François Carrard
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François Carrard was a Swiss lawyer and sports administrator who was the first Director-General of the International Olympic Committee.[1] He held the position from 1989 to 2003.[2]
Carrard was also a leading figure in the creation of the World Anti-Doping Agency and advised various international sports federations, including the International Swimming Federation (FINA),[3] FIFA,[4] and the International Boxing Association.[5] He was also chairman of the Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation[6] and the Beau Rivage Palace hotel.[7]
He was born in Lausanne in 1938[8] and died in January 2022 aged 83.[2]
References
- ^ "International Olympic Committee pays tribute to long-time Director General, François Carrard". International Olympic Committee. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ a b "François Carrard, legal doyen of Olympic sports, dies at 83". AP NEWS. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "Passages: Francois Carrard, Former IOC Director General Dies at 83". Swimming World News. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "FIFA mourns passing of François Carrard". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ Dupraz-Dobias, Paula (2022-01-10). "Former IOC director-general and FIFA reformer Carrard dies". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "Maître François Carrard 1938 - 2022". Montreux Jazz Festival. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Hommage à Maître François Carrard – Ville de Lausanne". Site officiel de la Ville de Lausanne (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "'Former IOC director-general and FIFA reformer Carrard dies'".