Thomas Bach

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Thomas Bach

9th President of the IOC
Assumed office
10 September 2013
Preceded byJacques Rogge
Personal details
Born (1953-12-29) 29 December 1953 (age 70)
Würzburg, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Political partyFree Democratic
Alma materUniversity of Würzburg
ProfessionLawyer
Signature
Sports career
Personal information
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
SportFencing
ClubFencing-Club Tauberbischofsheim[1]
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montréal Foil, team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1973 Gothenburg Foil, team
Gold medal – first place 1977 Buenos Aires Foil, team
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Melbourne Foil, team

Thomas Bach, OLY (born 29 December 1953) is a German lawyer and former Olympic fencer. Bach is the ninth and current President of the International Olympic Committee.

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Bach". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

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