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Olympians and IOC Members Serving as President of an International Federation (IF) (90)

Athlete Nation(s) Sport(s) Role(s) Era Notes
Rubén Acosta MEX Administrator 1984—2008 FIVB president 1984-2008
Tamás Aján HUN Administrator 2000—2020 IWF president 2000-2020
HRH Princess Anne GBR EVE Olympics / Administrator 1976—1994 FEI president 1986-1994
Paul Anspach BEL FEN Olympics / Non-starter / Referee / Administrator 1906—1952 FIE president 1933-1948
Viktor Gustaf Balck SWE Administrator 1894—1925 ISU president 1895-1925
Marc Bellin du Coteau FRA ATH 1906 / Administrator 1906—1936 FIH president 1932-1936
Erik Bergvall SWE WPO Olympics / Referee / Administrator 1908—1928 FINA president 1924-1928
Walther Binner GER SWM Olympics / Administrator 1912—1936 FINA president 1932-1936
Sepp Blatter SUI Administrator 1998—2015 FIFA president 1998-2015
María del Pilar, Princesa de Borbón ESP Administrator 1994—2020 FEI president 1994-2006
Jean Borotra FRA TEN Olympics / Administrator 1924—1988 ITF president 1961
Els van Breda Vriesman NED Administrator 2001—2009 FIH president 2001-2008
Giancarlo Brusati ITA FEN Olympics / Administrator 1936—1984 FIE president 1981-1984
David, Lord Burghley GBR ATH Olympics / Other / Administrator 1924—1981 IAAF president 1946-1976
Juan Ángel Calzado ESP HOC Olympics / Administrator 1960—2001 FIH president 1996-2001
Marisol Casado ESP Administrator 2008—2010 ITU president 2008-present
Philippe Chatrier FRA Administrator 1977—2000 ITF president 1977-1991
Ottavio Cinquanta ITA Administrator 1994—2016 ISU president 1994-2016
Herbert Clarke GBR FSK Olympics / Referee / Administrator 1924—1953 ISU president 1945-1953
Seb Coe GBR ATH Olympics / Other / Administrator 1980—2020 IAAF president 2015-present
Jacques Coutrot FRA FEN Olympics / Administrator 1924—1952 FIE president 1949-1952
Beppe Croce ITA SAL Olympics / Administrator 1948—1986 ISAF (IYRU) president 1969-1986
Carlo Croce ITA SAL Olympics / Administrator 1972—2016 ISAF president 2012-2016
Miguel de Capriles USA FEN Olympics / Referee / Administrator 1932—1964 FIE president 1961-1964
Giorgio De Stefani ITA Administrator 1951—1992 ITF president 1955-1956, 1962-63, and 1967-69
Lamine Diack SEN Administrator 1985—2015 IAAF president 1999-2015
Émile-Georges Drigny FRA SWM/WPO Olympics / Non-starter / Administrator 1908—1932 FINA president 1928-1932
Gustaf Dyrssen SWE FEN/MPN Olympics / Administrator 1920—1981 UIPM president 1948-1960
Jim Easton USA Administrator 1989—2023 FITA president 1989-2005
Sigfrid Edström SWE Administrator 1912—1964 IAAF president 1912-1946
Eugène Empeyta SUI FEN Olympics / Non-starter / Referee / Administrator 1920—1948 FIE president 1929-1932
Uğur Erdener TUR Administrator 2005—2020 FITA president 2005-present
René Fasel SUI Administrator 1994—2021 IIHF president 1994-2021
Jacques Favart FRA FSK Olympics / Administrator 1948—1980 ISU president 1967-1980
Josef Fendt GER
FRG		 LUG Olympics / Administrator 1972—2020 FIL president 1994-2020
Ivo Ferriani ITA BOB Olympics / Administrator 1988—2020 IBSF (FIBT) president 2010-present
Félix, Comte Goblet d'Alviella BEL FEN Olympics / Referee / Administrator 1920—1956 FIG president 1946-1956
Bruno Grandi ITA Administrator 1996—2016 FIG president 1996-2016
Karl von Halt GER
FRG		 ATH Olympics / Other / Administrator 1912—1964 IAHF president 1931-1938
João Havelange BRA SWM/WPO Olympics / Administrator 1936—2011 FIFA president 1974-1998
HRH Princess Haya JOR
UAE		 EJP Olympics / Other / Administrator 2000—2014 FEI president 2006-2014
Robert Helmick USA Administrator 1984—1991 FINA president 1984-1988
Paul Henderson CAN SAL Olympics / Administrator 1964—2004 ISAF (IYRU) president 1994-2004
Guy Henry USA EDR/EJP/EVE Olympics / Administrator 1912—1935 FEI president 1931-1935
Marc Hodler SUI ALP Referee / Administrator 1948—2006 FIS president 1951-1998
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen DEN BDM Olympics / Administrator 1992—2022 BWF president 2013-present
Gian-Franco Kasper SUI Administrator 1998—2021 FIS president 1998-2021
George Killian USA Administrator 1990—2011 FIBA president 1990-1998
Fritz Kraatz SUI IHO Olympics / Referee / Administrator 1928—1954 IIHF (LIHG) president 1947-1948, 1951-1954
Nenad Lalović SRB Administrator 2013—2018 UWW (FILA) president 2013-present
Mustapha Larfaoui ALG Administrator 1988—2009 FINA president 1988-2009
Paul Loicq BEL IHO Olympics / Coach / Referee / Administrator 1920—1947 IIHF (LIHG) president 1922-1947
Julio César Maglione URU Administrator 1987—2021 FINA president 2009-2021
Pat McQuaid IRL Administrator 2005—2013 UCI president 2005-2013
Daniel Mérillon FRA GAR/SHO Olympics / Non-Medal / Administrator 1900—1925 ISSF (UIT) president 1907-1925
Primo Nebiolo ITA Administrator 1961—1999 IAAF president 1981-1999
Leandro Negre ESP HOC Non-starter / Administrator 1968—2016 FIH president 2008-2016
Mario Negri ARG Administrator 1952—1977 FINA president 1952-1956
Igor Novikov ARM
URS		 MPN Olympics / Administrator 1952—1992 UIPM president 1988-1992
Denis Oswald SUI ROW Olympics / Administrator 1968—2014 FISA president 1989-2014
Park Yong-Seong KOR Administrator 1995—2013 IJF president 1995-2007
Peter Patton GBR IHO Non-starter / Administrator 1914—1924 IIHF (LIHG) president 1914-1914
Adje Paulen NED ATH Olympics / Administrator 1920—1981 IAAF president 1976-1981
José Perurena ESP CSP Olympics / Administrator 1968—2021 ICF president 2008-2021
Göran Petersson SWE Administrator 2004—2012 ISAF president 2004-2012
Olaf Poulsen NOR Administrator 1980—1994 ISU president 1980-1994
Einar Råberg SWE FEN Olympics / Non-starter / Other / Administrator 1920—1924 UWW (FILA) president 1921-1924
Craig Reedie GBR Administrator 1981—2022 BWF president 1981-1984
Frantz Reichel FRA ATH/RGB/SWM Olympics / Non-starter / Administrator 1896—1932 FIH president 1926-1932
Francesco Ricci Bitti ITA Administrator 1999—2015 ITF president 1999-2015
Max Ritter GER SWM Olympics / Administrator 1908—1964 FINA president 1960-1964
Jean-Christophe Rolland FRA ROW Olympics / Administrator 1992—2017 FISA president 2014-present
George van Rossem NED FEN Olympics / 1906 / Referee / Administrator 1906—1928 FIE president 1925-1928
Ulrich Salchow SWE FSK Olympics / Administrator 1908—1937 ISU president 1925-1937
Peter Scott GBR SAL Olympics / Administrator 1936—1969 ISAF (IYRU) president 1955-1969
Rodolphe Seeldrayers BEL HOC Referee / Administrator 1920—1955 FIFA president 1954-1955
Max Sillig SUI IHO Olympics / Coach / Administrator 1920—1922 IIHF (LIHG) president 1920-1922
Viktor Smeds FIN BOX/GAR Olympics / Non-starter / Referee / Administrator 1908—1952 UWW (FILA) president 1930-1952
Bob Storey CAN BOB Olympics / Administrator 1968—2010 IBSF (FIBT) president 1994-2010
Peter Tallberg FIN SAL Olympics / Other / Administrator 1960—2015 ISAF (IYRU) president 1986-1994
Sven Thofelt SWE FEN/MPN Olympics / Administrator 1928—1993 UIPM president 1960-1988
Yury Titov RUS
URS		 GAR Olympics / Administrator 1956—1996 FIG president 1976-1996
Gaston de Trannoy BEL EDR/EJP/EVE Olympics / Administrator 1912—1960 FEI president 1946-1954
Henry, Comte de la Vaulx FRA BLN Non-Medal / Administrator 1900—1930 FAI president 1925-1930
Olegario Vázquez MEX SHO Olympics / Administrator 1964—2018 ISSF (UIT) president 1980-2018
Henk Venema NED KBL Non-Medal / Administrator 1928—1964 IKF president 1954-1964
Hein Verbruggen NED Administrator 1991—2017 UCI president 1991-2005
Georgios Vichos GRE SHO Olympics / Administrator 1936—1980 ISSF (UIT) president 1976-1980
Abdel Moneim Wahibi EGY BKB Olympics / Referee / Administrator 1936—1976 FIBA president 1968-1976
Dietrich Wortmann GER
USA		 WRE Olympics / Administrator 1904—1952 IWF (FIH) president 1952-1952