Gian Franco Kasper

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Gian Franco Kasper (born January 24, 1944 in St. Moritz ; † July 9, 2021 ) was a Swiss sport functional . He was President of the International Ski Federation (FIS) from 1998 to 2021 and a member of the International Olympic Committee from 2000 to 2018 ; from 2018 he was an honorary member.

biography

Kasper first studied psychology, philosophy and journalism at the University of Zurich . After graduating, he worked as an editor for the Courrier de St-Moritz . In 1974 he took over the construction of a new Swiss tourism office in Montreal and in 1975, at the suggestion of then President Marc Hodler, he switched to the International Ski Federation. There he took over the post of Secretary General from Sigge Bergman . He held this office for 23 years and was elected President of the association by the FIS Congress in May 1998 as the successor to Hodler.

The International Olympic Committee elected Kasper to its member in September 2000 during its 111th session in Sydney , he was a member of the committee until 2018 and since then has been an honorary member without voting rights. Since January 1, 2003, he was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). In December 2007 Kasper was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Sofia by the Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov in recognition of his many years of service to sport, the dissemination of Olympic ideas and the promotion and management of international skiing .

In April 2014, together with his re-election as FIS President for a further five years, he was also elected President of the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF). As FIS President, he remained in office until June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and was succeeded by Johan Eliasch . He died a month later at the age of 77.

Kasper was married and had a grown son. He lived near Thun .

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  1. ↑ a b Former FIS President Gian Franco Kasper passes away. In: FIS, July 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ Long-time FIS President - Gian Franco Kasper died at the age of 77 In: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen from 10 July 2021
  3. ^ Johan Eliasch elected as the new FIS President. derStandard.at , June 4, 2021, accessed on June 4, 2021 .
personal data
SURNAME Kasper, Gian Franco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kasper, Gian-Franco
SHORT DESCRIPTION Swiss sports official
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Moritz , Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH July 9, 2021