Jacques Rogge
Jacques Rogge (born May 2, 1942) is a Belgian orthopaedic surgeon and the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2001.
Born in Ghent, Rogge competed in yachting in the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and was a player in the Belgian rugby team. Rogge served as president of the Belgian National Olympic Committee from 1989 to 1992, and president of the European Olympic Committees from 1989 to 2001. He became a member of the IOC in 1991, and joined the Executive Board in 1998.
Rogge was elected as president of the IOC on July 16, 2001 at the IOC sesion in Moscow as the successor to Juan Antonio Samaranch, who had led the IOC since 1980.
One of the core points of his policy is to limit the number of participants in the Summer Olympics at the current size of about 10,000. He has said that he will show no tolerance towards corruption and doping.
Jacques Rogge has been created a Knight and a Count by the Belgian King Albert II.
