Thomas Bach

President of the International Olympic Committee
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Thomas Bach (Thomas Bach) He was born in Germany on December 29, 1953 Wurzburg He is a former German fencer and the current president of the International Olympic Committee [21] .
In 1976, Bach Montreal He won the men's foil team gold medal in the Olympic Games [18] . In 1977, he was in Buenos Aires He won the men's foil team gold medal at the World Championships [20] .
In 1981, Bach entered International Olympic Committee The Athletes' Committee. In 1982, he joined the Federal Olympic Committee of Germany. In 1996, he was elected to the International Olympic Committee Executive Committee, long-term head of the project committee, judicial committee and other important departments, and responsible for the Olympic Games in Europe television rights sales [19] . In 2000, he became the vice president of the International Olympic Committee and was responsible for the legal affairs of the Olympic Committee for a long time. February 2006, in Turin Winter Olympics He was re-elected Vice President of the International Olympic Committee. He was elected to his ninth term on 10 September 2013 President of the International Olympic Committee [2] .
On 10 March 2021, Bach was re-elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) until 2025 [13] .
Chinese name
Thomas Bach
Foreign name
Thomas Bach
nationality
Germany
Ethnic group
Germanic
Place of Birth
Germany Wurzburg
Date of birth
December 29, 1953
Graduate School
University of Wurzburg
Major awards
Montreal Olympic Games men's foil team gold medal
duty
President of the International Olympic Committee
gender
male

career

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Sports career

In 1971, Bach won a bronze medal at the World Junior Fencing Championships.
Bach as a young man
In 1973, Bach won the silver medal in men's foil at the World Fencing Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden [20] .
In 1976, in the men's foil team final at the Montreal Olympics, Bach won three matches before finally competing against Harald Hayne , Klaus Reichelt , Matthias Bell , Erk Sens Germany won the men's foil team championship with a 9-6 victory over Italy [18] [20] [24] .
In 1977, Bach won the gold medal in men's foil at the World Fencing Championships in Buenos Aires [20] .
In 1979, Bach won the third place in the men's foil team at the Melbourne Fencing World Championships. In the same year, he graduated from Germany University of Wurzburg Law and political science [18] . Get in Federal Constitutional Court of Germany Doctor of Law degree.

Olympic career

In 1981, Bach was elected to the then newly established International Olympic Committee Member of the Athletes' Committee.
In 1982, Bach joined the Federal Olympic Committee of Germany.
In 1985, Bach became director of international relations at Adidas.
Bach was elected a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1991 [18] .
In 1996, Bach was elected to the IOC Executive Committee.
In 1998, Bach was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Michael Weinig AG [18] .
In 2000, Bach became a vice president of the International Olympic Committee and has long been responsible for the legal affairs of the Olympic Committee.
In August 2004, Bach resigned as vice-president of the International Olympic Committee.
February 2006, in Turin Winter Olympics Bach was re-elected as Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee.
On September 10, 2013, in Buenos Aires At the 125th Plenary session of the International Olympic Committee, Bach was elected to the ninth term President of the International Olympic Committee He became the first Olympic champion in history to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee, and the eighth president from Europe. [2]
2019年1月31日,中国国家主席习近平在人民大会堂会见巴赫 [23] .
On 17 July 2020, Bach announced his candidacy for re-election as IOC President at the 136th IOC Session [3] . On December 1, the International Olympic Committee announced in Lausanne, Switzerland, Bach became the sole candidate for the next president of the International Olympic Committee election [1] .
On March 10, 2021, the 137th Plenary session of the IOC was held, and Bach was successfully re-elected to a term until 2025. [13]
On February 4, 2022, Bach was elected Beijing Winter Olympics Pass the torch bearer in a closed loop. [17] On the evening of February 4, at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Bach and Cai Qi Separate speeches [22] . On February 19, at the 139th IOC Plenary Session, IOC President Thomas Bach presented the Olympic Trophy to all the Chinese people to thank the Chinese people for their outstanding contribution to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. [25]
2023年9月22日下午,国家主席习近平在杭州西湖国宾馆会见来华出席第19届亚洲运动会开幕式的国际奥林匹克委员会主席巴赫。 [29]

Career data

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Bach's fencing career statistics
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competition
item
grade
rank
1971
World Youth Fencing Championships
Men's foil individual
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Third place winner
1973
World Fencing Championships in Gothenburg
Men's foil team
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runner-up
1976
Montreal Olympic Games - Fencing competition
Men's foil team
9-6
Champion
1977
Buenos Aires Fencing World Championships
Men's foil team
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Champion
1979
Melbourne Fencing World Championships
Men's foil team
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Third place winner
(Reference source: Official website of the Olympic Committee, etc 18 [20] [24] )

Award record

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Social class
Award time Award name Award result remark
The 2019-6-3 2019 Jem Papandreou International Peace Prize Win a prize
2015-10-30 Award for outstanding contribution to the Olympic Movement Win a prize byAssociations of National and Regional Olympic Committeesconfer
Honorary title
Award time Award name Award result
The 2018-6-5 Beijing Sport UniversityEmeritus professor Win a prize
The 2015-3-23 University of Vucon, SpainHonorary doctorate Win a prize
The 2014-8-19 Nanjing Institute of Physical EducationEmeritus professor Win a prize
sports
Award time Award name Award result
1977 Champion of men's team foil at the Buenos Aires Fencing World Championships Win a prize
1976-7 Gold medal of men's foil team at the Montreal Olympic Games Win a prize
1973 Runner-up in men's foil team at the World Fencing Championships in Gothenburg Win a prize
(Reference source: [4-8] [11] 18 [20] )

Personal life

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On November 17, 2013, Bach and his delegation officially arrived at the first stop of their trip to China Nanjing , open the pair China Two and a half day visit. This is Bach's first visit to China since he was elected president of the International Olympic Committee in September 2013. Bach also visited the Youth Olympic Village and the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, and said he was very satisfied with the progress of preparations for the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games. [9]
On January 30, 2019, Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee and Director General of the China Media Group Shen Haixiong Meeting Bach in Beijing [10] . [11] .
On January 22, 2022, Bach arrived in Beijing to attend Beijing Winter Olympics And related activities [14] . Bach attends a press conference at the main media center of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games on February 3, 2018 [15] . At 10:30 am on February 4, Bach participated in the torch relay held in the South Garden of the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing as a torchbearer [16] . Bach said at a press conference on February 6 that the Beijing Winter Olympics had created history and left a new technical standard for the Olympics.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said in the preface to the special issue of Civilization magazine "World Civilization and the Olympics", "Inspire a new generation with eternal Olympic values". [26]
On the afternoon of January 25, 2022, President of the State Xi Jinping In Beijing Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Meeting with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. [28]
On September 11, 2022, International Olympic Committee President Bach sent a letter CCTV (China Central Television) Director of the General desk, wish the staff of the general desk a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. [27]
2023年9月22日下午,中国国家主席习近平在杭州西湖国宾馆会见来华出席第19届亚洲运动会开幕式的国际奥林匹克委员会主席巴赫。 [29]

Social evaluation

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International Olympic Committee A mature leader is needed. Bach was once an Olympic champion, a very talented athlete, with many years of sports experience, has a deep feeling and understanding of sports, which makes him very understand sports. In addition, he has worked in the International Olympic Committee for many years, has rich experience and ability to deal with international issues, he can speak many languages, and has a good advantage and affinity in communication and expression. In addition, he is good at team work and knows how to organize a team so that everyone can exert their maximum potential [19] . (German sports veteran Klausen comments)
Bach was not a tall man, but his body was strong and his shoulders broad; Under the gold glasses, the eyes are bright, and the conversation is lively and full of humor. Bach was particularly friendly to China [12] . ( People's Daily Review)
Bach, who became an IOC member in 1991, has been working to clean up the Olympic movement and fight doping as chairman of the disciplinary commission. As the representative of legal affairs, he made more amendments and efforts for the organization and operation of the International Olympic Committee. Bach was also instrumental in helping the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) combat doping. Bach, through a series of means, has been working with anti-doping agencies to close inspection loopholes, and asked the sports departments of each country to cooperate. Bach has been in the central organ of the Olympic Committee for a long time, and is extremely familiar with the operation procedures of the Olympic Committee, and is an ideal candidate to take over the president of the Olympic Committee smoothly [21] . ( people.com.cn Review)