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Jacques Rogge

Belgian-born Jacques Rogge is the eighth and current president of the International Olympic Committee. An orthopedic surgeon by profession, Rogge competed in yachting in the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games and has also played rugby for the Belgian national team. In 2002 he was made a Count in the Belgian nobility by King Albert II

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