Lamine Diack
Lamine Diack | |
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 Diack in 2015 | |
| Born | 7 June 1933 |
| Died | 3 December 2021 (aged 88) Dakar, Senegal |
| Title | President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) |
| Term | 1999-2015 |
| Predecessor | Primo Nebiolo |
| Successor | Sebastian Coe |
Lamine Diack (7 June 1933 – 3 December 2021) was a Senegalese businessman, sports administrator, and athlete. He was president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) from 1999 to 2015. He was also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1999 to 2013.
He had been under house arrest from November 2015, and his trial in France started in June 2020 because of his role over the coverup of doping in Russia.
Diack died on 3 December 2021, at the age of 88.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Convicted ex-head of world athletics Lamine Diack dies at 88". Reuters. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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