Denis Oswald

Olympic medal record
Men's Rowing
Bronze	1968 Mexico City	coxed fours

Denis Oswald (born May 9, 1947 in Neuchâtel) is a Swiss rower and sports official. He competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

In 1968 Oswald won the bronze medal as crew member of the Swiss boat in the coxed fours event. Four years later he finished eighth with the Swiss boat in the coxed fours competition. At the 1976 Games he was part of the Swiss boat which finished eighth in the quadruple sculls event.

Since 1989 Oswald is president of the International Rowing Federation. In 1991 he was elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Since 2000 he is a member of the IOC's executive board and since 2005 he has been presiding over the IOC's coordination committee for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Profile on sports-reference.com
• IOC factsheet

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Name	Oswald, Denis
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Date of birth	May 9, 1947
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