Education
Doctor of Medicine; degree in sports medicine
Career
Orthopaedic surgeon
Sports career
Yachting: competitor in the Olympic Games in Mexico in 1968, Munich in 1972 and Montreal in 1976, winner of the Yachting World Cadet Trophy. Rugby: player on the national Belgian team
Sports administration
President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) (1989-2001); President of the NOC (1989-1992)
IOC History
Member of the Executive Board (1998-2013); President of the IOC (2001-2013); Honorary President of the IOC (2013-)