Person    | Male  Born 2/5/1942  Died 29/8/2021

Comte Jacques Jean Marie Rogge

Categories: Medicine, Sport / Games

Countries: Belgium

He was born on 2 May 1942 in Ghent, Belgium. Elected President of the International Olympic Committee in 2001 and served until 2013 when he was made the IOC's Honorary President, a lifetime position, which he held, according to his Wikipedia page, until his death, aged 79 years, on 29 August 2021 in Deinze, Belgium.

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Comte Jacques Jean Marie Rogge

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