Thomas Keller also known as Thomi Keller (24 December 1924 – 28 September 1989)[2] was the president of Féderation Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron(FISA), the governing body of international rowing, from 1958 until his death in 1989,[3][1] and president of the General Association of International Sports Federations from 1969 to 1987.[4] He was also a qualified chemical engineer and president of Swiss Timing,[4] a company specialising in sports chronometry which is now part of the Swatch group.
Keller was chosen to row at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, but did not do so as his national Olympic Committee chose to boycott the games in protest at the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary (see 1956 Hungarian Revolution).[7] Two years later, he became president of FISA,[7] following the death of the previous president, Gaston Mullegg. At 34, he was one of the youngest presidents of an international sports federation ever to be elected.[4] Keller always aimed to give priority to athletes' interests,[6] and consistently aimed to minimize the influence of politics on sport.[7]
The Thomas Keller Medal is named after him. It is presented by FISA to recently retired rowers who had had an outstanding international career.[8]
Thomas Keller was married to Dorry Bodmer of Zurich, Switzerland. They had five children: Dominik, Adrian, Bettina, Anne and Barbara Keller.
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^ abThomas Keller, Rowing Official, 64, New York Times, 30 September 1989, accessed 05-03-08
^Thomas Keller. Internationales Sportarchiv 49/1989, 27 November 1989
^ abcd"Obituary: A Great Helmsman, Thomas Keller" (PDF). Olympic Review. International Olympic Committee (266): 554. December 1989. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
^ ab"Thomas Keller – FISA's Patriarch". World Rowing E-Magazine. FISA (July 2009): 3–4. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
^ abcNolte, Volker (2011). Rowing Faster. Human Kinetics. p. 285. ISBN9780736090407.
^Keller Medal Award 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. worldrowing.com
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thomas, keller, rower, thomas, keller, also, known, thomi, keller, december, 1924, september, 1989, president, féderation, internationale, sociétés, aviron, fisa, governing, body, international, rowing, from, 1958, until, death, 1989, president, general, assoc. Thomas Keller also known as Thomi Keller 24 December 1924 28 September 1989 2 was the president of Federation Internationale des Societes d Aviron FISA the governing body of international rowing from 1958 until his death in 1989 3 1 and president of the General Association of International Sports Federations from 1969 to 1987 4 He was also a qualified chemical engineer and president of Swiss Timing 4 a company specialising in sports chronometry which is now part of the Swatch group Thomas KellerThomas Keller at the 1965 European ChampionshipsPersonal informationBorn24 December 1924Died28 September 1989 aged 64 Monte Carlo Monaco 1 SportSportRowingClubGrasshopper Club ZuerichMedal record Representing SwitzerlandEuropean Rowing Championships1950 Milan Single scullsAs a student Keller was a member of the Swiss university teams for Nordic combined skiing and for ski jumping 4 However in rowing he was not only a champion sculler at Swiss national level but won the bronze medal in single sculls at the 1950 European Rowing Championships 5 6 Keller was chosen to row at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne but did not do so as his national Olympic Committee chose to boycott the games in protest at the Soviet Union s invasion of Hungary see 1956 Hungarian Revolution 7 Two years later he became president of FISA 7 following the death of the previous president Gaston Mullegg At 34 he was one of the youngest presidents of an international sports federation ever to be elected 4 Keller always aimed to give priority to athletes interests 6 and consistently aimed to minimize the influence of politics on sport 7 The Thomas Keller Medal is named after him It is presented by FISA to recently retired rowers who had had an outstanding international career 8 Thomas Keller was married to Dorry Bodmer of Zurich Switzerland They had five children Dominik Adrian Bettina Anne and Barbara Keller References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thomas Keller rower a b Thomas Keller Rowing Official 64 New York Times 30 September 1989 accessed 05 03 08 Thomas Keller at World Rowing Thomas Keller Internationales Sportarchiv 49 1989 27 November 1989 a b c d Obituary A Great Helmsman Thomas Keller PDF Olympic Review International Olympic Committee 266 554 December 1989 Retrieved 7 August 2012 Rudern Europameisterschaften Herren Einer sport komplett de a b Thomas Keller FISA s Patriarch World Rowing E Magazine FISA July 2009 3 4 Retrieved 7 August 2012 a b c Nolte Volker 2011 Rowing Faster Human Kinetics p 285 ISBN 9780736090407 Keller Medal Award Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine worldrowing com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Keller rower amp oldid 1121304645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
