29 Oct 2014
Honorary FISA President
Denis Oswald
Honorary Fisa President (since 2014)
Born: | 9 May 1947 |
Nationality: | Swiss |
Profession: | Attorney at Law |
Profile
Rowing
- Competed in three Olympic Games
- Bronze medal at the Mexico 1968 Olympic Games & two Olympic diplomas (Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976)
- Finished 4th at the 1974 World Rowing Championships and 6th at the 1969 European Rowing Championships
FISA – World Rowing
- Secretary General of FISA (1978 – 1989)
- President of FISA (1989-2014)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- Member of the IOC since 1991
- Member of the IOC Executive Board (2000 – 2012)
- Chairman of the Coordination Commissions for Athens 2004 and London 2012 Olympic Games
- Member of the IOC Juridical Commission since 1993
- Member of the IOC Medical Commission since 1995
- IOC 2000 Reform Commission
Court of Arbitration
- CAS Arbitrator since 1984
ASOIF
- President of ASOIF (2000-2012)
SportAccord
- Member of the board of SportAccord since 2001
World Masters Games
- Member of the board of the World Masters Games since 1993
Education
- Law degree and doctorate (Neuchatel, Zurich and Cambridge)
Legal Career
- Founder of Oswald Law firm in 1973
- President of the Bar (Neuchâtel, 1990-1993)
University Career
- Professor at the University of Neuchâtel since 2001
- Professor in the International Master in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport since 2000
- Visiting Professor at the University of Paris (Panthéon-Sorbonne)
- Visiting Professor at the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne
International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES)
- Director of the CIES since 2000
Languages
- French, English and German
- Spanish and Italian (good knowledge)