Australian International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Kevan Gosper has been awarded an Honorary Professorship at the Renmin University of China this week in Beijing.
Gosper, who won silver in the 4x400m relay at Melbourne 1956, has been a member of the IOC since 1977 and was recognised for his work and contribution to diffusion of the Olympic values and promotion of the Olympic Games.
On the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Renmin University of China, the President of the University, Mr Yulu Chen, bestowed the title on Gosper and fellow IOC Members Patrick Baumann, Dr Ung Chang and René Fasel.
The ceremony took place on the university campus in the Chinese capital. Renmin University is amongst the top three universities in China, with over 20,000 students. It has the only officially recognised Research Centre on the Olympic Games, notably from a humanistic perspective. It regularly assesses - on behalf of the Chinese government - the impact the 2008 Olympic Games have had on Beijing and its populations.
Gosper was the Chief of the IOC Press Commission and Deputy Chairman of the IOC Co-ordination Commission for the Beijing 2008 Games.
The champion track star that won bronze at the 1958 Commonwealth Games and also competed at the Rome Olympics in 1960 has had an outstanding business and sports administration career.
Included in his many sporting positions are President of the Australian Olympic Federation and Vice President of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. He has been an IOC Vice President, a member of the Executive Board and chaired committees relating to the press and the media, Olympic Solidarity and unity of sport.
In 1986, Gosper was created an Officer of the Order of Australia ‘for service to sport and sports administration’. He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1989.
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