John Coates

Australian sports administrator · Australia · On the map · Executives · Born 1950 · age 76

John Dowling Coates is an Australian lawyer, sports administrator and businessman.

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2006Companion of the Order of AustraliaAward2001Australian Sports MedalAwardCentenary MedalAward2000Gold Olympic OrderAward1995Officer of the Order of AustraliaAward1989Member of the Order of AustraliaAward1950Born7 May 1950

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John Coates, Rob Hulls, David de Kretser, and John So at the 2008 Australian Olympic team parade in Melbourne.

Awards

Companion of the Order of Australia2006

Australian Sports Medal2001

Centenary Medal2001

Gold Olympic Order2000

Officer of the Order of Australia1995

Member of the Order of Australia1989

Order of the Rising Sun

About this person

He is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) having been a vice president from 2013 to 2017 and again since 2020, and is the former president of the Australian Olympic Committee and chair of the Australian Olympic Foundation. Alongside these roles Coates is also the president of the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the International Council of Arbitration for Sport.

Country

Australia

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