Andrew Parsons (sports administrator)

Andrew Parsons
Andrew Parsons in 2016
3rd President of the International Paralympic Committee
Assumed office
8 September 2017
Preceded by Philip Craven
Personal details
Born (1977-02-10) February 10, 1977
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Occupation President of the International Paralympic Committee

Andrew Parsons, born on February 10, 1977, in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian sports administrator and journalist. He is the current president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Biography

Parsons has served as chairperson of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee from 2009 to 2017, chairperson of the US Paralympic Committee from 2005 to 2009, and as a member of the Nominating Committee for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.[1][2]

He is the current president of the International Paralympic Committee. On September 8, 2017, Parsons took over for Philip Craven, who had been the head of the institution since 2001,[3] after being elected in the first round in the election held during the 18th assembly of IPC in Abu Dhabi.

Distinctions

Reference

  1. ↑ "Report of the 2020 evaluation commission" (PDF). olympic.org. Retrieved 14 February 2018. .
  2. 1 2 "Andrew Parsons - Biography sheet" (PDF). paralympic.org. Retrieved 14 February 2018. .
  3. ↑ "Sir Philip Craven - Biography sheet" (PDF). paralympic.org. Retrieved 14 February 2018. .
  4. ↑ "World Fair Play Award Winners". fairplayinternational.org. Retrieved 14 February 2018. .
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