1. In 2013, Rogge became the IOC's honorary president, a lifetime position, which he held until his death from Parkinson's disease in August 2021.
23 Facts About Jacques Rogge
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Jacques Rogge was born on 2 May 1942 in Ghent, Belgium amid the Nazi German occupation during World War II.
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Jacques Rogge is the son of Suzanne and Charles Rogge, an engineer.
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Jacques Rogge was by profession an orthopedic surgeon and was educated at the Jesuit private school Sint-Barbaracollege and the University of Ghent.
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Jacques Rogge was a 16-time Belgian national champion in rugby and a one-time yachting world champion.
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Jacques Rogge competed in the Finn class of sailing on three Summer Olympic Games; in 1968,1972, and 1976.
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Jacques Rogge served as president of the Belgian Olympic Committee from 1989 to 1992, and as president of the European Olympic Committees from 1989 to 2001.
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Jacques Rogge became a member of the IOC in 1991 and joined its executive board in 1998.
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Jacques Rogge was knighted in 1992, and in 2002 made a count in the Belgian nobility by King Albert II.
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When Jacques Rogge stepped down as President of the IOC he was awarded by his successor a gold Olympic Order.
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Jacques Rogge was elected as President of the IOC on 16 July 2001 at the 112th IOC Session in Moscow as the successor to Juan Antonio Samaranch, who had previously led the IOC since 1980.
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At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Jacques Rogge became the first ever IOC President to stay in the Olympic village, thereby enjoying closer contact with the athletes.
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In October 2009, Jacques Rogge was re-elected for a new term as President of the IOC.
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On 27 July 2011, one year prior to London 2012, Jacques Rogge attended a ceremony at Trafalgar Square where he invited athletes worldwide to compete in the forthcoming Olympic Games.
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In December 2011, Jacques Rogge was invested as an Officer of the Legion of Honour by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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On 10 September 2013, Jacques Rogge came to an end of his IOC presidency at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina after the session awarded the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
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Jacques Rogge was then made Lifetime Honorary President of the IOC, a position which he held until his death in 2021.
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Jacques Rogge later denied that any such meeting had taken place, but failed to insist that the PRC adhere to its prior assurances that the Internet would not be censored.
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Jacques Rogge rejected calls for a minute of silence to be held to honor the 11 Israeli Olympians killed 40 years prior in the Munich massacre, during the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Jacques Rogge received the International Fair Play Committee's lifetime achievement award, the Jean Borotra World Fair Play Trophy.
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Jacques Rogge married Anne Bovyn, and they had two children, Philippe and Caroline, and two grandchildren.
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Jacques Rogge died from Parkinson's disease at his home in Deinze, Belgium on 29 August 2021, at the age of 79.
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Jacques Rogge received these honours and titles in Belgium and abroad for his work:.