Thomas Bach
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| 9th President of the International Olympic Committee |
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| Assumed office 10 September 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Jacques Rogge |
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| Born | 29 December 1953 Würzburg, West Germany |
Thomas Bach (born on 29 December 1953) is a German former fencer and is the ninth and current President of the International Olympic Committee and member of the DOSB executive board.
Fencing career[edit]
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Medal record
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Bach competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and won a gold medal in the team foil event, representing West Germany.[1][2] A year later he was crowned world champion at the World Championship in Buenos Aires.
DOSB presidency[edit]
Thomas Bach served as the President of the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (DOSB) prior to becoming the IOC President. He resigned as the head of DOSB on 16 September 2013, having served as President since 2006, was replaced by Alfons Hörmann, and remained a member of the DOSB executive board. In addition he also resigned as the head of Ghorfa Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Bach will however continue to serve as the head of Michael Weinig AG Company.[3]
Bach headed Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4] In the host city election, Munich secured 25 votes as Pyeongchang was elected as host city with 63 votes.
IOC presidency[edit]
On 9 May 2013, Bach confirmed that he would run for President of the International Olympic Committee.[5][6]
Bach was elected to an eight-year term as IOC President at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires on 10 September 2013. He secured 49 votes in the final round of voting, giving him the majority needed to be elected. He succeeds Jacques Rogge who served as IOC President from 2001 to 2013.[7] Bach will be eligible to run for one additional four-year term at the 133rd IOC Session in 2021.[8]
Bach's successful election came against five other candidates, Sergey Bubka, Richard Carrión, Ng Ser Miang, Denis Oswald and Wu Ching-Kuo.[8] The result of the election was as follows:
| Election of the 9th IOC President[9] | |||||
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| Candidate | Round 1 | Runoff | Round 2 | ||
 Thomas Bach |
43 | — | 49 | ||
 Sergey Bubka |
8 | — | 4 | ||
 Richard Carrión |
23 | — | 29 | ||
 Ng Ser Miang |
6 | 56 | 6 | ||
 Denis Oswald |
7 | — | 5 | ||
 Wu Ching-kuo |
6 | 36 | — | ||
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Following his election as IOC President, Bach stated that he wished to change the Olympic bidding process and make sustainable development a priority. He stated that he feels that the current bidding process asks "too much, too early".[10] The first bidding process he will preside over as President will be the bidding process for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Bids were due in November 2013 and the host city will be elected at the 127th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in July 2015.
Thomas Bach officially moved into the IOC Presidential office at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne on 17 September 2013, a week after being elected President.[11] He speaks fluent French, English, Spanish and German.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Thomas Bach". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Thomas Bach Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ Exclusive: Bach to officially resign tomorrow from DOSB after being elected IOC President
- ^ Exclusive: Quality of the 2020 Olympic bidd ers has put the IOC in a very comfortable position, reveals Bach
- ^ "Nachfolger von Jacques Rogge: Thomas Bach kandidiert für IOC-Präsidentenamt". Spiegel Online. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ Thomas Bach to run for IOC top post
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick. "Thomas Bach elected as ninth IOC president". NBC OlympicTalk. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Next IOC President to be elected this Tuesday". 9 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Thomas Bach elected new IOC President". Olympic.org. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ IOC President Wants Changes
- ^ Bach moves into office at IOC headquarters after becoming new President
- ^ Lord of the Rings: new IOC chief Thomas Bach
External links[edit]
Media related to Thomas Bach at Wikimedia Commons- IOC biography
- ICAS members
Media related to Preceded by Jacques Rogge |
President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 2013-–present |
Incumbent |
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- People from Würzburg
- International Olympic Committee members
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- German male fencers
- Olympic fencers of West Germany
- Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for West Germany
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Presidents of the International Olympic Committee
