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Education

M.D. and Ph. D., Medical Faculty, Karolinska Institute

Career

Associate Dean, Karolinska Institute (1972-1978); Prorector, Karolinska Institute (1977-1983); Chairman, Department of Pathology, Karolinska Hospital (1983-1992); Rector, Swedish University for Sports (1992-1996); President of the Swedish Cancer Society (1992-2001); Lord-in-Waiting to his Majesty the King of Sweden (1986-)

Sports career

Swedish Junior Champion – high jump, pole vault, javelin; Swedish Senior Champion – high jump; personal best 2.01 m; represented Sweden at the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 and was amongst the top three ranked high jumpers in Europe

Sports administration

Council member of the Swedish Athletic Association (1970-1973) then President (1973-1981); Council member of the Swedish Sports Confederation (1975-1989) then President (1989-2001); President of the Swedish Council of Sports Research (1980-1993); member of the IAAF Council (1976-1981), Vice-President (1981-1999) then senior Vice-President (1999-2007); Chairman of the IAAF Medical Commission (1980-2004); World Anti-Doping Agency Board member (WADA) (1999-); Vice-President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (2008-)

Awards and distinctions

Doctor honoris causa in sciences by the University of Loughborough in Great Britain (2009)

IOC History

Member (1987-2003) then Chairman (2003-) of the Medical Commission