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Thomas Bach
Thomas Bach is a German lawyer, sports administrator, and former foil fencer. He served as the ninth president of the International Olympic Committee, from 2013 to 2025. He was the first Olympic champion to be elected to that position, having won gold in the 1976 men's team foil. Since 2025, he has served as Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee. Bach is also a former German in…
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politics · President of the IOC from 2013 to 2025 · fencer · jurist · sports official · politician · functionary · also Thomas Bach, Bach
Born 29 December 1953 · Q72245
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2026· 3 entries
hammondstar.com: The Daily Star Events - Candlelight: From Bach to The Beatles
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Legacy obituary: Thomas Lee Bach Obituary (2026) - Fort Benton, MT - Cloyd Funeral Home & Cremation Service
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2025· 1 entry
Earned Gold Olympic Order (2025).
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2021· 1 entry
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai was suspected to have been forcibly disappeared after she accused Zhang Gaoli, a top official of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), of sexual assault
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2019· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix (2019).
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2017· 2 entries
President Bach proposed a joint awarding of the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics after several bidders withdrew
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Bach faced a backlash for his decision to rename synchronized swimming as artistic swimming
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2013· 3 entries
Election won: 2013 and 2021 IOC presidential election.
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Career landmark: president of the International Olympic Committee (2013–2025).
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Campaign: 2013 and 2021 IOC presidential election.
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2012· 1 entry
Bach headed Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics
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2008· 1 entry
And provided for additional expenses of 5,000 Euros per day
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1991· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the International Olympic Committee (1991).
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1984· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (1984).
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1973· 1 entry
In Gothenburg, Sweden, a team gold medal in 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a team bronze medal in 1979 in Melbourne, Australia
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1971· 1 entry
At 17 years of age, he won the German national junior foil championship, and a bronze medal at the Junior World Fencing Championships in Chicago, Illinois
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1953· 1 entry
Born 1953-12-29.
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