Thomas Bach
Thomas Bach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9th President of the International Olympic Committee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 10 September 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jacques Rogge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honorary President-designate of the International Olympic Committee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assuming office 23 June 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Kirsty Coventry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeding | Vacant, last held by Jacques Rogge (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 December 1953 Würzburg, Bavaria, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Würzburg (Dr. iur. utr.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Lawyer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fencing-Club Tauberbischofsheim | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Bach (born 29 December 1953) is a German lawyer, former foil fencer, and Olympic gold medalist. He has served as the ninth president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013, the first ever Olympic champion to be elected to that position. Bach is also a former German individual foil champion as well as a team world champion, and former member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation's executive board.