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 URS
UKR
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 SRB
SCG
YUG
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 BOH
CZE
TCH
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 GER
FRG
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 CRO
YUG
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 UKR
EUN
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 MDA
ROU
URS
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
RUS
URS
EUN
WRE Olympics / Administrator 1988—2012 GEO: 2012-present
Ibragim Khasanov URS
TJK
CSP Olympics / Administrator 1960—1995 TJK: 1992-1995
Dragan Kićanović SRB
SCG
YUG
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 AND
ESP
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 RUS
EUN
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 BIH
SRB
YUG
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 GER
FRG
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 LAT
URS
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