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German fencer, lawyer and sports official; 9th president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013

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Thomas Bach is a German lawyer, sports adminstrator, and former foil fencer. He served as the ninth president of the International Olympic Committee, from 2013 to 2025. He was the first Olympic champion to be elected to that position, having won gold in the 1976 men's team foil.

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Thomas Bach
said · Aug 11, 2024
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We know that the Olympic Games cannot create peace. But the Olympic Games can create a culture of peace that inspires the world.

Address for the closing ceremonies of the Paris Olympics (11 August 2024)

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Thomas Bach
said · Jul 26, 2024
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This is the pinnacle of your Olympic journey. You have come to Paris as athletes. Now you are Olympians.

Address for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics (26 July 2024)

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Awards 11

2025Gold Olympic Order
2019Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix
1984Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Order of Honour
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th class
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
Order of National Merit
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary

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Thomas Bach is a German lawyer, sports adminstrator, and former foil fencer. He served as the ninth president of the International Olympic Committee, from 2013 to 2025. He was the first Olympic champion to be elected to that position, having won gold in the 1976 men's team foil. Since 2025, he has served as Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee. Bach is also a former German individual foil champion as well as a team world champion, and former member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation's executive board.

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Germany
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Athlete
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living
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Born 1953 · age 72
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