Hér fyrir neðan er upptalning á forsetum Alþjóðaólympíunefndarinnar, The International Olympic Committee (IOC). Efst er núverandi forseti og neðst sá fyrsti. Hægt er að sjá skjalið í heild á pdf hér til hægri ásamt myndum af forsetunum.
Jacques Rogge (Belgía), forseti IOC síðan
2001
“Our world today is in need of peace, tolerance and
brotherhood. The values of the Olympic Games can deliver these to
us. May the Games be held in peace, in the true spirit of the
Olympic Truce. Athletes of the 80 national Olympic committees, show
us that sport unites by overcoming national, political, religious
and language barriers. You can show us a world we all long
for.”
Jacques Rogge – áttundi forseti IOC
Juan Antonio Samaranch (Spánn), forseti IOC frá 1980 til
2001
“We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in
peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions,
for the benefit of mankind.”
J.A. Samaranch – Sjöundi forseti IOC
Lord Killanin (England), forseti IOC frá 1972 til
1980.
"The Olympic Movement is not only the allocation and ruling of
the Olympic Games. It is something throughout the world, which
exists for 24 hours a day for every day of the year. It is
something that can be good to all!"
The Lord Killanin – Sjötti forseti IOC
Avery Brundage (USA), forseti IOC frá 1952 til
1972
"The sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an
amusement and a pastime, but his eyes are fixed on a higher goal,
on the most important thing in his life, which is his education or
his vocation."
Avery Brundage – fimmti forseti IOC
J. Sigfrid Edström (Svíþjóð), forseti IOC frá 1946
til 1952
One of the major aims of Olympism is "to improve the human
race, not only physically, but to give it a greater nobility of
spirit, and to strengthen understanding and friendship amongst
peoples."
J. Sigfrid Edström – fjórði forseti IOC
Henri de Baillet-Latour (Belgía), forseti IOC frá 1925 til
1942
Henri de Baillet - Þriðji forseti IOC
Pierre de Coubertin (Frakkland), forseti IOC frá 1896 til
1925
"May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the
Olympic Torch pursue its way through ages, increasing friendly
understanding among nations, for the good of a humanity always more
enthusiastic, more courageous and more pure. "
Pierre de Coubertin – annar forseti IOC
Demertius Vikelas (Grikkland), forseti IOC frá 1894 til
1896
"I foresee an opposition to the proposal
regarding Athens because of the distance, but I shall try to defend
it, convinced that I am conveying not simply the wish of the
Association, but of all Greeks...".
Demertius Vikelas – fyrsti forseti IOC skrifar heim til Grikklands,
daginn fyrir fyrsta þingið, um þá hugmynd að fyrstu
ólympíuleikarnir yrðu haldnir í Grikklandi.