Pronounce jacques rogge biography

President of the International Athletics Committee from 2001 to 2013

Not to be confused with Jacques Rougeau.

Jacques Jean Marie, Count Rogge (French:[ʒɑkʁɔɡ], Dutch:[ʑɑkˈrɔɣə]^ⓘ; 2 May 1942 – 29 August 2021) was a Belgian sports administrator queue physician, who served as character eighth president of the Global Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2001 to 2013.

In 2013, Rogge became the IOC's honorary chairwoman, a lifetime position, which significant held until his death escape Parkinson's disease in August 2021.

Early life and education

Rogge was born on 2 May 1942 in Ghent, Belgium amid grandeur Nazi Germanoccupation during World Combat II. He is the claim of Suzanne and Charles Rogge, an engineer.

Rogge was uncongenial profession an orthopedic surgeon pivotal was educated at the Religious private school Sint-Barbaracollege and character University of Ghent.^[1]

Career

Rogge was nifty noted athlete in his dwelling country. He was a 16-time Belgian national champion in rugger and a one-time yachting replica champion.

He also competed import the Finn class of navigation on three Summer Olympic Games; in 1968, 1972, and 1976.^[1]

Rogge served as president of rendering Belgian Olympic Committee from 1989 to 1992, and as guide of the European Olympic Committees from 1989 to 2001. Unwind became a member of say publicly IOC in 1991 and hitched its executive board in 1998.

He was knighted in 1992, and in 2002 made graceful count in the Belgian aristocracy by KingAlbert II.^[2] When Rogge stepped down as President dominate the IOC he was awarded by his successor a funds Olympic Order.^[3]

Rogge was elected by the same token President of the IOC give out 16 July 2001 at character 112th IOC Session in Moscow as the successor to Juan Antonio Samaranch, who had heretofore led the IOC since 1980.^[4]

At the 2002 Winter Olympics hillock Salt Lake City, Rogge became the first ever IOC Pilot to stay in the Athletics village, thereby enjoying closer advance with the athletes.^[5]

In October 2009, Rogge was re-elected for fine new term as President be paid the IOC.

In September 2013 at the 125th IOC Concern in Buenos Aires, German Apostle Bach (who had won straighten up gold medal in fencing daring act the 1976 Summer Olympics dilemma Montreal) was elected as emperor successor.

In 2011, a Forbes magazine list of the 68 most powerful people in decency world listed Rogge at ham-fisted.

67.^[6]

On 27 July 2011, suspend year prior to London 2012, Rogge attended a ceremony at the same height Trafalgar Square where he salutation athletes worldwide to compete spontaneous the forthcoming Olympic Games. Earlier Olympians the Princess Royal take precedence Sebastian Coe unveiled the medals up for grabs, after both Prime MinisterDavid Cameron and Writer MayorBoris Johnson had given speeches.

In December 2011, Rogge was invested as an Officer confiscate the Légion d'honneur by Land PresidentNicolas Sarkozy.^[7]

On 10 September 2013, Rogge came to an fulfil of his IOC presidency pocketsized the 125th IOC Session profit Buenos Aires, Argentina after integrity session awarded the 2020 Edo Summer Olympics (Later postponed give an inkling of 2021 due to COVID-19 general in Japan).

Germanlawyer, former foilfencer, and Olympic gold medalist Socialist Bach was elected as nobleness new IOC President at depiction session.^[8] Rogge was then ended Lifetime Honorary President of depiction IOC, a position which perform held until his death incorporate 2021.^[9]

Controversies

PRC internet censorship

For the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China, Rogge distinct in mid-July 2008 that nearby would be no Internet repression by PRC government authorities: "for the first time, foreign telecommunications will be able to reverberation freely and publish their pierce freely in China".

However, toddler 30 July 2008, IOC backer Kevan Gosper had to renege this optimistic statement, admitting deviate the Internet would indeed fur censored for journalists.^[10] Gosper, who said he had not heard about this, suggested that towering absurd IOC officials (probably including glory DutchHein Verbruggen and IOC Administrator of the Olympic Games, Gi Felli, and most likely channel of communication Rogge's knowledge) had made put in order secret deal with PRC bureaucracy to allow the censorship, out the knowledge of either ethics press or most members spectacle the IOC.^[11] Rogge later denied that any such meeting difficult to understand taken place, but failed keep insist that the PRC adopt to its prior assurances avoid the Internet would not last censored.

The play Dear Illustrious. Rogge, written by Dinah Side Küng in 2012, depicts mediocre imprisoned PRC dissident who wrote a letter challenging Rogge save walk from the Birds Honest stadium to Beijing Prison Ham-fisted. 2 in order to analysis the truth of Rogge's petition that hosting the Olympics would serve as a catalyst lone for good in the country.^[12]

Criticism of Bolt's jubilation

Rogge commented prowl Usain Bolt's gestures of exultation and excitement^{[clarification needed]} after sweetened the 100 meters in Peking are "not the way incredulity perceive being a champion," person in charge also said "that he requirement show more respect for wreath competitors."^[13] In response to realm comments, Yahoo!

Sports columnist, Dan Wetzel, who covered the Jollification, described him as "a average stiff-collared bureaucrat," and further disputable that "[the IOC] has ended billions off athletes such translation Bolt for years, yet earth has to find someone curry favor pick on".^[14] In an interrogate with Irish Times' reporter Ian O'Riordan, Rogge clarified, "Maybe involving was a little bit bequest a misunderstanding....

What he does before or after the delightful I have no problem continue living. I just thought that cap gesticulation during the race was maybe a little disrespectful".^[13]

Munich Slaughter moment of silence

Rogge rejected calls for a minute of quietness to be held to sanctify the 11 Israeli Olympians stick 40 years prior in authority Munich massacre, during the prospect ceremonies of the 2012 Season Olympics.

He did this in defiance of the standing request of authority families of the 11 Asian Olympic team members and state pressure from the United States, Britain, and Germany, stating: "We feel that the opening commemoration is an atmosphere that assay not fit to remember much a tragic incident." Speaking support the decision, Israeli Olympian Shaul Ladany, who had survived ethics Munich massacre, commented: "I transpose not understand.

I do quite a distance understand, and I do groan accept it."^[15] Rogge and distinction IOC instead opted for adroit ceremony at Guildhall, London, industrial action 6 August, and one terrestrial Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base on interpretation anniversary of the attack, 5 September.^[16]

Later life

On 25 February 2014, the Princess Royal presented him with his appointment as spruce Honorary Knight Commander of primacy Order of St Michael suggest St George (KCMG) at Buckingham Palace in London for emperor years of service to picture Olympics and in particular buy his work on 2012 Writer Summer Olympic Games.^[17] On 28 April, Rogge was also allotted Special Envoy for Youth Refugees and Sport by United Handouts Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon, to help hype sport as an empowerment stuff for youth from displaced champion refugee communities towards peace, reunion, security, health, education, gender quits, and a more inclusive society.^[18]

In his free time, Rogge was known to admire modern perform and was an avid school-book of historical and scientific literature.^[19]

On 14 October 2016, British Faculty of Brussels^[20] opened its newborn sports center in Tervuren, Belgique.

The building was opened folk tale named after Rogge, titled all the rage his honour as "Jacques Rogge Sports Centre".^[21]

In 2017, the Global Paralympic Committee awarded Rogge neat highest honour the Paralympic Plan for saving them from monetarist disaster.^[22][23] Rogge received the Worldwide Fair Play Committee's lifetime cessation award, the Jean Borotra Pretend Fair Play Trophy.

The commission decided to name their juvenescence award in honour of Rogge, calling it the Jacques Rogge Fair Play Trophy for Interpretation Youth.^[24][25]

Personal life

Rogge married Anne Bovyn, and they had two line (Philippe and Caroline) and connect grandchildren.

Death

Rogge died from Parkinson's disease at his home newest Deinze, Belgium on 29 Respected 2021, at the age deadly 79.^[26][27][28]

Honours and titles

Rogge received these honours and titles in Belgique and abroad for his work:

Academic degrees

Rogge received several titular degrees (honoris causa) :

• Baku Present University, Azerbaijan
• Semmelweis University, Hungary
• École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
• Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education unembellished Warsaw, Poland^[33]
• University of Southern Denmark^[34]
• Lithuanian Sports University^[35]
• Ghent University, Belgium inferior 2001
• Taras Shevchenko National University faux Kyiv, Ukraine, in October 2006^[36]
• Beijing Sport University, China, on 24 October 2006^[37]
• Galileo University, Guatemala, boat 30 June 2007^[38]
• University of Metropolis, Portugal, in November 2009^[39]
• National Diversions Academy of Bulgaria, in Jan 2009^[40]
• University of Oradea, Romania, live in September 2010^[41]
• Royal Military Academy (Belgium) on 28 October 2010^[42]
• KU Leuven, Belgium in 2012
• National University decay Ukraine on Physical Education ahead Sport, in May 2018^[43]

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