This is a list of members of the International Olympic Committee. According to the Olympic Charter, the members of the IOC "represent and promote the interests of the IOC and of the Olympic Movement in their countries and in the organisations of the Olympic Movement in which they serve". Currently there are 99 members, 32 honorary members and 1 honour member. Jacques Rogge is the Honorary President.[1]
Current members
The chairperson of an international organization, who represents an Olympic sport (e.g. the chairman of the athletics IAAF), is represented in the IOC "ex officio" (i.e., because of that position).
Member |
Country |
Since |
Olympic participation (if any) |
ex officio |
Notes |
Mr Vitali Smirnov |
Russia |
1971 |
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Mr Richard W. Pound, QC |
Canada |
1978 |
swimming (1960) |
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Mr Franco Carraro |
Italy |
1982 |
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Mr Iván Dibós |
Peru |
1982 |
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HE Mr Pál Schmitt |
Hungary |
1983 |
fencing (1968–1976) |
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HSH the Princess Nora of Liechtenstein |
Liechtenstein |
1984 |
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HSH the Sovereign Prince Albert II |
Monaco |
1985 |
bobsleigh (1988–2002) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Ms Anita L. DeFrantz |
United States |
1985 |
rowing (1976) |
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Mr Lambis V. Nikolaou |
Greece |
1986 |
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Mr Wu Ching-Kuo |
Chinese Taipei |
1988 |
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HRH the Princess Royal |
Great Britain |
1988 |
equestrianism (1976) |
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Mr Willi Kaltschmitt Luján |
Guatemala |
1988 |
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Mr Richard L. Carrión |
Puerto Rico |
1990 |
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Mr Nat Indrapana |
Thailand |
1990 |
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Mr Denis Oswald |
Switzerland |
1991 |
rowing (1968–1976) |
FISA (rowing) |
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Mr Thomas Bach |
Germany |
1991 |
fencing (1976) |
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president since 2013[2] |
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah |
Kuwait |
1992 |
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Sir Craig Reedie |
Great Britain |
1994 |
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Mr Mario Pescante |
Italy |
1994 |
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Mr Gerhard Heiberg |
Norway |
1994 |
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Sir Austin L. Sealy |
Barbados |
1994 |
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Dr Robin E. Mitchell |
Fiji |
1994 |
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Mr Alex Gilady |
Israel |
1994 |
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Mr Shamil Tarpishchev |
Russia |
1994 |
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Mr Valeriy Borzov |
Ukraine |
1994 |
athletics (1972–1976) |
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Dr René Fasel |
Switzerland |
1995 |
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IIHF (hockey) |
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Mr Sam Ramsamy |
South Africa |
1995 |
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Mr Olegario Vázquez Raña |
Mexico |
1995 |
shooting (1964–1976) |
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Mr Patrick Joseph Hickey |
Ireland |
1995 |
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Mr Toni Khoury |
Lebanon |
1995 |
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Syed Shahid Ali |
Pakistan |
1996 |
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Mr Chang Ung |
North Korea |
1996 |
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Mrs Gunilla Lindberg |
Sweden |
1996 |
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Dr Julio César Maglione |
Uruguay |
1996 |
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FINA (swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming) |
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Mr Lee Kun-hee |
South Korea |
1996 |
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Mr Ottavio Cinquanta |
Italy |
1996 |
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ISU (figure skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating) |
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Mr Guy Drut |
France |
1996 |
athletics (1972–1976) |
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Mrs Irena Szewińska |
Poland |
1998 |
athletics (1964–1980) |
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General Mounir Sabet |
Egypt |
1998 |
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Ms Nawal El Moutawakel |
Morocco |
1998 |
athletics (1984) |
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Mr Ng Ser Miang |
Singapore |
1998 |
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Mr Samih Moudallal |
Syria |
1998 |
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HRH the Grand Duke of Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
1998 |
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Mr Gian-Franco Kasper |
Switzerland |
2000 |
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FIS (skiing)[3] |
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Mr Yu Zaiqing |
China |
2000 |
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Mr Timothy Tsun-ting Fok |
Hong Kong, China |
2001 |
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Mr John D. Coates, AC |
Australia |
2001 |
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Mr Issa Hayatou |
Cameroon |
2001 |
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Mr Juan Antonio Samaranch |
Spain |
2001 |
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Mr Patrick S. Chamunda |
Zambia |
2002 |
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HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani |
Qatar |
2002 |
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Sir Philip Craven, MBE |
Great Britain |
2003 |
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IPC (Paralympics) |
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HRH Prince Tunku Imran |
Malaysia |
2006 |
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Mrs Nicole Hoevertsz |
Aruba |
2006 |
synchronised swimming (1984) |
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Mrs Beatrice Allen |
Gambia |
2006 |
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Mr Patrick Baumann |
Switzerland |
2007 |
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FIBA (basketball) |
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Mrs Rita Subowo |
Indonesia |
2007 |
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Mr Sergey Bubka |
Ukraine |
2008 |
athletics (1988–2000) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Dr Uğur Erdener |
Turkey |
2008 |
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Mr Moon Dae-Sung |
South Korea |
2008 |
taekwondo (2004) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mr Aleksandr Popov |
Russia |
2008 |
swimming (1992–2004) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mrs Claudia Bokel |
Germany |
2008 |
fencing (1996–2004) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mrs Yumilka Ruiz Luaces |
Cuba |
2008 |
volleyball (1996–2004) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mr Richard Peterkin |
Saint Lucia |
2009 |
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Mr Habu Gumel |
Nigeria |
2009 |
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FIVB (volleyball) |
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Ms Lydia Nsekera |
Burundi |
2009 |
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HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark |
Denmark |
2009 |
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HRH Prince Feisal bin Al Hussein |
Jordan |
2010 |
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Mr Barry Maister, ONZM |
New Zealand |
2010 |
field hockey (1968–1976) |
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Mrs Marisol Casado |
Spain |
2010 |
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ITU (triathlon) |
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Mrs Yang Yang |
China |
2010 |
short-track speed skating (1998–2006) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mrs Angela Ruggiero |
United States |
2010 |
ice hockey (1998–2010) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mr Adam L. Pengilly |
Great Britain |
2010 |
skeleton (2006–2010) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mr José Perurena |
Spain |
2011 |
canoeing (1968) |
ICF (Canoeing) |
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Dr Gerardo Werthein |
Argentina |
2011 |
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Mrs Barbara Kendall, MBE |
New Zealand |
2011 |
boardsailing (1992–2000) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mrs Li Lingwei |
China |
2012 |
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Mr Frankie Fredericks |
Namibia |
2012 |
athletics (1992–2004) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mr Tsunekazu Takeda |
Japan |
2012 |
equestrianism (1972–1976) |
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Baron Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant |
Belgium |
2012 |
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Ms Aïcha Garad Ali |
Djibouti |
2012 |
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Ms Danka Barteková |
Slovakia |
2013 |
shooting (2008–2012) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mr James Tomkins, OAM |
Australia |
2013 |
rowing (1992–2008) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Ms Kirsty Coventry |
Zimbabwe |
2013 |
swimming (2004–2012) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mr Tony Estanguet |
France |
2013 |
canoe/kayak (2004–2012) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mr Octavian Morariu |
Romania |
2013 |
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Mr Bernard Rajzman |
Brazil |
2013 |
volleyball (1976–1984) |
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Mrs Mikaela Cojuangco-Jaworski |
Philippines |
2013 |
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Mr Alexander Zhukov |
Russia |
2013 |
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Mr Paul K. Tergat |
Kenya |
2013 |
athletics (1996–2004) |
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Mr Lawrence F. Probst III |
United States |
2013 |
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Mrs Dagmawit Girmay Berhane |
Ethiopia |
2013 |
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Mr Camiel Eurlings |
Netherlands |
2013 |
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Mr Stefan Holm |
Sweden |
2013 |
athletics (2000–2008) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mr Poul-Erik Høyer |
Denmark |
2014 |
badminton (1992–2000) |
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Ms Hayley Wickenheiser |
Canada |
2014 |
ice hockey (1998–2014), softball (2000) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mr Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
Norway |
2014 |
biathlon (1994–2014) |
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Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission |
Mr Mamadou D. Ndiaye |
Senegal |
2015 |
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Mr Nenad Lalović |
Serbia |
2015 |
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UWW (Wrestling) |
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- Athlete's commission members are elected to eight year terms.
Honorary Members
Most honorary members are former members who, after finishing their terms of office, are made honorary members.
Honorary President
Honour Members
Former members
Original members
Notes and references
External links
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