Kirsty Coventry
Also known as Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward, Kirsty Leigh Coventry
simbabwische Schwimmerin und Sportfunktionärin, Präsidentin des Internationalen Olympischen Komitees
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Kirsty Coventry is a Zimbabwean former Olympic swimmer and sports administrator who became the president of the International Olympic Committee in June 2025, making her the first woman, first African, and first Zimbabwean to lead the organization. Her appointment matters because it represents a significant shift in IOC leadership toward greater geographic and gender diversity, and she brings both elite athletic experience and government-level sports administration to one of the world's most influential sports organizations.
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- English language
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- www.kirstycoventry.com
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- 179
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Kirsty Leigh Coventry (* 16. September 1983 in Harare) ist eine ehemalige Schwimmerin aus Simbabwe und seit September 2018, im Kabinett Mnangagwa, ihres Landes.
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1983 births20th-century Zimbabwean sportswomen21st-century Zimbabwean sportswomen21st-century Zimbabwean women politiciansAfrican Games bronze medalists for ZimbabweAfrican Games bronze medalists in swimmingAfrican Games gold medalists for ZimbabweAfrican Games gold medalists in swimmingAfrican Games silver medalists for ZimbabweAfrican Games silver medalists in swimmingAlumni of Dominican Convent High School