Profession 

Chief Inspector of Taxes and State Property

1995-2001 Past Chairman of the Board of the National Water Company "Société Nationale des Eaux" of Senegal (SONES)    

Positions held in the IAAF

President since 8 November 1999 Senior Vice-President 1991-1999 Vice-President 1976-1991   

Positions held in his National and Area Federations

1973-2003 President of the African Amateur Athletic Confederation (AAAC) 

1963-1964 General Secretary of the Senegalese Athletic Federation

1974-1978 President of the Senegalese Athletic Federation

1978-to date Honorary President of the Senegalese Athletic Federation   

Positions held in the Olympic Movement

1999-to date In his capacity as IAAF President, he was elected an International Olympic Committee Member at the Extraordinairy IOC Session held in Lausanne on 11 December 1999.

1985-2002 President of the National Olympic and Sport Committee of Senegal (CNOSS)

1974-date Member of the National Olympic Committee of Senegal   

Past and present offices held

1963-1964 Football Coach of the Foyer France Senegal

1964-1968 Technical Director of the national football team of Senegal

1969-1970 General Commissioner for Sport

1970-1973 Secretary of State for Youth and Sport

1973-1987 Member of Executive Committee of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA)

1974-1978 and 1994-date President of the ASC DIARAAF

1978-1980 Chairman of the City Council (Mayor) of Dakar

1978-1993 Member of Parliament 1988-1993

Senior Vice-President (Deputy Speaker) of the Parliament of Senegal   

Sports career

1957-1960 French/West African Record Holder of long jump

1958 French Champion long jump (7.63m)

1959 French University Champion long jump (7.72m)   

Decorations/Distinctions

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (JPN)

Grand Officier de l'Etoile Equatoriale (GAB)

Commander of Order of Good Hope (RSA)

Officiale di Grancroce (ITA)

Officier de la Médaille de la Reconnaissance Centrafricaine

Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur de la République Francaise

Médaille de l'Ordre du Nil de la République Arabe d'Egypte

Commandeur de l'Ordre National du Lion du Sénégal

Bernardo O'Higgins Medal 1st Degree

Chile Order of the Officer

Cross Budapest, Hungary

Olympic Order Order of Merit

IAAF Order of Merit

ACNO Order of Merit

SCSA Order of Merit CAF 

Profession

Chairman of the Organising Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in London

Member of the House of Lords

Position(s) held within the IAAF

Council Member since 2003

Vice President since 2007

Chairman of the Press Commission since 2012

Position held in National Federation

Member of UK Athletics International Group

Sports Career

1972 English Schools Champion

1976 Great Britain International debut

1978 Prague European Championships – Bronze medallist in 800m

1982 Athens European Championships - Silver medal in 800m

1979-1981 European Cups – Gold Medallist

1979 European Indoor 800m – Gold Medallist

1980 Moscow Olympic Games - Gold medallist in 1500m and Silver medallist in 800m.

1981 World Cup in Athletics – Gold medallist in 800m

1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games - Gold medallist in 1500m and Silver medallist in 800m

1986 Stuttgart European Championships - Gold medal in 800m

1989 World Cup in Athletics – Silver Medallist in 1500m

Past and Present Offices held

1981-92 Chairman, Athletes Commission, International Olympic Committee

1983-90 Appointed to Sports Council

1986-89 Vice Chairman to Sports Council

1987-93 Medical Commission, International Olympic Committee

1992-1997 Member of Parliament for Falmouth & Camborne

1996 Parliamentary Private Secretary to Michael Heseltine, MP, Deputy Prime Minister

1997 Appointed Government Whip

1997-to date Sport for All Commission, International Olympic Committee

1997-2001 Appointed Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition (Rt Hon William Hague, MP)

1999 2000 Commission International Olympic Committee

1998 Appointed President of the Amateur Athletic Association

2010 Appointed Chair of the Sports Honours Committee

Additional information

1979 BBC Sports Personality of the Year

1979, 80, 81 & 84 Sports Writers' Sportsman of the Year

Chaired the Sports Council’s Olympic Review

Author of five books, Born to Run (co-written by David Miller), Comeback (co-written by David Miller), Running for Fitness (co-written by Peter Coe), The Olympians and More Than a Game; Experienced broadcaster and public speaker 

Other recreational pastimes include listening to jazz and Chelsea Football Club

Decorations / Distinctions

1991 Awarded OBE

1999 British Sports Writer’s Award for ‘Most Outstanding Contribution to Sport in the last 50 years’

2000 Elevated to The House of Lords, The Lord Coe, OBE

2006 Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) for services to sport

Education

Post Graduate Studies (55 Credit Hours) toward Doctorate in Education – University of Houston

Master of Science in Physical Education – Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas - 1975

B.S. in Physical Education – University of Houston - 1971

Work experience

Head Coach Women Track and Field & Cross Country at Rice University in Houston, Texas USA – 1979-2005

Physical Education Instructor and Head Coach for Athletics at the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus – 1978-1979

Director of Athletics and Head Track Coach at the University of Turabo in Caguas, Puerto Rico – 1973-1978

Graduate Student Assistant Track Coach at the University of Houston, in Texas USA – 1971-73

Physical education teacher at Douglas Elementary School in Houston, Texas – 1971-1973

USA Army – 1967-1970

Sports Career

Chairman of the IAAF Coaches Commission – 2005 to date

President of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) 1998 to 2011– Regional Governing Body for 34 IAAF Member Federations

President of the Association of Panamerican Athletics - APA - 2011 to date Hemisphere Governing Body for 41 IAAF Member Federations

President of the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletics Association and Area Representative/IAAF Council Member - August 2013 to date

President of the North America, Central America and Caribbean Coaches Association (NACACTFCA) – 1998 to date

Member of the IAAF Technical Committee for 12 years

Member of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (COPUR) representing the public interest since 2008. 2nd Vice President since 2012

Consultant and Lecturer for the IAAF Academy for the Americas

Director of Coaching Education for the Central American and Caribbean region – 1978 to 1998

Board Member of NACAC, IAAF Regional Development Center-San Juan, Member of the board of directors of the Teodoro Moscoso World’s Best 10 K - an IAAF Gold Label Race

Editor of the IAAF-NACAC Technical Bulletin for 11 years

Editorial Board Member of the IAAF New Studies in Athletics for 10 years

Head Coach of the Puerto Rico Olympic Team in 1984, 1992, 2000 & 2004. Consultant/Advisor Puerto Rico Olympic Team 2008 &2012

Coach of the Canada Olympic Team in 1996

Former athlete and medallist of the Puerto Rico National Team CAC Games – 1966 and 1970

Member of the following Hall of Fame: USA Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Puerto Rico Hall of Fame, Rice University Hall of Fame, Puerto Rico Sports Hall of Fame, The City of Aguas Buenas and Caguas Hall of Fame

Position held in the IAAF

First elected to the IAAF Council in 1995; re-elected in 1999, 2003 and 2007

Co-ordinator,  IAAF Anti-doping Task Force since 2004; ex officio member Medical & Anti-Doping Commission – 2004 to present

Currently a Member of the IAAF Competitions Commission; and Daegu World Championships Co-ordination Commission

Chair of the Jury Appeal at IAAF World Championships and at Olympic Games

Elected member of the  IAAF Women’s Committee (1987-1995)

Attended all IAAF Congresses since 1987

Advocate for new track, road, field and cross-country events on athletics programme for women

Speaker at IAAF Symposia on development issues, anti-doping strategies and women’s athletics

Major interests:  future of athletics; campaign against doping; world-wide promotion and expansion of athletics

Sport Background

National Team Member in Track and Field 1962-1976 in middle distances

Four-time Olympian in 800m; finalist in 1968 and 1972

Won many major titles and medals – Pan-American Games, Commonwealth Games, FISU Games, US and British Championships

Flag bearer for Canada at the 1976 Olympics

Elected to the NOC Executive Committee in 1981 (first female)

Athlete representative and member of the Board of Directors, Athletics Canada (1970-1981)

Frequent keynote speaker at national and international conferences and author of books and articles on many aspects of sport, including women in sport, professionalisation, high performance, athletes rights, athletics in developing countries, the campaign against doping etc

Professional Career

Director General of Canada’s national sport agency, Sport Canada, for ten years (1981-91)

Post-graduate degree in Political Economy; pursued a career as a university professor in this field prior to current career in senior ranks of the federal government

Currently a Senior Executive in the Ministry of Health (Government of Canada)

Made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1982 in recognition of contributions to sport and public service

Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Laws (York University) 1998

Education

1988 Bachelor of Science - Iowa State University of Science and Technology – Ames, Iowa - USA

Profession

Senior Executive - Fondation (Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur)

1997-1998 Secretary of State for Sport and Youth

2007-2009 Moroccan Minister of Youth and Sports

Positions held within the IAAF

IAAF Council Member since 1995

Athletes’ Commission Member since 1989

Development sub-commission for women "Special Project for the 1998 Year of Women in Athletics" 

Competition Commission Member

Sustainable Development Commission Member

IAF Council Member

CAA Council Member

Positions held within the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

IOC Vice President  since 2012

IOC Executive Board Member since 2008

IOC Member since 1998

Member of the "Working Group on Women and Sport" since 1996

Member of the Marketing Commission

President of the Evaluation Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games

President of the Evaluation Committee for the 2016 Olympic Games

President of the Coordination Commission for the 2016 Olympic Games

Other Positions

Member of the FIFA Women’s Football Commission

Member of the FIFA Women’s Competitions Commission

Member of the "Comité International des Jeux Méditerranéens" - CIJM

Member of the "Comité International des Jeux de la Francophonie" - CIJF

Board member of « Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award »

Founder Member of the « Laureus World Sports Academy »

Founder and President of Association Marocaine de Sports et Développment

Sports career

1982 African Championships Cairo – Gold Medallist in 400m Hurdles

1983 French Championships Bordeaux, France – Gold Medallist in 400m Hurdles

1983 Mediterranean Games Casablanca – Gold Medallist in 400m Hurdles

1984 NCAA Championships – Gold Medallist in 400m Hurdles

1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles – Gold Medallist in 400m Hurdles, first ever Muslim women victory

1985 Universiade Kobe – Bronze Medallist in 400m Hurdles

1985 Arab Championships – Gold Medallist in 100m, 200m, 400m Hurdles

1987 Mediterranean Games Lakatia - Gold Medallist in 400m Hurdles

1987 Universiade Zagreb – Gold Medallist in 400m Hurdles

Arab, Mediterranean and Moroccan Record Holder for 400m Hurdles

Past and Present Offices held in Sport

1991 Director of National School of T & F branch in Casablanca

1992 Vice President of the Moroccan Track and Field Federation; Chairman of the Women's Commission, Member of the Moroccan National Olympic Committee

1993 Race Organiser - Women's 5km and 10Km – Casablanca; National Technical Director - Assistant

Miscellaneous

1983 National Merit awarded by King Hassan II of Morocco

1998 Knight of the Lion National Order awarded by President of Senegal

1999 UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Morocco

2003 FAIR PLAY Mecenate Prize” by Associazione Premio Internazionale “GAIO CILNIO Mecenate”

2003 FLO HYMAN Award by “The Women’s Sport Foundation” - USA

2004 Merite National de l’Ordre de Commandeur, by King Mohammed VI of Morocco

2005 Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit of the Republic of Tunisia

2005 IAAF Silver Order of Merit

2006 Induction into the Hall of Fame by Women’s Sport Foundation- USA

2007 Olympians Association Award - Osaka

2007 Iowa State University’s Distinguished Achievement Award - USA

2010 Laureus Lifetime achievement Award

2010 United Nations Goodwill ambassador for the Millennium Development Goals

2011 AIPS “Power of Sport” Award

Position held in the IAAF

IAAF Council Member since 1999

Position held in National Federation

President

Additional Information

1975 - Vice-Chairman, Kenya Amateur Athletics Association

1976-1986 - Secretary General, Kenya Amateur Athletics Association

1987-1989 - Vice-Chairman, Kenya Amateur Athletics Association

1992-to date - Chairman, Kenya Amateur Athletics Association

1976-1987 - Member, IAAF Technical Committee 

1977-1996 - Secretary/Treasurer, East Africa Athletic Board

Profession

Vice Minister of Sport for Cuba

Positions held within the IAAF

Council Member

Member of Development Commission

Grand Prix Commission Member 

Sports Career

1973 Universiade Moscow, Gold medallist, 400m (45.36)

1974 Central American Games, Dominica, Gold medallist, 400m (45.36) 

1976 Olympic Games, Montreal, Gold medallist, 800m (1:43.50) and 400m (44.26) 

1977 Universiade, Sofia, Gold medallist, World Record - 800m (1:43.44) 

1977 IAAF World Cup, Dusseldorf, Gold medallist - 800m (1:44.01) and  400m (45.36) 

1978 Central American Games, Columbia, Gold medallist - 400m (44.27) and 800m (1:47.78) 

1982 Central American Games, Cuba, Gold medallist - 800m (1:45.19) & 4 x 400m

Past and Present Offices held

1984 – date - Vice Minister of Sports for Cuba

1986 – date - Vice-President of the Cuban Olympic Committee

1995 - Technical Delegate - 5th IAAF World Championships Gothenburg

1997- date - Senior Vice-President of the Cuban Olympic Committee

Profession

Attorney at Law   all UAE and GCC Courts ( Al Kamali Advocates and Legal Consultation)

Basic Education

1976-1980   University of Law, Cairo

1980-1988   Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

1982-1984  Masters in Criminal Law, Cairo

Professional Experience

Former Military Judge

Former Administrative Headquarter officer

1980- Present  Attorney at law for International Companies and Government Departments of the UAE

Positions Held in his Area Federation

1988-1992  Secretary General UAE Athletic Federation  ( elected)

2007-2008  Secretary General UAE Athletic Federation  ( elected)

2007-Present Executive Member Al Ali Club  (Leading Club in UAE) In charge of all individual events: table tennis, cycling, weight lifting, swimming

2008-Present President of UAE Athletic Federation ( elected)

1997- Present   Chairman Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon      

2010 Chairman 1st Annual 5 K Women’s Run

Positions held in the Olympic Movement

2008  National Olympic Committee Member

2008-2010  Chairman Technical Committee

2008-2010   Chairman for all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Athletic Committees

Sports career

1973- 1988   Athletic participation in school Team National and Military

More than 50 International Competitions

1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul  Olympics participation

2 Asian Games

Several international Meets

1986 awarded UNICEF Peace Medal

1988 Best Athlete UAE

2009 awarded the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sports Award for “Best sports Institute” in the UAE.

Social Activities

Support to Athletic races

Support to female running athletes

Support to various charitable races in the UAE

Amicable and well acknowledged in UAE Society

Profession

Senior Officer of the Cameroon Defence Forces

Positions held within the IAAF

2007 – present, Africa Area Group Representative/Council Member      

Positions held within Member Federation

1993 – 2001 President of the Cameroon Athletics Federation

Member of the Board of Directors of the Cameroon Athletics Federation

Education

1969-1972: National Military Academy of Cameroon

1972-1973: Advanced School for Military Police Officers

1987-1988: War College (Level 1)

1992-1993: Further studies in sports organisation management

1994-1995: War College (Level 2)

Functions held within the Civilian Sports Movement

2001 – present, President of the Cameroon National Olympic and Sports Committee

2003 – present, President of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA)

2009 – present, Member of the IOC Sport and Environment Commission

2011 – present, Member of the Board of the IOC Olympic Truce Foundation

2009 – present, Senior Vice-President of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation

2002 – 2005, Member of the Development Commission of ANOCA          

1992 – present, Founder and Honorary President of the Baseball and Softball Federation

Function held within the International Military Sport Council (CISM)

2010 – present, President of the International Military Sport Council (CISM)

1996 – 2010, Vice-President of the International Military Sport Council (CISM)

1996 – 2010, President of the Organisation of Military Sport in Africa (OSMA)

1992 – 2010, Member of the CISM Board of Directors

1978 – 2003, Chief of the Delegation of Cameroon in CISM

1976 – 1978, Cameroon Delegate in CISM

Functions held within the Cameroonian Defense Forces

1998 – 2010, Advisor to the Minister of Defence of Cameroon

Sports Career

100m, 200m and Long Jump

1970 – 1974 Member of the National Relay Team, 4 x 100m

Profession

Director of the Institute of Sports Science

Position held within the IAAF

IAAF Council Member since 1995

IAAF Vice President 2001-2007

Chairman of the IAAF Marketing/Promotion Commission

Member of the IAAF Development Commission

President of the LOC of the 18th European Championships in Athletics Munich 2002

Technical Delegate and Organisation Delegate of various World Championships (Indoor and Outdoor)

Position held in National Federation

1993-2001 President DLV (German Athletic Federation)

Honorary President of DLV since 2001

1994-2003 Vice-President of the German Olympic Committee

Since 2003 Honorary Member of the GOC

Sports Career

Former athlete

Former First League Olympic Handball player

Former Coach of an Olympic Handball Team

Past and Present Offices held

Professor of Sports Sciences at the Universities of Frankfurt, Darmstadt and Tübingen

Head of the Scientific Council of the German Sports Federation (Deutscher Sportbund)

Member of the Presidency of the German Sports Federation

Member of the board of the Federal Institute of Sports Science (Cologne)

Advisor to the government of Germany in its international co-operation policy on sport

Author on sports systems & development in the following countries: Ecuador, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nigeria, Peru, Venezuela

Author of more than 20 books

Numerous keynotes and papers at various international sports congresses

Education

PhD in Biochemistry, Madrid University

Work experience

1989 – present, President of the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation

1983 – 2005 Professor of Biochemistry at Madrid University

1974 – 1976 Research Fellow at Harvard University (USA)

Sports Career

President, Royal Spanish Athletics Federation since 1989 & Directive Council Member

Vice President of the Spanish Olympic Committee. Member of its Executive Committee since 1989

Member of the IAAF Medical Commission from 1987 to 1995

Member of the IAAF Council since 1999

Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit of Spain in the year 2000;

IAAF Veteran Pin in 2003

European Athletic Association Golden Pin in 2005

International athlete and Spanish Champion of 800m and 4x400m

Spanish Champion and International in Rugby

30 marathons finished. Best personal record 2:34.34 (age 43)

Fifth position in 800 m at the World Veterans Championship (Hannover 1979)

President of the Athletics Technical Committee during the Olympic Games of Barcelona’92

PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANISING COMMITTEES:

IAAF World Race Walking Cup, L’Hospitalet 1989

IAAF World Cup in Athletics, Barcelona 1989

IAAF World Indoor Championships, Sevilla 1991

Ibero-American Championships, Sevilla 1992

IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Amorebieta 1993

IAAF World Marathon Cup, San Sebastian 1993

European Junior Championships, San Sebastian 1993

IAAF World Indoor Championships, Barcelona 1995

Final of the European Super League, Madrid 1996

IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Palma de Mallorca 1996

European Indoor Championships, Valencia 1998

IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Sevilla 1999

IAAF World Cup in Athletics, Madrid 2002

Ibero-American Championships, Huelva 2004

European Indoor Championships, Madrid 2005

Final of the European Super League, Málaga 2006

European Cross Country Championships, Toro 2007

IAAF World Indoor Championships, Valencia 2008

Ibero-American Championships, San Fernando 2010

European Championships, Barcelona 2010

IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Punta Umbría 2011

IAAF World Junior Championships, Barcelona 2012

IAAF TECHNICAL DELEGATE:

IAAF World Junior Championships, Santiago de Chile 2000

IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Paris 2003

IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics, Moscow 2006

Olympic Games, London 2012

IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Beijing 2005

IAAF ORGANISATIONAL DELEGATE:

IAAF World Cross-Country Championships, Edinburgh 2008

IAAF World Championships Berlin 2009

IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013

IAAF World Indoor Championships Sopot 2014

Profession

Lawyer

Positions held within the IAAF

IAAF Council Member

South American Area Group Representative

1991 – present, Development Commission Member

1991 – present, Finance/Budget Commission Member

Grand Prix Commission Member

Past and present offices held 

1967 President of the Amazonas Law School Athletic Federation

1968 Vice-President Amazonas State University Sports Federation

1969 President Amazonas Philosophy School Athletic Federation

1970 – 1972 President of the Amazonas State University Sports Federation

1973 – 1975 President of the Amazonas Table Tennis Federation

1974-1979 President of the Amazonas Volleyball Federation

1975 – 1983 Secretary of Sports of the Amazonas State

1979 – 1984 President of the Amazonas State Athletic Federation

1980 – 1989 Vice-President of the Brazilian Volleyball Federation

1984 – 1986 Vice-President of the Brazilian Athletic Federation

1987 – 1991 Secretary of Sports of the Amazonas State

1987-1991 Member of the IAAF Technical Committee

1987– present, President of the Brazilian Athletic Federation

1987 – present, Member of the Brazilian Olympic Committee

1989 Organiser of the 7th IAAF World 15km Road Race Championship for Women in Rio de Janeiro

1989 – present, Member of the South American Athletic Confederation Council

1993 – present, President of the South American Athletic Confederation

1994 – present, Member of the Working Group 2000

1995 – present, Member of the IAAF Grand Prix Commission

1997 – 1998 President of the Amazonas State Olympic Confederations and Federations Association

1997-1998 Secretary of Sport of the Amazonas Government

1998 Organiser of the 4th IAAF/Amazon Government World Road Relay Championships

Profession

Consultant - Marketing, organisation and communication with priority in the field of sport

Education

Degree in technical and commercial fields as well as in marketing and management

Positions held in the IAAF

IAAF Council Member since 1999

European Area Group Representative since 1999

Sports Career

400m Hurdles

Several National Championships titles

Swiss Record Holder

25 international nominations including European Championships in Athens 1969 and Olympic Games in Munich 1972

Positions held in Athletics

National Coach Hurdles Swiss Athletic Federation

Head of High Performance Department Swiss Athletic Federation

Technical Director/Director of Swiss Athletic Federation  1978-1990

Head of Swiss High Performance Committee

European Athletics Council Member since 1991

European Athletics Treasurer 1995-1999

European Athletics President 1999-date

Other

Swiss Olympic Association: Chef de Mission Olympic Games 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002

Profession

Power Energy Engineer/Coach in Athletics

Positions held within the IAAF

Council Member since 2007

Member of the IAAF Marketing & Promotion Commission since 1997

Positions held within Member Federation

1991– present, President of the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF)

Education

1975 Moscow Power Engineering University

1982 Central Institute for Physical Culture and Sports

1985 PhD

1999 Doctor of sciences in theory and methodology of physical education and sports training

Career

2002– present, Member of the Council for Physical Culture and Sport under the President of the Russian Federation

1978 – 1984, Coach, USSR National Athletics team

1995 – present, Member of the Executive Committee of the Russian Olympic Committee

2000-2004 Vice-Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation Positions in the International Sports Organizations

1995 - 2007 Vice-President, European Athletic Association

Sports career

1971 – 1974 Member of the USSR National Athletic team, 110m Hurdles

1964 – 1976 Active participation in Athletics

1969 Bronze winner of the USSR Championships, 110m Hurdles

Awards

2006 Governmental Order of Merit

2005 IAAF Veteran Pin

2001 Governmental Order of Friendship

Profession

Politician (retired)

Businessman – Tourism, Horticulture

Position held in the IAAF 

IAAF Council Member and Oceania Area Representative from August 2011

IAAF Development Commission, Member

IAAF Finance and Budget Commission, Member

Positions held in National Federation

1982 to date Executive Board Member

1992 – 1995, 2004 to date General Secretary

National Technical Official

Additional Information

1996 – 2010 Member Legislative Assembly of Norfolk Island

2001 – 2006 Chief Minister

2006 – 2007 Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

2003 to date Oceania Athletics Association Council Member

2007 to date President - Oceania Athletics Association

Sports Career

Athlete – New Zealand, South Africa, Norfolk Island. Javelin and High Jump

1982 – 2006 Coach – Throws and Jumps

Technical Official – National and Oceania Area and Regional Championships

Awards

Oceania Athletics Association – IAAF Centenary Medallion 2012

Oceania Athletics Association Merit Award 2010

Centenary Medal – Australia 2001

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Columbia University

Juris Doctor Degree, Harvard Law School

Profession

Retired Corporate Lawyer

Positions held in the IAAF

1984-1999, Technical Committee Member

1987-1999, Chairman, Competition Working Group

1999 – present, Council Member

2001 – present, Member, Juridical Commission

2003 – present, Member, Doping Review Board

2007 – present, Vice President

2007 – present, Chairman, Competition Commission

2007 – present, Member, TOECS Working Group

2011 – present, Senior Vice President

International Appointments

Organizational Delegate:             

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2010 IAAF World Junior Championships

Technical Delegate:        

2012 Olympic Games

2013 IAAF World Championships

1991, 2001, 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2006 IAAF World Junior Championships

1986 Pan-American Junior Championships           

Numerous IAAF Grand Prix and Permit Meetings

ITO:                                                      

1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships

1989 and 1996 IAAF Grand Prix Finals

Stadium Announcer:     

1984-1996, 2004-2008 Olympic Games

1991-2007 World Championships

1994-1998, 2006 World Cup in Athletics

1987-1999, 2006, 2008 World Indoor Championships

1994 and 1998 World Junior Championships

1984, 1992, 2006, 2007 World Cross-Country Championships

1987, 2007 Pan-American Games

1990, 1998 Goodwill Games

2001, 2005, 2009 ITO Course Lecturer and Examiner

Positions held in National Federation

Member, Board of Directors

Member, Operations Committee and Audit Committee

Former Rules Committee Chairman

Track & Field Record Keeper

1987 – 1997 General Counsel 1987-1997

1982 – 1996 USA/Mobil Grand Prix Commissioner

Position held in Diamond League, A.G.

Member, Board of Directors, 2010 - Present

Other athletics affiliations

Member, ATFS (Association of Track & Field Statisticians)

Member, Fast (Federation of American Statisticians of Track)

Profession

IAAF Vice President, IOC EB Member, NOC of Ukraine President 

Position held in the IAAF

IAAF Council Member since 2001

Position held in National Federation

Council Member

Sports Career

Pole Vault, World Champion 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997

World Record Holder Indoors and Outdoors in Pole Vault

Past and Present Offices held

IOC Member (1999- present)

IOC Executive Board Member (2000-2008, 2012- present)

IOC Athletes’ Commission Member (1996-2002), Chairman (2002-2008), Honorary Member (2008- present)

Coordination Commission Chairman of IAAF World Championships in Daegu 2011, Moscow 2013

ASOIF Council Member (2009- present)

NOC of Ukraine President (2005- present)

Member of the Ukrainian Parliament (2002-2006)

Founder and President of ‘Sergey Bubka’s Sport Club’ (1992-2002), Honorary President (2002- present)

Profession

President of Qatar Military Sports Association 

Major General of the Qatar Armed Forces

President of the Qatar Association of Athletics Federation

Sport related positions 

IAAF Council Member since 2003

Sr. Vice President of Asian Athletic Association since 2006

President of Qatar Military Sports Association since 1998

Member of IAAF Marketing Commission since 2003

Member of IAAF Development Commission since 2003

Chairman of RDC Cairo Board since 2003

President of AAA Development Commission since 2006

Vice President of AAA Marketing Commission since 2006

Board Member of Qatar Olympic Committee since 2008

Board Member of Qatar Military Sports Club since 2011

Chairman of IAAF Sustainable Development Commission since 2007

Former Offices held

President of Qatar Association of Athletics Federation 1996 – 2008, 2012 to date

Vice President of Organizing Committee of Gymnasiade DOHA – 2007 - 2010

Member of Marketing Committee (IAAF) 1999 – 2003

Board Member of Doha Asian Games Organizing Committee 2006, 2000 – 2004

Chairman of Organizing Committee of GCC Athletics from 1986 – 2000

General Secretary of Qatar Olympic Committee from 1999 – 2001

Education

Graduated from USA with a Bachelor in Finance

Graduated from USA with Master's Degree in Management

Graduated from USA in Master's of Military Sciences

Other positions

Office Director of His Highness Commander in Chief of the Military Affairs

Positions held within the IAAF

IAAF Council Member since 2007

IAAF Technical Committee Member since 1999  

Positions held within Member Federation

Director – FIDAL International, Marketing & Promotion Departments

Meeting Director Compeed Golden Gala, Samsung Diamond League Rome

Education

Graduated from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in Foreign Languages and Literature with full marks and honours

Master Degree in Literary Translations, English Studies, University of Rome, “La Sapienza”

Degree of Interpreter, Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori, Rome

Career

1982–present, FIDAL (Italian Athletics Federation), International Department

1993–present, CONI (the Italian NOC), Olympic Preparation Department, with the special charge of the International Relations

1995–present, Director of FIDAL’s International , Marketing & Promotion Depts

2010–present, Meeting Director, Compeed Golden Gala, SDL Rome

Event Coordinator, Major International Athletics Events in Italy

IAAF Grand Prix Final, Milan 1996

IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Turin 1997

European Cup in Combined Events, Bressanone 1998

European Cross Country Championships, Ferrara 1998

European Junior Championships in Athletics, Grosseto 2001

IAAF Race Walking World Cup, Torino 2002

IAAF World Junior Championships, Grosseto 2004

European Cross Country Championships, S. Giorgio su Legnano, 2006

European Cup First League, Milano 2007

European Cup, Florence 2005

European Indoor Championships, Torino 2009

Team Manager of the National Athletics Teams of Italy in all major competitions

Olympic Games, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004

IAAF World Championships all editions since Goteborg 1995

European Championships Budapest 1998, Munich 2002, Goteborg 2006

European Cups, yearly event, since 1995, etc

Other Information

Member of the Official Italian Delegations to the EAA (Europe) and IAAF Congresses

Member of the European Competition Committee

Education

1991-1994 MBA, Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, USA

1987-1991 Bachelor of Computer Science (BYU), Provo, USA

1986 Matriculated from Concordia High School, Windhoek, Namibia

Sports Career / Administration / Charities

IAAF Council Member

IAAF Athletes’ Commission Member, Chairman

Athletics Namibia, President

CAA Council Member

IOC Member

Frank Fredericks Foundation, Chairman

Namibia Olympians Association, President

Board Member of Namibia NOC

WADA Athletes’ Commission Member

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Namibia Goodwill Ambassador

Champion for Peace – Peace and Sport

1991 - 100m Silver Medallist, IAAF World Championships, Tokyo

1992 - 100 and 200m Silver Medallist, Olympic Games, Barcelona

1993 - 200m Gold Medallist, Stuttgart World Championships

1994 - 200m Gold Medallist, Victoria Commonwealth Games, Victoria 

1995 - 200m Silver Medallist, IAAF World Championships, Goteborg

1996 - 100 and 200m Silver Medallist, Olympic Games, Atlanta

1997 - 200m Silver Medallist, IAAF World Championships, Athens

1998 - 200m Gold Medallist, IAAF World Cup in Athletics, Johannesburg

1999 – 200m Gold Medallist, IAAF World Indoor Championships, Maebashi

2002 - 200m Gold Medallist, Commonwealth Games, Manchester

2003 - 200m Gold Medallist, Afro Asian Games, Hyderabad)                                        

Board of Directors

Plastic Packaging Holdings (PTY) Ltd

Namibian Equity Brokers (PTY) Ltd

Investment Solutions Namibia (PTY) Ltd

Alexander Forbes Group Namibia (PTY) Ltd

Rössing Uranium (PTY) Ltd

Activities, Competitions Organisation

IAAF World Indoor Championships (1997)

IAAF World Junior Championships (1998)

WMRA World & European Mountain Running Championships (1998 & 2007)

IAAF World Race Walking Cup (1999)

Diamond League Meeting AREVA (since 1999)

European Cup (1999, 2002 & 2008)

European Combined Events Cup (2001 & 2006)

IAU 100km World Championships (2001)

European Winter Throwing Cup (2001 & 2010)

IAAF Grand-Prix Final (2002)

IAAF World Championships (2003)

IAAF World Cross-Country Championships (2005)

DecaNation (since 2005)

European Indoor Cup (2006)

Paris-Bercy Indoor Meeting (2007, 2008, 2009)

European Race Walking Cup (2009)

European 10,000 m Cup (2010)

IAU World 24 hours Championships (2010)

IAAF World Youth Championships (2011)

European Indoor Championships (2011)

Education

Technical Chemist at Pasteur Institute

Sports Career

President of French Athletics Federation since 2001 after being Vice-President from 1997 to 2001

Member of IAAF School and Youth Commission since 2007

Vice-President of French National Olympic Committee from 2004-2008, then “Chef de Mission” for the 2012 Olympic Games in London

President of SAOS “Meeting Areva” since 2008

President of Association of Athletics Francophone Federations since 2009

President of Mediterranean Athletic Union since 2011

President of Athletics and Handball Clubs

Other

Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour; Knight of French Order of Merit

Mayor of Val-de-Reuil City (around 15 000 inhabitants) from 1981 until 2001

Vice-President of Regional Assembly of Haute-Normandie from 2001 until 2004

Professional Career

1984, PhD in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Amsterdam

1983–1989, Researcher at the Particle Physics Laboratory CERN in Geneva, Switzerland

1989–2006, Researcher and manager of the Observations and Modelling division of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, KNMI

2006-present, Manager Quality, Naval Radars, Thales, The Netherlands

Sport Career

Between 1975 and 1982, International top athlete and winner of 24 National Championships in various individual disciplines and Combined Events

1980 Moscow Olympic Games – 10th in Pentathlon

Competed in the 1978 Prague European Championships

Competed in the 1977 and 1979 World Universiade Games

Governing

1989-1993 Council Member of the National Sports Foundation of Netherlands

2002-present, Council Member of the Dutch Athletics Federation KNAU

2007-present, Council Member of European Athletics Association

2011-present, IAAF Council Member

Profession

Professor, Kansai−Gaidai University

Positions held within the IAAF

2007 –present, IAAF Council Member

2007 –present, IAAF Road Running Commission Member

2007 –present, IAAF Sustainable Development Commission Member

Positions held within Area Association and Member Federation

2009 –present, AAA Vice-President

2005 –present, JAAF Executive Board Member & Special Advisor to the President

2009 –present, JAAF International Committee Chairman

Additional Information

Career:

1965 Graduated from The Faculty of Law, Kyoto University

Entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

1979 Director for Environmental Affairs, Hyogo Prefecture

1991 Consul General of Japan in Toronto (Canada)

1993 Consul General of Japan in San Paulo (Brazil)

1997 Director General for Latin America and Caribbean Affairs,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

1998 Ambassador of Japan in Mexico

2001 Ambassador of Japan in Spain

2004 Ambassador & Inspector General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of  Japan

2005 Professor, Nihon University (~2009)

2009 Professor, Kansai−Gaidai University

2009 President, Association of Nikkei and Japanese abroad

Sports Career

1964 Participated as a player in the All Japan Universities Field

Hockey Championship

1984 Olympic Attaché of Japan for the Los Angeles Olympic Games

Other Information

Practiced various sports such as athletics, Japanese martial art (Judo, Kendo), baseball, tennis, field hockey and golf in youth

Wealth of experience of international cultural and sports exchanges, having worked in the related areas in countries such as the Philippines, Canada, USA, Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico and Spain

Positions held within the IAAF

Council Member since 1991

Marketing & Promotion Commission Member

Sustainable Development Commission Member

Chairman, Fair Play Working Group

Other Positions

1985-2001 Korea Olympic Committee Board Member (KOC)

1985-1996 President, Korean Amateur Athletic Federation

1997 Honorary President, Korea Amateur Athletic Federation

1987-91, 1995-99 Vice President, Asian Amateur Athletic Association

1992-95 Chairman, Korea Sports Science Institute

2008-2012 Honorary President, LOC for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011

Sports Career

1986 Chairman of Athletic Competition Unit, 10th Asian Games, Seoul

1988 Superintendent of Athletic Competition Unit, 24th Olympic Games, Seoul

Technical Delegate - Shanghai East Asian Games, 1993 - Busan East Asian Games,1997

Chairman of Organizing Committee - 2nd IAAF World Marathon Cup, Seoul, 1987

4th IAAF World Junior Championships, Seoul, 1992

Seoul International Women’s Road Relay, Seoul, 1992-96

Background

1982-83 President, Korea Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd

1983-87 President, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)

1988-99 Chairman & CEO, Han-Duk Life Insurance Co.

1992-95 Visiting Scholar, Engineering Department, University of Tokyo

1996 President, Institute of the Far East Community

2001 Honorary Doctorate, Russian State University for Physical Education

Publications

1990 - Plain Stories by a Grandpa

1995 - Towards Neo-Politics

1996 - Energy and Civilization

1997 - The Art of Leadership

1998 - A Far Eastern Energy Community for the 21st Century

2006 - American Civil War

2011 - Beyond the Limit of Human Ability – Heroic Stories from Athletics

Education

MA in Public Administration, Illinois Institute of Technology of USA

Working Experience

Vice-President & Secretary General, (CAA), March 2009 - to date

Member, Chinese Olympic Committee, February 2009 - to date

Director General, Athletics Administration Center (GASC), January 2009 – to date

Vice President, Chinese Hockey Association, March 2006-January 2009

Vice President, Asian Hockey Association, December 2006 - to date

Deputy Director, Liaoning Sports Bureau, March 2002- March 2006

Vice-Principal & Principal, Liaoning Navigation Sports School, July 1997 – March 2002

Coach, Liaoning Sports Committee, September 1986-July 1997

Present Offices held

Member of the IAAF Development Commission

Member of the IAAF Marketing & Promotion Commission

Senior Vice President,        Asian Athletics Association

Director General, Athletics Administration Center, General Administration of Sport of China (GASC)

Vice President & Secretary General, Chinese Athletic Association (CAA)

Member of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC)

Sports Career

1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, Gold Medallist in 4x100m; Silver Medallist in 200m, Long Jump

1966 Budapest European Championships, Gold Medallist in 200m, 4x100m and Long Jump, Silver Medallist in 100m

1968 Mexico City Olympics, Gold Medallist in 200m and Bronze Medallist in 100m

1971 Helsinki European Championships, Bronze Medallist in 200m

1972 Munich Olympics, Bronze Medallist in 200m

1974 Rome European Championships, Gold Medallist in 100m, 200m, Bronze Medallist in 4x100m

1976 Montreal Olympics Montreal, Gold Medallist in 400m

1978 Prague European Championships, Bronze Medallist in 400m and 4x400m

10 times World Record Holder

Positions held within the Member Federation

President of the Polish Athletic Association 1997-2009

Honorary Live President of the Polish Athletic Association

Member of the Polish Athletic Association Board since 1981

Chairperson of the Polish Athletic Association Women’s Commission 1981-1985

Chairperson of the Polish Athletic Association Foreign Commission 1985-1992

Vice President of the Polish Athletic Association 1988-1992

Head of International Affairs of the Polish Athletic Association 1992-1996

Positions held within the IAAF

IAAF Council Member 2005 – 2007, 2011 – to date

Member of the IAAF Women’s Committee 1984 - 2007

Positions held within the Olympic Movement

IOC member since 1998

Member of the IOC Co-ordination Commission - “Athens 2004” 1998-2004

Member of the IOC “Sport for All” Commission since 1999

Member of the IOC Co-ordination Commission - “London 2012” since 2005

Member of the IOC Radio and TV Commission since 2012

Vice President of the Polish Olympic Committee since 1988

Member of the Board since 1981

Chairperson of the Women and Sport Commission 2001-2005

Vice President of the Polish Olympians Association since 1994

Council Member of the European Athletic Association 1995 - 2007

Executive Board Member of the World Olympians Association 1995 - 2003

Work Experience

IOC – Head of Youth Olympic Games 2007-2011

Paris 2012 Olympic Games Bid Committee - COO, Deputy CEO

IAAF World Championships in Athletics Paris 2003 - CEO

France 98 FIFA World Cup - Director of the International Media Centre

Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games - Venue Manager

Profession

District Marketing Manager and Coach

Positions held within the IAAF

IAAF Council Member since 2007

IAAF Women’s Committee 2003 - 2007

Education

Graduate of the University of Alabama, NCAA champion

Sports Career

1983 Carifta Games – 2nd in 100m; 1st in 200m

1989 NCAA Champion

1990 Commonwealth Games – 3rd in 100m and 200m

1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona – 2nd in 200m

1995 World Championships Goteborg – 2nd in 400m

1996 Olympic Games Atlanta – 2nd in 4x100m

1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi – 3rd in 200m

1999 World Championships Sevilla – 1st in 4x100m

2000 Olympic Games Sydney – 1st in 4x100m and 200m

Post-Competition Career

2000 to present - coach

Her protégés include Christine Amertil (BAH), a Silver Medallist in the IAAF World Championships, Monique Hennigan (USA), finalist in those same Championships.  She was also the coach for Jeneba Tarnoh, 2008 IAAF World Junior Champion on 100m.

Awards

2003 - Officer of the British Empire (OBE)

2001 - Order of Merit Award as a member of the Olympic and World Championships Relay Team

This is the highest Bahamian Honour

1998 - Silver Jubilee Award

2008 NCAA Assistant Coach of the Year – University of Tennessee