Former IOC president Jacques Rogge dies at 79
Former International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has died at age 79, the IOC announced Sunday.
Rogge led the organization from 2001-13, a term that spanned three Summer Games (Athens, Beijing and London) and three Winter Games (Salt Lake City, Turin and Vancouver).
An orthopedic surgeon and an accomplished athlete from Belgium, Rogge competed in sailing in three Olympics (1968, 1972 and 1976).
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