residence is in Millville Castle in Normandy, France. There is a sign at the entrance of the castle, which reads "Pierre De Coubertin, father of modern Olympic Games, educator and historian".

3. The third Henry de Beye latour.

Henri de Baye-latour,1876mach01-1942october065438+6, a Belgian, was born in a noble family in Belgium, a social activist, an active supporter of the Olympic Movement, and Gu. In the early 1920s, Henri Debye latour was a Belgian diplomat in the Netherlands. 1903 was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee.

4. The fourth sigfried edstrom.

Sigfried edstrom, 1870- 1964, a Swede, was the organizer of the 5th Olympic Games in Stockholm in 19 12 and the 1st Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 10. At the 5th Olympic Games in 19 12, he joined the International Amateur Athletics Federation and was elected as the president.

5. Fifth Avery brundage

Avery brundage, the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee, is an American sports activist. I like track and field. 19 12 participated in the Stockholm Olympic Games and won the fifth place in the pentathlon. 19 14, 19 16, 19 18 won the American all-around championship three times.

6. The Sixth michael morris killanin

Michael morris killanin, the sixth president of the International Olympic Committee, is an Irish journalist and sports activist. I have worked in newspapers and magazines such as Daily Express and Daily Mail. Later, he devoted himself to sports and served as the president of the Irish Olympic Committee from 65438 to 0950.

7. The Seventh juan antonio samaranch

China people's old friend, honorary president of the International Olympic Committee for life.

1974-1978, as vice chairman.

From 1980 to 200 1, served as chairman.

201April 2 1 local time April 2 1 Sunday afternoon 13: 25 (Beijing time afternoon 19: 25), died in Barcelona Keelung Hospital at the age of 89.

8. The Eighth jacques rogge

Born in1May 2, 942, he used to be a water athlete. 1998 has gradually become a red man in front of Juan Antonio Samaranch after being elected as an executive Committee member. Rogge, who appeared in the International Olympic Committee as "Mr. Honesty", is also the biggest supporter of reducing the scale of the Olympic Games.

In his view, the cost of the Olympic Games is too high, so it is natural to reduce the scale, otherwise one day the Olympic Games will enter a misunderstanding. However, as the chairman of the coordination committee of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, he won a reputation in the success of the former, but at the same time he felt that he lacked the courage to deal with the problems of the latter.

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