List of members of the International Olympic Committee

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This is a list of members of the International Olympic Committee. According to the Olympic Charter, the members of the IOC "represent and promote the interests of the IOC and of the Olympic Movement in their countries and in the organisations of the Olympic Movement in which they serve". Currently there are 106 members and 41 honorary members.[1]

Current members[edit]

The chairperson of an international organization, who represents an Olympic sport (e.g. the chairman of World Athletics), is represented in the IOC "ex officio" (i.e., because of that position).

Member Country Since Olympic participation
(if any)
Ex officio Notes
HSH Princess Nora of Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 1984
HSH Sovereign Prince Albert II  Monaco 1985 bobsleigh (1988–2002)
Anita L. DeFrantz  United States 1986 rowing (1976)
HRH The Princess Royal  Great Britain 1988 equestrianism (1976)
Richard L. Carrión  Puerto Rico 1990
Denis Oswald   Switzerland 1991 rowing (1968–1976) WR (rowing) Former president of World Rowing Federation (1989–2014)
Thomas Bach  Germany 1991 fencing (1976) President since 2013[2]
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah  Kuwait 1992 Former president of the Olympic Council of Asia (membership currently suspended).
Robin E. Mitchell  Fiji 1994 President of Oceania National Olympic Committees and Association of National Olympic Committees
Shamil Tarpishchev  Russia 1994
Valeriy Borzov  Ukraine 1994 athletics (1972–1976)
Syed Shahid Ali  Pakistan 1996
Gunilla Lindberg  Sweden 1996
Guy Drut  France 1996 athletics (1972–1976)
HRH The Grand Duke of Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1998
Nawal El Moutawakel  Morocco 1998 athletics (1984)
Ng Ser Miang  Singapore 1998
Yu Zaiqing  China 2000
John Coates, AC  Australia 2001
Juan Antonio Samaranch  Spain 2001
HH Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani  Qatar 2002
Nicole Hoevertsz  Aruba 2006 synchronised swimming (1984) Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2028 Summer Olympics
Sergey Bubka  Ukraine 2008 athletics (1988–2000)
Prof Uğur Erdener  Turkey 2008 WA (archery)
Lydia Nsekera  Burundi 2009
HRH Prince Faisal Al Hussein  Jordan 2010
Marisol Casado  Spain 2010 WT (triathlon)
Gerardo Werthein  Argentina 2011
Li Lingwei  China 2012
Baron Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant  Belgium 2012 Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2024 Summer Olympics
Aïcha Garad Ali  Djibouti 2012
Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 2013 swimming (2000–2016) Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics and 2032 Summer Olympics and former Chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission. Elected to full membership in 2021.[3]
Octavian Morariu  Romania 2013
Bernard Rajzman  Brazil 2013 volleyball (1976–1984)
Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski  Philippines 2013
Paul K. Tergat  Kenya 2013 athletics (1996–2004)
Dagmawit Girmay Berhane  Ethiopia 2013
Nenad Lalović  Serbia 2015 UWW (wrestling)
Nita Ambani  India 2016
Sari Essayah  Finland 2016 athletics (1992–1996)
Ivo Ferriani  Italy 2016 bobsleigh (1988) IBSF (bobsleigh & skeleton)
Luis Alberto Moreno  Colombia 2016
Auvita Rapilla  Papua New Guinea 2016
Anant Singh  South Africa 2016
Tricia Smith  Canada 2016 rowing (1976–1988)
Karl Stoss  Austria 2016
Britta Heidemann  Germany 2016 fencing (2004–2012) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Ryu Seung-min  South Korea 2016 table tennis (2004–2012) Vice Chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Dániel Gyurta  Hungary 2016 swimming (2004–2016) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia 2016 athletics (2004–2012) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Sarah Walker  New Zealand 2016 BMX racing (2008–2012) Vice Chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Baklai Temengil  Palau 2017 Member of the IOC Women in Sport Commission
Kristin Kloster Aasen  Norway 2017 Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2026 Winter Olympics
Mrs Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul  Thailand 2017
Luis Mejía Oviedo  Dominican Republic 2017
Neven Ilic  Chile 2017 President of the Pan American Sports Organization
Jean-Christophe Rolland  France 2017 rowing (1992–2000) WR (rowing) Member of the IOC Sustainability and Legacy Commission
Ingmar De Vos  Belgium 2017 FEI (equestrian)
Jiří Kejval  Czech Republic 2018
Emma Terho  Finland 2018 ice hockey (1998–2014) Chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Zhang Hong  China 2018 speed skating (2014–2018) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission and chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Samira Asghari Afghanistan Afghanistan 2018 Member of the IOC Athletes' Entourage Commission
Daina Gudzinevičiūtė  Lithuania 2018 shooting (1996–2012)
Camilo Pérez López Moreira  Paraguay 2018
Felicite Rwemarika  Rwanda 2018
William Frederick Blick  Uganda 2018
HRH Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck  Bhutan 2018
Andrew Parsons  Brazil 2018 IPC (Paralympics)
Morinari Watanabe  Japan 2018 FIG (gymnastics)
Giovanni Malagò  Italy 2019 President of Organizing Committee of 2026 Winter Olympics
Odette Assembe Engoulou  Cameroon 2019
Filomena Fortes  Cape Verde 2019
Matlohang Moiloa-Ramoqopo  Lesotho 2019[4]
Tidjane Thiam  Cote d'Ivoire 2019
Laura Chinchilla  Costa Rica 2019
Erick Thohir  Indonesia 2019
Spyros Capralos  Greece 2019 water polo (1980–1984) President of European Olympic Committees
Mustapha Berraf  Algeria 2019 President of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
Lee Kee-heung  South Korea 2019
Yasuhiro Yamashita  Japan 2020 judo (1984)
Mr David Haggerty  United States 2020 ITF (tennis)
Gianni Infantino   Switzerland 2020 FIFA (football)
María de la Caridad Colón Rueñes  Cuba 2020 athletics (1980)
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović  Croatia 2020
HRH Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud  Saudi Arabia 2020
Battushig Batbold  Mongolia 2020
Lord Sebastian Coe  Great Britain 2020 athletics (1980–1984) WA (athletics) President of Organizing Committee of 2012 Summer Olympics
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen  Norway 2021 cross-country skiing (2010–2018) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Pau Gasol Sáez  Spain 2021 basketball (2004–2020) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Yuki Ota  Japan 2021 fencing (2004–2016) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Federica Pellegrini  Italy 2021 swimming (2004–2020) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Maja Martyna Włoszczowska  Poland 2021 cross-country cycling (2004–2020) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Humphrey Kayange  Kenya 2021 rugby (2016) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Yiech Pur Biel International Olympic Committee UNHCR-Recognised Refugee 2022 athletics (2016)
Danka Barteková  Slovakia 2022 shooting (2008–2020) Former Vice Chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Mr David Lappartient  France 2022 UCI (cycling)
Martin Fourcade  France 2022 biathlon (2010–2018) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Frida Hansdotter  Sweden 2022 alpine skiing (2010–2018) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Yael Arad  Israel 2023 judo (1992–1996)
Balázs Fürjes  Hungary 2023
Cecilia Tait Villacorta  Peru 2023 volleyball (1980–1988)
Michelle Yeoh  Malaysia 2023
Michael Mronz  Germany 2023
Petra Sörling  Sweden 2023 President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
Kim Jae-youl  South Korea 2023 President of the International Skating Union (ISU)
Mehrez Boussayene  Tunisia 2023
  • Athletes' Commission members are elected for eight-year terms.

Honorary Members[edit]

Most honorary members are former members who, after finishing their terms of office, are made honorary members.

Member Country Since Honorary since Olympic participation Notes
Mr Shagdarjav Magvan  Mongolia 1977 2007
Mr Mustapha Larfaoui  Algeria 1995 2009 Former president of World Aquatics (1988–2009)
Ms Manuela Di Centa  Italy 1999 2010 cross-country skiing (1984–1998) Former member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Mr Kipchoge Keino  Kenya 2000 2011 athletics (1964–1972)
Mr Chiharu Igaya  Japan 1982 2012 alpine skiing (1952–1960)
Prof Arne Ljungqvist  Sweden 1994 2012 athletics (1952)
Mr Antun Vrdoljak  Croatia 1995 2012
Intendant Général Lassana Palenfo  Côte d'Ivoire 2000 2012 Former president of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
Mr Francisco J. Elizalde  Philippines 1985 2013
HM King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands  Netherlands 1998 2013
Mr Carlos Arthur Nuzman  Brazil 2000 2013 volleyball (1964) President of Organizing Committee of 2016 Summer Olympics (membership currently provisionally suspended).
Mr Richard Kevan Gosper, AO  Australia 1977 2014 athletics (1956–1960)
Mr Jean-Claude Killy  France 1995 2014 alpine skiing (1964–1968) President of Organizing Committee of 1992 Winter Olympics
Raja Randhir Singh  India 2001 2014 shooting (1968–1984)
HRH Prince Nawaf Bin Faisal Bin Fahad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud  Saudi Arabia 2002 2014
Mr Melitón Sánchez Rivas  Panama 1998 2015
Dr Julio César Maglione  Uruguay 1996 2016 Former president of World Aquatics (aquatics)
Mr Lambis V. Nikolaou  Greece 1986 2016
Mr Vitaly Smirnov  Russia 1971 2016
Mr Olegario Vázquez Raña  Mexico 1995 2016 shooting (1964–1976) Former president of the ISSF (shooting)
Mr Toni Khoury  Lebanon 1995 2016
Mr Alexander Popov  Russia 2000 2016 swimming (1992–2004) Former member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
General Mounir Sabet  Egypt 1998 2017
Mr Timothy Tsun Ting Fok  Hong Kong, China 2001 2017
Mr Issa Hayatou  Cameroon 2001 2017
Mr Gerhard Heiberg  Norway 1994 2017 President of Organizing Committee of 1994 Winter Olympics
HRH Prince Tunku Imran  Malaysia 2006 2019
Mr Mario Pescante  Italy 1994 2019
Mr Sam Ramsamy  South Africa 1995 2019
Mr Chang Ung  North Korea 1996 2019
Mr Franco Carraro  Italy 1982 2020
Mr Iván Dibós  Peru 1982 2020
Mr Willi Kaltschmitt Luján  Guatemala 1988 2020
Sir Austin L. Sealy, KT  Barbados 1994 2020
Mr Samih Moudallal  Syria 1998 2020
Mr Habu Gumel  Nigeria 2009 2020 Vice-president of the FIVB (volleyball)
Mrs Beatrice Allen  Gambia 2006 2021 Vice-president of the WBSC (baseball/softball)
HM King Frederik X of Denmark  Denmark 2009 2021
Sir Craig Reedie, GBE  Great Britain 1994 2022
Mr Richard W. Pound, CC OQ CD KC  Canada 1978 2023 swimming (1960)
Mr Pál Schmitt  Hungary 1983 2023 fencing (1968–1976)

Former members[edit]

Original members[edit]

Member Country From Until Notes
Ferdinando Lucchesi-Palli Italy 1894 1894
Demetrios Vikelas Greece 1894 1897 President (1894–1896)
Arthur Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill Great Britain 1894 1898
Oleksiy Butovsky  Russian Empire 1894 1900
Leonard A. Cuff / New Zealand 1894 1905
Charles Herbert Great Britain 1894 1906
José Benjamín Zubiaur  Argentina 1894 1907
Ferenc Kemény  Austria-Hungary 1894 1907 First Secretary (1895–1907)
Ernest Callot  France 1894 1913 Treasurer (1894–1895)
Viktor Balck Sweden-Norway 1894 1921
William Milligan Sloane /// United States 1894 1924
Baron Pierre de Coubertin  France 1894 1925 President (1896–1925)
Jiří Guth-Jarkovský  Bohemia 1894 1943

References[edit]

  1. ^ IOC Members list
  2. ^ "Home > The IOC > The Organisation: Presidents". Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Kirsty Coventry elected full member of the IOC". Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ Lesotho member

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