As of the 2008 Olympics, that would be Jacques Rogge of Belgium who was appointed president of the IOC in 2001. Previously, he had been an orthopedic surgeon, was a member of the Belgian sailing team in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games, and won 10 caps with the Belgian national Rugby team. He was appointed president of the European Olympic Committee in 1989 and became a member of the IOC in 1991.
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