Raymond Gafner
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Raymond Gafner was an ice hockey player, referee, and a member of the IOC between 1969 and 1990.
, Switzerland
in 1915. From 1931 on, he studied Law, after which he was director of the local hospital from 1954 until 1974 and of the university hospital until 1980. From 1942 until 1950, he was the chief scout of Lausanne and Switzerland's biggest scout group "La Brigade de Sauvabelin". He was a hockey and ice hockey goaltender in the premier Swiss league and later an international ice hockey referee, and was the president of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation from 1945 until 1951, celebrating the bronze medal at the World Championships in 1950. He became a member of the Swiss Olympic Committee
in 1947 and was the president of the Committee from 1965 until 1985. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee
from 1969 until 1990, when he became an honorary member, and is one of the founders of the Olympic Museum
in Lausanne in 1993. He died in 2002 after a prolonged disease.
Raymond Gafner was also known as a writer, publishing 6 sport related books between 1983 and 1993.
Biography
Raymond Gafner was born in LausanneLausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
in 1915. From 1931 on, he studied Law, after which he was director of the local hospital from 1954 until 1974 and of the university hospital until 1980. From 1942 until 1950, he was the chief scout of Lausanne and Switzerland's biggest scout group "La Brigade de Sauvabelin". He was a hockey and ice hockey goaltender in the premier Swiss league and later an international ice hockey referee, and was the president of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation from 1945 until 1951, celebrating the bronze medal at the World Championships in 1950. He became a member of the Swiss Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
in 1947 and was the president of the Committee from 1965 until 1985. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
from 1969 until 1990, when he became an honorary member, and is one of the founders of the Olympic Museum
Olympic Museum
The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland houses permanent and temporary exhibits relating to sport and the Olympic movement. With more than 10,000 pieces, the museum is the largest archive of Olympic Games in the world and one of Lausanne's prime tourist draws attracting more than 250,000...
in Lausanne in 1993. He died in 2002 after a prolonged disease.
Raymond Gafner was also known as a writer, publishing 6 sport related books between 1983 and 1993.
Awards
- 1983: Credit Suisse Sports Award (main Swiss sports Award, six categories each year)
- 1983: Prix du Mérite sportif lausannois (Twoyearly sports award of the city of Lausanne)
- 1992: Flambeau d'Or des PCI (Fouryearly award of the International Panathlon organisationPanathlon internationalPanathlon International is an international sports federation, member of SportAccord and recognized by the International Olympic Committee.-History:...
) - 1999: The Pierre de Coubertin MedalPierre de Coubertin medalThe Pierre de Coubertin medal is a special medal given by the International Olympic Committee to those athletes who demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in Olympic events.The medal was inaugurated in 1964 and named in honour of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic...
(highest award of the IOC) pays tribute to those who, through their teaching, research and writing of Intellectual works, have contributed to the promotion of Olympism in the spirit of Pierre de Coubertin