Olympians Who Served as President of a National Olympic Committee (127)
| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lennox Adams |  VIN |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1982—1988 | VIN: 1982-1986 |
| María José Alcalá |  MEX |
DIV | Olympics / Administrator | 1988—2021 | MEX: 2021-present |
| Məhyəddin Allahverdiyev |  AZE URS |
WRE | Olympics / Administrator | 1988—1997 | AZE: 1992-1997 |
| HRH Princess Anne |  GBR |
EVE | Olympics / Administrator | 1976—1994 | GBR: 1983-present |
| Jaime Annexy |  PUR |
ATH | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1952—1956 | PUR: 1956 |
| Yael Arad |  ISR |
JUD | Olympics / Administrator | 1992—2023 | ISR: 2021-present |
| Thomas Bach |  GER FRG |
FEN | Olympics / Administrator | 1976—2013 | GER: 2006-2013 |
| Rafael Barquero |  CRC |
JUD | Olympics / Administrator | 1964—1981 | CRC: 1968-1981 |
| Josy Barthel |  LUX |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1948—1977 | LUX: 1972-1977 |
| Jean, Comte de Beaumont |  FRA |
SHO/SKN | Olympics / Non-starter / Administrator | 1924—2002 | FRA: 1967-1971 |
| Ricardo Blas |  GUM |
JUD | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1988—1991 | GUM: 1991-present |
| Victor Boin |  BEL |
FEN/SWM/WPO | Olympics / Non-starter / Other / Administrator | 1908—1965 | BEL: 1955-1965 |
| Kibet Boit |  KEN |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1956—1968 | KEN: 1964-1968 |
| André Bolhuis |  NED |
HOC | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1972—2019 | NED: 2010-2019 |
| Alberto, Conte Bonacossa |  ITA |
TEN | Olympics / Administrator | 1920—1953 | ITA: 1943 |
| Zsolt Borkai |  HUN |
GAR | Olympics / Administrator | 1988—2017 | HUN: 2010-2017 |
| Valery Borzov | URS UKR |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1972—1998 | UKR: 1990-1998 |
| Tony Bridge |  JAM WIF |
SHO | Olympics / Administrator | 1957—2000 | JAM: 1957-1977 |
| Avery Brundage |  USA |
ART/ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1912—1975 | USA: 1928-1952 |
| Sergey Bubka | URSUKR EUN |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter / Other / Administrator | 1988—2022 | UKR: 2005-2022 |
| David, Lord Burghley | GBR |
ATH | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1924—1981 | GBR: 1966-1977 |
| Pablo Cagnasso |  ARG |
SHO | Olympics / Administrator | 1948—1977 | ARG: 1973-1977 |
| Věra Čáslavská |  CZE TCH |
GAR | Olympics / Administrator | 1960—2001 | TCH: 1990-1992 and CZE: 1992-1996 |
| Justinien, Comte Clary | FRA |
ART/FEN/SHO | Olympics / Referee / Administrator | 1900—1933 | FRA: 1913-1933 |
| Edgar Claure |  BOL |
JUD | Olympics / Administrator | 1984—2012 | BOL: 2010-2012 |
| Mihai Covaliu |  ROU |
FEN | Olympics / Administrator | 1996—2016 | ROU: 2016-present |
| Ivan Ćurković |  SRB SCG YUG |
FBL | Olympics / Administrator | 1964—2009 | SCG: 2005-2006 and SRB: 2006-2009 |
| John Davies |  NZL |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1964—2003 | NZL: 2000-2003 |
| Jorge Delgado |  ECU |
SWM | Olympics / Administrator | 1972—2021 | ECU: 2021-present |
| Vlade Divac | SRBSCGYUG |
BKB | Olympics / Administrator | 1988—2017 | SRB: 2009-2017 |
| Francis DoDoo |  GHA |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1984—2017 | GHA: 2011-2017 |
| Ken Farmer |  CAN |
IHO | Olympics / Non-Medal / Administrator | 1932—1961 | CAN: 1953-1961 |
| Ramón Fonst |  CUB |
FEN | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1900—1946 | CUB: 1941-1946 |
| Xaver Frick |  LIE |
ATH/CCS | Olympics / Administrator | 1936—1970 | LIE: 1961-1970 |
| Isaac Froimovich |  CHI |
WPO | Olympics / Administrator | 1948—1979 | CHI: 1978-1979 |
| Hironoshin Furuhashi |  JPN |
SWM | Olympics / Administrator | 1952—1999 | JPN: 1990-1999 |
| Antonio Gopal |  SEY |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1980—1992 | SEY: 1992-present |
| Kevan Gosper |  AUS |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1956—2013 | AUS: 1985-1990 |
| Alfredo, Conde Goyeneche |  ESP |
EJP | Olympics / Administrator | 1960—2002 | ESP: 1998-2002 |
| Albert, Prince Grimaldi |  MON |
BOB | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1985—2002 | MON: 1994-present |
| Josef Gruss |  BOHCZETCH |
TEN | Olympics / Administrator | 1908—1968 | TCH: 1929-1951 |
| Daina Gudzinevičiūtė |  LTU |
SHO | Olympics / Administrator | 1996—2018 | LTU: 2012-present |
| Jan Gulbrandsen |  NOR |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1960—1989 | NOR: 1985-1989 |
| Prins Gustaf Adolf |  SWE |
EJP | Olympics / Administrator | 1933—1947 | SWE: 1933-1947 |
| Zsolt Gyulay | HUN |
CSP | Olympics / Administrator | 1988—2022 | HUN: 2022-present |
| Karl von Halt | GERFRG |
ATH | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1912—1964 | GER: 1944-1945 and FRG: 1951-1961 |
| Abderrahmane Hammad |  ALG |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 2000—2020 | ALG: 2020-present |
| Graeme Hammond | USA |
FEN | Olympics / Referee / Administrator | 1912—1927 | USA: 1926-1927 |
| Raad Hammoudi |  IRQ |
FBL | Olympics / Administrator | 1984—2020 | IRQ: 2009-2020 |
| Norbert Haupert | LUX |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1960—1999 | LUX: 1989-1999 |
| Zdravko Hebel |  CROYUG |
WPO | Olympics / Administrator | 1968—2002 | CRO: 2000-2002 |
| Tirso Hernández | MEX |
SHO | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1924—1951 | MEX: 1929-1951 |
| Otto Herschmann |  AUT |
FEN/SWM | Olympics / 1906 / Non-starter / Referee / Administrator | 1896—1928 | AUT: 1911-1914 |
| Charles Hoff | NOR |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1924—1944 | NOR: 1942-1944 |
| Fernando Huergo | ARG |
FEN | Olympics / Administrator | 1948—1957 | ARG: 1955-1957 |
| Vadym Huttsait | UKREUN |
FEN | Olympics / Referee / Other | 1992—2022 | UKR: 2022-present |
| Roger Jackson | CAN |
ROW | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1964—1990 | CAN: 1982-1990 |
| Jørgen Jensen | NOR |
EJP | Olympics / Administrator | 1912—1932 | NOR: 1930-1932 |
| Nicolae Juravschi |  MDAROUURS |
CSP | Olympics / Administrator | 1988—2001 | MDA: 2001-present |
| Spyros Kapralos |  GRE |
WPO | Olympics / Administrator | 1980—2021 | GRE: 2009-present |
| Kip Keino | KEN |
ATH | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1964—2017 | KEN: 1999-2017 |
| Jack Kelly, Jr. | USA |
ROW | Olympics / Administrator | 1948—1985 | USA: 1985 |
| Ioannis Ketseas | GRE |
ATH/TEN | 1906 / Non-starter / Administrator | 1906—1965 | GRE: 1953-1954 |
| Leri Khabelovi |  GEO RUSURSEUN |
WRE | Olympics / Administrator | 1988—2012 | GEO: 2012-present |
| Ibragim Khasanov | URS TJK |
CSP | Olympics / Administrator | 1960—1995 | TJK: 1992-1995 |
| Dragan Kićanović | SRBSCGYUG |
BKB | Olympics / Administrator | 1976—2005 | SCG: 1996-2005 |
| Crown Prince Konstantinos | GRE |
SAL | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1955—2023 | GRE: 1955-1964 |
| Stefka Kostadinova |  BUL |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1988—2005 | BUL: 2005-present |
| Ernst Krogius |  FIN |
SAL | Olympics / Administrator | 1912—1955 | FIN: 1919-1929 |
| Krisztián Kulcsár | HUN |
FEN | Olympics / Administrator | 1992—2022 | HUN: 2017-2022 |
| Svend Langkjær |  DEN |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1908—1946 | DEN: 1938-1946 |
| Fernando Lima Bello |  POR |
SAL | Olympics / Administrator | 1968—2021 | POR: 1981-1989 |
| Lia Manoliu | ROU |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1952—1998 | ROU: 1990-1998 |
| Armand Massard | FRA |
FEN | Olympics / Administrator | 1920—1971 | FRA: 1933-1967 |
| Donald McLean |  CAY |
SAL | Olympics / Administrator | 1996—2020 | CAY: 2005-2020 |
| Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen |  SUI |
SHO | 1906 / Administrator | 1906—1921 | SUI: 1915-1921 |
| Raoul Mollet | BEL |
MPN | Olympics / Administrator | 1936—1989 | BEL: 1965-1989 |
| Luis Molné |  ANDESP |
ALP | Olympics / Administrator | 1952—2002 | AND: 1997-2002 |
| Felipe Muñoz | MEX |
SWM | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1968—2012 | MEX: 2001-2012 |
| Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar |  MGL |
JUD | Olympics / Administrator | 2008—2021 | MGL: 2020-2021 |
| Roberto Nielsen-Reyes | BOL |
EJP | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1968—1992 | BOL: 1989-1992 |
| Apostolos Nikolaidis | GRE |
ATH/FBL | Olympics / Administrator | 1920—1976 | GRE: 1974-1976 |
| Henry Núñez | CRC |
JUD | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1988—2021 | CRC: 2008-2021 |
| Carlos Nuzman |  BRA |
VVO | Olympics / Administrator | 1964—2017 | BRA: 1995-2017 |
| Frank Nyangweso |  UGA |
BOX | Olympics / Referee / Administrator | 1960—2011 | UGA: 1981-2009 |
| Victor Pace |  MLT |
WPO | Olympics / Administrator | 1928—1973 | MLT 1968-1973 |
| Sylvio Padilha | BRA |
ATH | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1932—2002 | BRA: 1963-1990 |
| Ambrosio Padilla |  PHI |
BKB | Olympics / Administrator | 1936—1976 | PHI: 1970-1976 |
| Guillermo Padilla |  COL |
SHO | Olympics / Administrator | 1954—1957 | COL: 1954-1957 |
| Charles Pahud de Mortanges | NED |
EVE | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1924—1971 | NED: 1946-1951 and 1959-1961 |
| Roberts Plūme |  LAT |
CCS/CTR | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1924—1934 | LAT: 1933-1934 |
| Dick Pound | CAN |
SWM | Olympics / Administrator | 1960—2022 | CAN: 1977-1982 |
| Stanislav Pozdnyakov | RUSEUN |
FEN | Olympics / Administrator | 1992—2018 | RUS: 2018-present |
| William Prout | USA |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1908—1926 | USA: 1926 |
| Puccio Pucci | ITA |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1924—1944 | ITA: 1944 |
| Zdravko Rađenović |  BIHSRBYUG |
HBL | Olympics / Administrator | 1976—2002 | BIH: 2002 |
| Gérard Rasquin | LUX |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1952—1989 | LUX: 1977-1989 |
| Roberto Antonio León Richards | CUB |
GAR | Olympics / Administrator | 1972—2018 | CUB: 2018-present |
| André Richer | BRA |
ROW | Olympics / Administrator | 1956—1995 | BRA: 1990-1995 |
| Joe Rodan |  FIJ |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1984—2019 | FIJ: 2015-2019 |
| Leif Rode | NOR |
ROW | Olympics / Administrator | 1912—1930 | NOR: 1918-1919 and 1925-1930 |
| Jacques Rogge | BEL |
SAL | Olympics / Administrator | 1968—2013 | BEL: 1989-1992 |
| Sabirzhan Ruziyev | URS UZB |
FEN | Olympics / Administrator | 1976—2003 | UZB: 1994-2003 |
| Jean-Michel Saive | BEL |
TTE | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1988—2021 | BEL: 2021-present |
| Pál Schmitt | HUN |
FEN | Olympics / Administrator | 1968—2022 | HUN: 1989-2010 |
| Habib Sissoko |  MLI |
JUD | Olympics / Administrator | 1980—2000 | MLI: 2000-present |
| Tricia Smith | CAN |
ROW | Olympics / Administrator | 1976—2016 | CAN: 2015-present |
| María Soto |  VEN |
SOF | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 2008—2022 | VEN: 2022-present |
| Mike Stanley | NZL |
ROW | Olympics / Administrator | 1984—2022 | NZL: 2009-present |
| Klaus Steinbach | GERFRG |
SWM | Olympics / Administrator | 1972—2006 | GER: 2003-2006 |
| Marcus Stephen |  NRU SAM |
WLF | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1992—2009 | NRU: 2009-present |
| Vladimir Stoychev | BUL |
EDR/EVE | Olympics / Administrator | 1924—1990 | BUL: 1982-2005 |
| Adille Sumariwalla |  IND |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1980—2022 | IND: 2022-present |
| Bobby Symonette |  BAH |
SAL | Olympics / Administrator | 1957—1972 | BAH: 1957-1972 |
| Tsunekazu Takeda | JPN |
EJP | Olympics / Administrator | 1972—2022 | JPN: 2001-2019 |
| Paul Tergat | KEN |
ATH | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1996—2017 | KEN: 2017-present |
| Erica Terpstra | NED |
SWM | Olympics / Administrator | 1960—2010 | NED: 2003-2010 |
| Žoržs Tikmers | LATURS |
ROW | Olympics / Administrator | 1980—2023 | LAT: 2020-2023 |
| Ion Țiriac | ROU |
IHO | Olympics / Administrator | 1964—2004 | ROU: 1998-2004 |
| Rodolfo Valenzuela | ARG |
FEN | Olympics / Administrator | 1932—1955 | ARG: 1948-1955 |
| Yrjö Valkama | FIN |
DIV | Olympics / Administrator | 1920—1961 | FIN: 1956-1961 |
| Abdel Moneim Wahibi |  EGY |
BKB | Olympics / Referee / Administrator | 1936—1976 | EGY: 1972-1974 |
| Bernard Wilson |  GRN |
BOX | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1984—2022 | GRN: 2022-present |
| Kenneth Wilson | USA |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1920—1965 | USA: 1953-1965 |
| Jim Worrall | CAN |
ATH | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1936—2011 | CAN: 1961-1968 |
| Harold Wright | CAN |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1932—1977 | CAN: 1969-1977 |
| Yasuhiro Yamashita | JPN |
JUD | Olympics / Administrator | 1984—2020 | JPN: 2019-present |