Jacques Rogge
Jacques, Graf Rogge KCMG (born May 2, 1942 in Ghent ; † August 29, 2021 ) was a Belgian sports official . From 2001 to 2013 he was President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne ( Switzerland ).
Life
After his school education at the Sint-Barbaracollege , a Ghent Jesuit college , Jacques Rogge studied at the University of Ghent , where he received his doctorate in orthopedic surgery . He took in the years 1968 , 1972 and 1976 in sailing at the Olympic Summer Games in part. In 1972 he achieved 14th place in the Finn Dinghy as the best place. He also played for the Belgian national rugby team .
In 1991 he became a member of the IOC and President of the Belgian National Olympic Committee . On July 16, 2001 he was elected as the successor to Juan Antonio Samaranch for an initial eight years as the eighth President of the IOC at the 112th General Assembly of the IOC in Moscow . The 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City were his first as IOC President and in that year he was also raised to the nobility by the Belgian King Albert II ; his title was that of Comte (French) or Graaf (Dutch).
One of the key points of his policy was to limit the number of Olympic participants to 10,000. In addition, he campaigned against the advancing gigantism in building projects and against commercialization .
On October 9, 2009, Jacques Rogge was re-elected for a four-year second term at the 121st General Assembly of the IOC in Copenhagen . A renewed candidacy in 2013 was not planned according to the statutes of the IOC. The German Thomas Bach was elected as Rogge's successor.
Jacques Rogge was married and had two grown children. He died in late August 2021 at the age of 79.
Awards
- 2001: Honorary doctorate from Ghent University
- 2002: Elevation to the rank of count by the then Belgian King Albert II.
- 2004: Honorary Doctorate from the United States Sports Academy , Daphne
- 2006: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2006: Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (3rd class)
- 2006: Order for Services to Lithuania
- 2007: (with the IOC) UNEP environmental award Champions of Earth Award
- 2008: (with the IOC) Negative Prize for Journalists Locked Oyster of the Research Network , with which the IOC's information policy was reprimanded
- 2008: Great Gold Medal of Honor with the Star for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2010: Order of the Companions of OR Tambo in Gold (South Africa)
- 2013: Olympic medal in gold
- 2013: FIFA Presidential Award
- 2014: Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George of the United Kingdom
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Web links
- Jacques Rogge in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
- Jacques Rogge at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Curriculum vitae on the website of the International Olympic Committee (English, French)
Individual evidence
- ^ IOC announces passing of former IOC President Jacques Rogge - Olympic News. August 29, 2021, accessed August 29, 2021 .
- ^ IOC re-elects President Jacques Rogge . IOC, October 9, 2009.
- ^ Honorary Doctorates. In: ussa.edu. United States Sports Academy, archived from the original on May 4, 2014 ; accessed on May 4, 2014 .
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.59 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rogge, Jacques |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rogge, Graaf Jacques (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian orthopedic surgeon, President of the International Olympic Committee |
| BIRTH DATE | May 2, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ghent |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 29, 2021 |