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Former IOC president Jacques Rogge dies aged 79
Updated On: 30 August, 2021 12:36 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
After his career as an athlete, he became President of the Belgian and European Olympic Committees and was elected President of the IOC in 2001. After his IOC Presidency, he also served as a Special Envoy for Youth, Refugees, and Sport to the United Nations
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Former IOC president Jacques Rogge. Pic/AFP
Former President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge has died aged 79, the IOC informed on Sunday. Rogge was the eighth President of the IOC, from 2001 to 2013, after which he became Honorary President.
He was married to Anne and leaves a son, a daughter, and two grandchildren. Rogge, an orthopedic surgeon with a degree in sports medicine, was also an accomplished athlete. Rogge was a Belgian rugby champion and represented his country. He was a 16-time Belgian national champion and a world champion in sailing. He also competed in sailing at three editions of the Olympic Games, in 1968, 1972, and 1976, in the Finn class, the IOC said in a release.
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