93,728 profiles ranked live

Kirsty Coventry

✓ Source-basedfalling

Zimbabwean swimmer, politician, and sports administrator

PoliticiansBorn 1983 · age 43
CompareClaim
Fame56.0
MomentumNot measured
Languages32
Peak2000s
In century#6,296

Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward is a Zimbabwean politician, sports administrator, and former competitive swimmer who is the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Also inDeutsch

Photos 3

In their own words 10

Kirsty Coventry
said · Oct 1, 2025
Own words

With so many wars and conflicts affecting millions of innocent people all around the world, sport has the ability to bring the whole world together in peaceful competition

IOC President welcomes NOC of Palestine to Olympic House,01 October 2025

Wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kirsty Coventry
said · Sep 18, 2025
Own words

This venue is going to be beautiful, and in a few months’ time will be welcoming athletes from all around the world. And you must be proud because it really is a stunning Village.

IOC President impressed with Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Village: “Makes me want to become a winter athlete!”,18 September 2025

Wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kirsty Coventry
said
Own words

I take any opportunity I can to raise our country's flag really high and get some shining positive light on things over there.

Website

Wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0

Awards 1

2005Honda Sports Award for Swimming & Diving

In their orbit 1

Connected to Kirsty 5

Politicians born in the 1980s 1

About this person

Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward is a Zimbabwean politician, sports administrator, and former competitive swimmer who is the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She has served as the president of the IOC since 23 June 2025, and is the first woman, the first Zimbabwean, and the first African to hold the office, while also only the second non-European president of the IOC, following Avery Brundage who left office in 1972.

Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1983 · age 43
Written about in
32 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.