François Carrard was a Swiss lawyer and sports administrator who was the first Director-General of the International Olympic Committee.[1] He held the position from 1989 to 2003.[2] Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, described him as “one of the pillars of the phenomenon that is modern sport”.[3]
Carrard was also a leading figure in the creation of the World Anti-Doping Agency and advised various international sports federations, including the International Swimming Federation (FINA),[4] FIFA,[5] and the International Boxing Association.[6] He was also chairman of the Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation[7] and the Beau Rivage Palace hotel.[8]
He was born in Lausanne in 1938[9] and died on 9 January 2022 aged 83.[2][10]
Carrard's posthumous autobiography, 'By The Way', was published by Chiselbury in April 2024.[11]
References
edit- ^ "International Olympic Committee pays tribute to long-time Director General, François Carrard". International Olympic Committee. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ a b "François Carrard, legal doyen of Olympic sports, dies at 83". AP NEWS. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ Carrard, François (2024). By The Way. London: Chiselbury. ISBN 978-1-916556-22-5.
- ^ "Passages: Francois Carrard, Former IOC Director General Dies at 83". Swimming World News. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "FIFA mourns passing of François Carrard". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ Dupraz-Dobias, Paula (2022-01-10). "Former IOC director-general and FIFA reformer Carrard dies". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "Maître François Carrard 1938 - 2022". Montreux Jazz Festival. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Hommage à Maître François Carrard – Ville de Lausanne". Site officiel de la Ville de Lausanne (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "'Former IOC director-general and FIFA reformer Carrard dies'".
- ^ "Hommage à Maître François Carrard – Ville de Lausanne". Site officiel de la Ville de Lausanne (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ Carrard, François (2024). By The Way. London: Chiselbury. ISBN 978-1-916556-22-5.