Tamas Ajan
<p>IOC Honorary member, President of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)</p>
<p class="bodytext"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica 45 Light';"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Education</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica 45 Light';"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">PhD Teacher of physical education, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica 45 Light';"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">Budapest University of Physical Education (1964); coaching diploma in football and gymnastics; postgraduate course in arts at the Eotvos Lorand University; Doctor of political sciences, (1983).</span> </span></span></p>
<p class="bodytext"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica 45 Light';"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Career</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica 45 Light';"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> <br /><span style="font-size: small;">Department of Sports (1965-1968) then Deputy State Secretary (1983-1989) of the Ministry of Sports and Physical Education; appointed professor of the University of Physical Education of Budapest, lecturing and visiting professor at the Faculty of Diplomatics and International Relations of the Budapest University of Economic Sciences, (Diplomacy and International Relations). He has published and lectured widely on all manner of sporting subjects and issues.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="bodytext"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica 45 Light';"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Sports practised</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica 45 Light';"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> <br /><span style="font-size: small;">Gymnastics, football, yachting and basketball. Tamás has played many sports at elite level, winning a national title in artistic gymnastics.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="bodytext"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica 45 Light';"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Sports administration</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica 45 Light';"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> <br /><span style="font-size: small;">Secretary General of Hungarian weightlifting federation (1968-1983); Secretary General of NOC (1989-); President of Hungarian Olympic Academy (1989-); Secretary General of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) (1975-2000) then President (2000-); Council member (1978-1988) then Vice-President (1988-) of the GAISF; Council member of the ASOIF (1988-1992); Council member of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (2000-); President of the Organising Committee of the 104 IOC Session in Budapest in 1995.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="bodytext"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica 45 Light';"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Distinctions</span></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica 45 Light';"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Due to his extensive support of sport and the Olympic ideals, Tamas has been presented with many international awards and honours, most notably the IOC Olympic Order (1995).</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="bodytext"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica 45 Light';"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Languages</span></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica 45 Light';"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Hungarian and English.</span></span></span></p>