List of members of the International Olympic Committee
The members represent the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in their country, but they are not representatives of their country in the IOC. They are elected for a term of eight years on the proposal of the Executive Committee , and they can be re-elected every eight years.
Membership lasts at most until the end of the calendar year in which the member turned 70. For members who were elected before the 110th IOC session (December 11, 1999), there is the exception that they may belong to the IOC up to the age of 80. There was no age limit for members elected before 1966.
As of August 2018, the IOC of 140 individuals, including 96 members voting regular (consists members ), 41 honor members (engl. Honorary members , two members ehrenhalber) (engl. Honor member ) and a honor president.
The chairmen of international sports organizations that represent an Olympic sport (e.g. the president of the swimming federation FINA) are represented "ex officio" (due to their function) in the IOC.
52 IOC members took part in the Olympic Games , 35 of whom won medals.
11 IOC members come from German-speaking countries:
- from Germany : Thomas Bach , Britta Heidemann , Günther Heinze (honorary member), Walther Tröger (honorary member)
- from Switzerland : René Fasel , Gianni Infantino , Gian Franco Kasper (honorary member), Denis Oswald
- from Liechtenstein : Princess Nora of Liechtenstein
- from Luxembourg : Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
- from Austria : Karl Stoss
Ordinary members
Honorary members
All honorary members are former members who became honorary members after their term of office. Persons without prior IOC membership are "honorary members". Former IOC presidents are made honorary presidents for life after their term of office.
| Surname | country | since |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Kissinger |
 United States
|
2000 |
| Youssoupha Ndiaye |
 Senegal
|
2017 |
| Surname | country | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre de Coubertin |
 France
|
1925-1937 |
| Surname | country | Duration | Participation as an athlete | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigfrid Edström |
 Sweden
|
1952-1964 | President (1946–1952) | |
| Avery Brundage |
United States
|
1972-1975 | Athletics (1912) | President (1952–1972) |
| Lord Killanin |
 Ireland
|
1980-1999 | President (1972–1980) | |
| Juan Antonio Samaranch |
 Spain
|
2001-2010 | President (1980-2001) | |
| Jacques Rogge |
 Belgium
|
2013– | Sailing (1968–1976) | President (2001-2013) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Olympic Charter , English (pdf; 2.6 MB), see Rule 16.3.3 and Bye-law to Rule 16 BLR 16.2.7.1 and BLR 16.2.7.2 (Version of the charter valid from February 11, 2010)
- ^ Membership list of the IOC
- ^ Spiegel online: Arrested IOC official Hickey: "Finally the right one". In: spiegel.de. Retrieved August 17, 2016 .