Kevan Gosper is being lauded as among the many giants of the Olympic motion after the Australian powerbroker’s dying.
Gosper, aged 90, handed away on Friday after a brief sickness.
He received an Olympic silver medal on Australia’s 4x400m relay workforce on the 1956 Melbourne Video games earlier than incomes renown among the many nation’s main sport directors.
“Kevan was one of many true giants of the Olympic motion, not simply in Australia however globally,” Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) president Ian Chesterman stated.
“His loss might be felt enormously by so a lot of his associates who’re gathering in Paris for the Olympic Video games.
“There might be so many there from internationally who could have a heavy coronary heart at this time with the information of Kevan’s passing.”
Gosper was an Worldwide Olympic Committee member from 1977 to 2013, twice serving as vp and twice elected to the chief.
An Australian Olympic Committee president and life member, Gosper was a very passionate supporter of Oceania sports activities as chairman of the Oceania Australia Basis.
“His function in main the Oceania Nationwide Olympic Committees (ONOC) was one thing that introduced him specific pleasure,” Chesterman stated.
Gosper was additionally the inaugural chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport from 1980, an Australian Olympic Federation president, and was pivotal in delivering Sydney’s Olympics in 2000 when vice-president of the organising committee.
“Kevan’s file of service is outstanding,” Chesterman stated.
“He was concerned in a few of the largest selections of his time.”
Gosper was additionally a high-powered company govt.
He’s a former Shell Australia chairman and chief govt, then headed up the corporate’s Asia Pacific operations when based mostly in London.
Gosper was additionally a director of corporations together with Crown Resorts and Lion Nathan, however all through his enterprise life remained dedicated to the Olympic trigger.
As an athlete, the proficient runner educated at Michigan State College in america.
A twin Olympian, in 1956 and 1960, Gosper was additionally a Commonwealth Video games gold medallist in 1954 and held the Australian 400m file from 1955-1971.
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