List of members of the International Olympic Committee

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 110 members and 37 honorary members.[1]

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Current members

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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
Gerardo Werthein   Argentina 2011
Li Lingwei   China 2012
Baron Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant   Belgium 2012 Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2030 Winter 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
Sarah Walker   New Zealand 2016 BMX racing (2008–2012) Former vice-chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission. Elected to full membership in 2024.
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
Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul   Thailand 2017
Luis Mejía Oviedo   Dominican Republic 2017
Neven Ilic   Chile 2017 President of Panam Sports
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
Samira Asghari   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
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)
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) Vice-chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Humphrey Kayange   Kenya 2021 rugby (2016) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Yiech Pur Biel   UNHCR-Recognised Refugee 2022 athletics (2016)
Danka Barteková   Slovakia 2022 shooting (2008–2024) Former vice-chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission
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 ITTF (table tennis)
Kim Jae-youl   South Korea 2023 ISU (ice skating)
Mehrez Boussayene   Tunisia 2023
Aya Medany   Egypt 2024 modern pentathlon (2004–2012)
Paula Belén Pareto   Argentina 2024 judo (2008–2020)
Damaris Young   Panama 2024
Sir Hugh Robertson   Great Britain 2024 Member of the IOC Olympic Programme Commission
Johan Eliasch   Great Britain 2024 FIS (skiing & snowboarding)
Gene Sykes   United States 2024
Kim Bui   Germany 2024 artistic gymnastics (2012–2020) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Marcus Daniell   New Zealand 2024 tennis (2016–2020) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Allyson Felix   United States 2024 athletics (2004–2020) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Jessica Fox   Australia 2024 canoeing (2012–2024) Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
  • Athletes' Commission members are elected for eight-year terms.

Honorary Members

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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
Shagdarjav Magvan   Mongolia 1977 2007
Mustapha Larfaoui   Algeria 1995 2009 Former president of World Aquatics (1988–2009)
Manuela Di Centa   Italy 1999 2010 cross-country skiing (1984–1998) Former member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Kipchoge Keino   Kenya 2000 2011 athletics (1964–1972)
Chiharu Igaya   Japan 1982 2012 alpine skiing (1952–1960)
Prof Arne Ljungqvist   Sweden 1994 2012 athletics (1952)
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
Francisco J. Elizalde   Philippines 1985 2013
HM King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands   Netherlands 1998 2013
Carlos Arthur Nuzman   Brazil 2000 2013 volleyball (1964) President of Organizing Committee of 2016 Summer Olympics (membership currently provisionally suspended).
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) President of the Olympic Council of Asia
HRH Prince Nawaf Bin Faisal Bin Fahad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud   Saudi Arabia 2002 2014
Melitón Sánchez Rivas   Panama 1998 2015
Julio César Maglione   Uruguay 1996 2016 Former president of World Aquatics (2009–2021)
Lambis V. Nikolaou   Greece 1986 2016
Vitaly Smirnov   Russia 1971 2016
Olegario Vázquez Raña   Mexico 1995 2016 shooting (1964–1976) Former president of the ISSF (shooting)
Toni Khoury   Lebanon 1995 2016
Alexander Popov   Russia 2000 2016 swimming (1992–2004) Former member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Timothy Tsun Ting Fok   Hong Kong 2001 2017
Gerhard Heiberg   Norway 1994 2017 President of Organizing Committee of 1994 Winter Olympics
HRH Prince Tunku Imran   Malaysia 2006 2019
Mario Pescante   Italy 1994 2019
Sam Ramsamy   South Africa 1995 2019
Chang Ung   North Korea 1996 2019
Franco Carraro   Italy 1982 2020
Iván Dibós   Peru 1982 2020
Willi Kaltschmitt Luján   Guatemala 1988 2020
Sir Austin L. Sealy, KT   Barbados 1994 2020
Samih Moudallal   Syria 1998 2020
Habu Gumel   Nigeria 2009 2020 Vice-president of the FIVB (volleyball)
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
Richard W. Pound, CC OQ CD KC   Canada 1978 2023 swimming (1960)
Pál Schmitt   Hungary 1983 2023 fencing (1968–1976)

Former members

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Original members

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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

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  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.
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