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Is Thomas Bach the first Olympic champion to take the post of president of the IOC?

  • Yes

  • No

  • He never became president

  • He was the second

Answer

Yes, Thomas Bach is the first Olympic champion to become president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he won a gold medal for the West German team in team foil fencing. He retired from competitive fencing in 1980, and entered sports administration. In 2013, he was elected as the 9th President of the IOC, succeeding Jacques Rogge.
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