Thomas Bach

German fencer, lawyer and sports official; 9th president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013

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Thomas Bach is a German lawyer and former fencer who has led the International Olympic Committee as its president since 2013. His role matters because he oversees the organization responsible for organizing the Olympic Games and promoting international sports cooperation worldwide.

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Würzburg, Germany

Thomas Bach OLY is a German lawyer, former foil fencer, and Olympic gold medalist. He has served as the ninth and current president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013, the first-ever Olympic champion to be elected to that position.

Known for

NBC's Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony in IMAX — Self - IOC President2024
Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony — Self2024
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony — Self2024
Paris 2024, l'histoire secrète de la victoire2024
La Grande Seine — Self2024
Spiel mit dem Feuer - Wer braucht noch dieses Olympia? — Self (archive footage)2022
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Opening Ceremony: United by Emotion — Self2021
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Closing Ceremony — Self2021
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Opening Ceremony - Moving Forward: We Have Wings — Self, President of the International Olympic Committee2021
World Debut: From Outsiders to the Olympics — Self2021

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Thomas
Family name: Bach
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Würzburg
Occupation: fencer
Position held: president
Educated at: University of Würzburg
Political party: Free Democratic Party
Languages spoken: Spanish
Native language: German
Academic degree: Doctor of Both Laws
Field of work: rapier
Sport: fencing
Mass: 90
Image: 2023-01-27 Wintersport, Rodeln, 51th FIL World Championships-Oberhof 1DX 1777 by Stepro.jpg
Height: 171

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Commons category: Thomas Bach
date of birth: 1953-12-29
name in native language: Thomas Bach
member of: International Olympic Committee
affiliation string: International Olympic Committee (IOC)
end of work period: 1980-00-00
start of work period: 1971-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Thomas Bach (born 29 December 1953) is a German lawyer, sports adminstrator, and former foil fencer. He served as the ninth president of the International Olympic Committee, from 2013 to 2025. He was the first Olympic champion to be elected to that position, having won gold in the 1976 men's team foil. Since 2025, he has served as Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee. Bach is also a former German individual foil champion as well as a team world champion, and former member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation's executive board.

Early life and education

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