05 April, 2012

Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) - Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) presidents

The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, or FIVB (English: International Federation of Volleyball), is the international sanctioning body for the sports of indoor, beach and grass volleyball.

Presidents

Paul Libaud
Rubén Acosta Hernández
Jizhong Wei
1947 - 1984
1984 - 2008
2008 -

International Triathlon Union (ITU) - International Triathlon Union (ITU) presidents

The International Triathlon Union or ITU, is the governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and other variations.

Presidents

Les McDonald
Marisol Casado Estupiñán
1989 – 2008
2008 –

International Tennis Federation (ITF) - International Tennis Federation (ITF) presidents

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis. It was founded as the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) in 1913.

Presidents

Pierre Gillou
Charles Barde
Paul de Borman
Pierre Gillou
J. Eaton Griffith
R.B. Kingman
R.H. Youdale
David Croll
Charles Barde
J. Eaton Griffith
R.B. Kingman
Giorgio de Stefani
R.H. Youdale
R.N. Watt
Charles Barde
J. Eaton Griffith
Jean Borotra
R.H. Youdale
Giorgio de Stefani
J. Eaton Griffith
Paulo da Silva Costa
Giorgio de Stefani
B.A. Barnett
A. Heyman
W.E. Elcock
D.N. Hardwick
Philippe Chatrier
Brian Tobin
Francesco Ricci Bitti
1938 – 1939
1939 – 1946
1946 – 1947
1947 – 1948
1948 – 1949
1949 – 1950
1950 – 1951
1951 – 1952
1952 – 1953
1953 – 1954
1954 – 1955
1955 – 1956
1956 – 1957
1957 – 1958
1958 – 1959
1959 – 1960
1960 – 1961
1961 – 1962
1962 – 1963
1963 – 1965
1965 – 1967
1967 – 1969
1969 – 1971
1971 – 1974
1974 – 1975
1975 – 1977
1977 – 1991
1991 – 1999
1999 –

World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) - World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) presidents

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is the member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the competition events of the martial art of taekwondo.

Presidents

Un Yong Kim
Chung Won Choue
1973 – 2004
2004 –

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) - International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) presidents

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the governing body for all international table tennis associations.

Presidents

Ivor Montagu
Roy Evans
Ichirō Ogimura
Sven-Olof Hammarlund
Xu Yinsheng
Adham Sharara
1926 - 1967
1967 - 1987
1987 - 1994
1994 - 1995
1995 - 1999
1999 -

International Sailing Federation (ISAF) - International Sailing Federation (ISAF) presidents

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing.

Presidents

Ralph Gore
Peter Scott
Beppe Croce
Peter Tallberg
Paul Henderson
Göran Petersson
1946 - 1955
1955 - 1969
1969 - 1986
1986 - 1994
1994 - 2004
2004 -

Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) - Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) presidents

The Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron, or FISA (English: International Rowing Federation), is the international federation which is the governing body for international Rowing.

Presidents

Eugène Baud
Rico Fioroni
Gaston Mullegg
Thomas Keller
Denis Oswald
1923 – 1926
1926 – 1949
1949 – 1958
1958 – 1989
1989 –

International Judo Federation (IJF) - International Judo Federation (IJF) presidents

International Judo Federation (IJF) is the international sanctioning body for Judo.

Presidents

Aldo Torti
Risei Kano
Charles Palmer
Shigeyoshi Matsumae
Sarkis Kaloghlian
Lawrie Hargrave
Luis Baguena
Yong Sung Park
Marius Vizer
1951
1952 – 1965
1965 – 1979
1979 – 1987
1987 – 1989
1989 – 1991
1991 – 1995
1995 – 2007
2007 –

International Hockey Federation - International Hockey Federation presidents

The International Hockey Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Hockey sur Gazon, or FIH) is the global governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey.

Presidents

Paul Léautey
Frantz Reichel
Marcel Bellin du Coteau
Georg Evers
Robert Liégeois
Quarles van Ufford
René Franck
Étienne Glichitch
Juan Ángel Calzado
Els van Breda Vriesman
Leandro Negre
1924 – 1926
1926 – 1932
1932 – 1936
1936 – 1945
1945 – 1946
1946 – 1966
1966 – 1983
1983 – 1996
1996 – 2001
2001 – 2008
2008 –

Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) - Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) presidents

The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, or FIG (English: International Federation of Gymnastics, IFG) is the governing body of competitive gymnastics.

Presidents

Nicolas J. Cuperus
Charles Cazalet
Adam Zamoyski
Goblet d’Alviella
Charles Thoeni
Arthur Gander
Yuri Titov
Bruno Grandi
1881 – 1924
1924 – 1933
1933 – 1946
1946 – 1956
1956 – 1966
1966 – 1976
1976 – 1996
1996

Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) - Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) presidents

Fédération Internationale d'Escrime , or FIE (English: International Fencing Federation), is the international governing body of Olympic fencing.

Presidents

Albert Feyerik
André Maginot
George van Rossem
Eugène Empeyta
Paul Anspach
Jacques Coutrot
Giuseppe Mazzini
Pierre Ferri
Miguel de Capriles
Pierre Ferri
Giancarlo Brusati
Rolland Boitelle
René Roch
Alisher Usmanov
1913 – 1921
1921 – 1924
1925 – 1928
1929 – 1932
1933 – 1948
1949 – 1952
1953 – 1956
1957 – 1960
1961 – 1964
1965 – 1980
1981 – 1984
1984 – 1992
1993 – 2008
2008 –

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) - Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) presidents

Union Cycliste Internationale, or UCI (English: International Cycling Union), is the world governing body for sports cycling and international competitive cycling events.

Presidents

Emile De Beukelaer
Léon Breton
Max Burgi
Alban Collignon
Achille Joinard
Adriano Rodoni
Luis Puig
Hein Verbruggen
Pat McQuaid
1900 – 1922
1922 – 1936
1936 – 1939
1939 – 1947
1947 – 1958
1958 – 1981
1981 – 1990
1991 – 2005
2005 –

International Canoe Federation (ICF) - International Canoe Federation (ICF) presidents

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is the organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide.

Presidents

Franz Reinicke
Paul Wulff
Franz Reinicke
Max W. Eckert
Jonas Asschier
Harald Jespersen
Karel Popel
Charles de Coquereaumont
Sergio Orsi
Ulrich Feldhoff
José Perurena López
1924 – 1925
1925 – 1928
1928 – 1932
1932 – 1945
1946 – 1950
1950 – 1954
1954 – 1960
1960 – 1980
1980 – 1998
1998 – 2008
2008 –

International Boxing Association (AIBA) - International Boxing Association (AIBA) presidents

The International Boxing Association, originally the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA) is a sport organization that sanctions amateur boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.

Presidents

Emile Grémaux
Rudyard Russell
Nikolai Nikiforov-Denisov
Don Hull
Anwar Chowdhry
Wu Ching-Kuo
1946 – 1959
1959 – 1974
1974 – 1979
1979 – 1986
1986 – 2006
2006 –

Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) - Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) presidents

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, or FIM, (English: International Motorcycling Federation) is the world sanctioning body of motorcycle racing.

Presidents

A. de Lahausse
Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars
Arthur Stanley
Alberto Bonacossa
Augustin Pérouse
Marcel Haecker
Augustin Pérouse
Nicolas Rodil del Valle
Nicolas Schmit
Jos Vaessen
Francesco Zerbi
Vito Ippolito
1904 – 1905
1905 – 1912
1912 – 1924
1924 – 1946
1946 – 1947
1947 – 1951
1951 – 1959
1965 – 1983
1983 – 1989
1989 – 1995
1995 – 2006
2006 –

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) - Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) presidents

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, or FIA (English: International Automobile Federation) is an association founded as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR) in 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users. The FIA is mostly known as the governing body for many auto racing events.

Presidents

Etienne van Zuylen van Nijevelt
Robert de Vogüé
Jehan de Rohan-Chabot
Hadelin de Liedekerke Beaufort
Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto
Wilfrid Andrews
Amaury de Merode
Paul Metternich
Jean-Marie Balestre
Max Mosley
Jean Todt
1904 – 1931
1931 – 1936
1936 – 1958
1958 – 1963
1963 – 1965
1965 – 1971
1971 – 1975
1975 – 1985
1985 – 1993
1993 – 2009
2009 –

Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) - Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) presidents and secretaries General

The Fédération Internationale de Basketball, or FIBA, (English: International Basketball Federation) is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. It was founded as the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur.

Presidents

Leon Bouffard
Willard Greim
Antonio dos Reis Carneiro
Abdel Moneim Wahby
Gonzalo Puyat II
Robert Busnel
George E. Killian
Abdoulaye Seye Moreau
Carl Men Ky Ching
Bob Elphinston
Yvan Mainini
1932 – 1948
1948 – 1960
1960 – 1968
1968 – 1976
1976 – 1984
1984 – 1990
1990 – 1998
1998 – 2002
2002 – 2006
2006 – 2010
2010 –

Secretaries general

Renato William Jones
Borislav Stanković
Patrick Baumann
1932 – 1976
1976 – 1995
1995 –

Badminton World Federation (BWF) - Badminton World Federation (BWF) presidents

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton. It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation.

Presidents

George Alan Thomas
John Plunkett-Dillon
R. Bruce Hay
A.C.J. van Vossen
John McCallum
Nils Peder Kristensen
David Bloomer
Humphrey Chilton
Ferry Sonneville
Stuart Wyatt
Stellan Mohlin
Craig Reedie
Poul-Erik Nielsen
Ian Palmer
Arthur Jones
Lu Shengrong
Korn Dabbaransi
Kang Young-Joong
1934 – 1955
1955 – 1957
1957 – 1959
1959 – 1961
1961 – 1963
1963 – 1965
1965 – 1969
1969 – 1971
1971 – 1974
1974 – 1976
1976 – 1981
1981 – 1984
1984 – 1986
1986 – 1990
1990 – 1993
1993 – 2001
2001 – 2005
2005 –

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) - International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) presidents

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 as the International Amateur Athletics Federation.

Presidents

Sigfrid Edström
Lord Burghley
Adriaan Paulen
Primo Nebiolo
Lamine Diack
1912 – 1946
1946 – 1976
1976 – 1981
1981 – 1999
1999 –

World Archery Federation (WA) - World Archery Federation (WA) presidents

The World Archery Federation (formerly known as FITA, French Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc) is the governing body of the sport of archery.

Presidents

Mieczysław Fularski
Bronisław Pierzchała
Paul Demare
Henry Kjellson
Oscar Kessels
Inger K. Frith
Francesco Gnecchi-Ruscone
James L. Easton
Uğur Erdener
1931
1931 – 1939
1946 – 1949
1949 – 1957
1957 – 1961
1961 – 1977
1977 – 1989
1989 – 2005
2005 –

Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) - Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) presidents

Fédération Internationale de Natation, of FINA, (English: "International Swimming Federation"), is the International Federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competition in the aquatic sports.

Presidents

George Hearn
Erik Bergvall
Émile-Georges Drigny
Walther Binner
Harold Fern
Rene de Raeve
Mario Luis Negri
Jan de Vries
Max Ritter
William Berge Phillips
Javier Ostos Mora
Harold Henning
Javier Ostos Mora
Ante Lambaša
Robert Helmick
Mustafá Larfaoui
Julio Maglione
1908 - 1924
1924 - 1928
1928 - 1932
1932 - 1936
1936 - 1948
1948 - 1952
1952 - 1956
1956 - 1960
1960 - 1964
1964 - 1968
1968 - 1972
1972 - 1976
1976 - 1980
1980 - 1984
1984 - 1988
1988 - 2009
2009 -

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) - Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) presidents

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (English: International Federation of Association Football), of FIFA, is the international governing body of association football, futsal and beach soccer.

Presidents

Robert Guérin
Daniel Burley Woolfall
Jules Rimet
Rodolphe Seeldrayers
Arthur Drewry
Stanley Rous
João Havelange
Sepp Blatter
1904 - 1906
1906 - 1918
1921 - 1954
1954 - 1955
1955 - 1961
1961 - 1974
1974 - 1998
1998

International Olympic Committee (IOC) - International Olympic Committee presidents

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) (French: le Comité international olympique) (CIO), is an international sports organisation, created by Pierre de Coubertin with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president.

Presidents

Demetrius Vikelas
Pierre de Coubertin
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Johannes Sigfrid Edström
Avery Brundage
Lord Killanin
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Jacques Rogge
1894 - 1896
1896 - 1925
1925 - 1942
1942 - 1952
1952 - 1972
1972 - 1980
1980 - 2001
2001

Weightlifting, Super heavyweight - Super heavyweight Olympic Gold medalists, men

1972 Vasiliy Alekseyev
1976 Vasiliy Alekseyev
1980 Sultan Rakhmanov
1984 Dean Lukin
1988 Aleksandr Kurlovich
1992 Aleksandr Kurlovich
1996 Andrei Chemerkin
2000 Hossein Rezazadeh
2004 Hossein Rezazadeh
2008 Matthias Steiner

Weightlifting, First heavyweight - First heavyweight Olympic Gold medalists

1980 Ota Zaremba
1984 Rolf Milser
1988 Pavel Kuznetsov
1992 Viktor Tregubov
1996 Kakhi Kakhiashvili

Weightlifting, Heavyweight - Heavyweight Olympic Gold medalists, men

1920 Filippo Bottino
1924 Giuseppe Tonani
1928 Josef Strassberger
1932 Jaroslav Skobla
1936 Josef Manger
1948 John Davis
1952 John Davis
1956 Paul Anderson
1960 Yury Vlasov
1964 Leonid Zhabotinsky
1968 Leonid Zhabotinsky
1972 Jaan Talts
1976 Yuri Zaitsev
1980 Leonid Taranenko
1984 Norberto Oberburger
1988 Yury Zakharevitch
1992 Ronny Weller
1996 Timur Taymazov
2000 Hossein Tavakkoli
2004 Dmitry Berestov
2008 Andrei Aramnau

Weightlifting, Middle heavyweight - Middle heavyweight Olympic Gold medalists

1952 Norbert Schemansky
1956 Arkady Vorobyov
1960 Arkady Vorobyov
1964 Vladimir Golovanov
1968 Kaarlo Kangasniemi
1972 Andon Nikolov
1976 David Rigert
1980 Peter Baczako
1984 Nicu Vlad
1988 Anatoly Khrapaty
1992 Kakhi Kakhiashvili
1996 Aleksei Petrov
2000 Kakhi Kakhiashvili
2004 Milen Dobrev
2008 Ilya Ilin

Weightlifting, Light heavyweight - Light heavyweight Olympic Gold medalists, men

1920 Ernest Cadine
1924 Charles Rigoulot
1928 El Sayed Nosseir
1932 Louis Hostin
1936 Louis Hostin
1948 Stanley Stanczyk
1952 Trofim Lomakin
1956 Tommy Kono
1960 Ireneusz Palinski
1964 Rudolf Plyukfelder
1968 Boris Selitsky
1972 Leif Jenssen
1976 Valery Shary
1980 Yurik Vardanian
1984 Petre Becheru
1988 Israil Arsamakov
1992 Pyrros Dimas
1996 Pyrros Dimas
2000 Pyrros Dimas
2004 Giorgi Asanidze
2008 Lu Yong

Weightlifting, Middleweight - Middleweight Olympic Gold medalists, men

1920 Henri Gance
1924 Carlo Galimberti
1928 Roger François
1932 Rudolf Ismayr
1936 Khadr El Touni
1948 Frank Spellman
1952 Peter George
1956 Fyodor Bogdanovsky
1960 Aleksandr Kurynov
1964 Hans Zdražila
1968 Viktor Kurentsov
1972 Yordan Bikov
1976 Yordan Mitkov
1980 Asen Zlatev
1984 Karl-Heinz Radschinsky
1988 Borislav Gidikov
1992 Fedor Kassapu
1996 Pablo Lara Rodriguez
2000 Zhan Xugang
2004 Taner Sağır
2008 Sa Jae-Hyouk

Weightlifting, Lightweight - Lightweight Olympic Gold medalists, men

1920 Alfred Neuland
1924 Edmond Decottignies
1928 Hans Haas/Kurt Helbig
1932 René Duverger
1936 Robert Fein/Anwar Mesbah
1948 Ibrahim Shams
1952 Tommy Kono
1956 Ihor Rybak
1960 Viktor Bushuev
1964 Waldemar Baszanowski
1968 Waldemar Baszanowski
1972 Mukharby Kirzhinov
1976 Petro Korol
1980 Yanko Rusev
1984 Yao Jingyuan
1988 Joachim Kunz
1992 Israil Militosyan
1996 Zhan Xugang
2000 Galabin Boevski
2004 Zhang Guozheng
2008 Liao Hui