Ivar Vind

Ivar Vind studied at København University, where he studied farm management and was President of the University Athletic Club. Vind was a world-class high jumper, holding the Danish record from 1947-62, winning four national titles (1943, 1945-47), winning a gold medal at the 1947 World Student Games, and placing ninth at the 1946 European Championships.

Vind was co-opted onto the IOC in May 1959 and later chaired several IOC Commissions, among them the Commission for the International Olympic Academy and the Eligibility Commission. He became President of the Danish Olympic Committee in 1973 and became a member of the Danish Sports Council the same year. Vind was from an aristocratic family and served as Chamberlain and Master of the Royal Hunt. His role in the IOC led him to be considered as a future IOC President, but he died in February 1977 at only 56 years of age.