Horst Nussbaumer: New President of the ÖOC - a look at the future!

Horst Nussbaumer: New President of the ÖOC - a look at the future!

Wien, Österreich - Horst Nussbaumer was elected as the new president of the Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC) on Monday. The election took place during a regular general meeting in the Vienna Prater, with Nussbaumer Karl Stoss, who was in office for 15 years, 5 months and 2 days. With this choice, Nussbaumer will be the twelfth president of the ÖOC, who has played a central role in Austrian sport since its foundation in 1908 and representes the interests of national athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as on wikipedia is explained.

49 of the 51 members entitled to vote were present at the Annual General Meeting, with a total of 48 votes being submitted. Nussbaumer received 42 votes, there were four abstentions and two votes against. 44 representatives of specialist associations as well as two athletes representatives and the outgoing President Karl Stoss were entitled to vote. Nussbaumer is an experienced athlete who took part in the Olympic Games three times and won ninth place in 1996, and won the World Vier in 1998.

Board and Vice President

Nussbaumer, who has been President of the Austrian Rowing Association (ÖRV) since 2013 and has also been active on the board of the ÖOC since 2017, plans to communicate closely with the institutions of Austrian sport in order to further develop the mission statement of the ÖOC. "The international competitiveness of Austrian athletes must be guaranteed by improved infrastructure, sports science, material and technology," said Nussbaumer at his choice.

The new board of the ÖOC is composed of three vice presidents: Roswitha Stadlober (Ski), Elisabeth Max-Theurer (equestrian sport) and Markus Prock (tobogganing). Karl Stoss remains the IOC member of the ÖOC board, during the new Secretary General Florian Gosch, who was appointed in June, will start his work. The auditors include Walter Kapounek (hockey), Ulrich Zafoschnig (Sportunion) and Andrea Schellner (ASVÖ).

history of the ÖOC

The Austrian Olympic Committee was founded in 1908 and formally recognized by the IOC in 1912. It currently comprises 32 Olympics and 6 winter sports associations. Since 1969, the ÖOC has honored outstanding achievements in the Olympic movement with the Pierre de Coubertin Medal. The first award winners included Austrian President Franz Jonas and IOC President Avery Brundage.

With Horst Nussbaumer at the top, the ÖOC expects a new era. The coming years could be crucial for how Austria asserts and prepares in international sport to support athletes in the best possible way and to design the next Olympic Games.