Biography
Thomas Bach (born 29 December 1953) is a German lawyer, former Olympic foil fencer, and Olympic foil team gold medalist. He has been serving as the ninth and current president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013, the first-ever Olympic champion to be elected to that position. Bach is also a former German Individual Foil Champion, and former member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation's executive board. Bach is a highly controversial figure due to: his extraordinarily well paid consulting activities for Siemens; his activities for the controversial Arab-German Chamber of Commerce; his ties with the undemocratic government of Azerbaijan, and his ties with Vladimir Putin.
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Filmography
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self 13
Movies 12
TV Shows 2
Self
Beijing 2022 Olympics Closing Ceremony (2022)
Movie
Self
Beijing 2022 Olympics Opening Ceremony (2022)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Spiel mit dem Feuer - Wer braucht noch dieses Olympia? (2022)
Movie
Himself, President of the International Olympic Committee
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Opening Ceremony - Moving Forward: We Have Wings (2021)
Movie
Himself
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony (2021)
Movie
Self
PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Closing Ceremony: The Next Wave (2018)
Movie
Self
PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Peace in Motion (2018)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Icarus (2017)
Movie
Himself
Rio 2016 Olympic Closing Ceremony (2016)
Movie
Self
Katarina Witt - Eine Reise zu mir (2016)
Movie
Self
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremony (2010)
Movie
Self
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch (2007)
TV
Self - IOC Vice President
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad) (2004)
Movie
self
Das aktuelle Sportstudio (1963)
TV
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1953-12-29 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceWürzburg, Germany
Height171-centimeter
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsOrder of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th class, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Honour, Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
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Image credit: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar from Doha, Qatar, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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