Anita DeFrantz
Organization leader
1952 –
Who is Anita DeFrantz?
Anita DeFrantz is an American Olympic Athlete, member of the International Olympic Committee, and former Vice-President of FISA.
She was captain of the American rowing team at the 1976 Summer Olympics winning the bronze medal in women's eight.
In 1986, the International Olympic Committee appointed DeFrantz to lifetime membership in the organization. She became the first female vice-president of the IOC executive committee in 1997.
On June 25th 2012, DeFrantz told AroundTheRings.com that she would like to return to the IOC Executive Committee after having served on it from 1997-2001. She was elected back onto the IOC Executive Board on 10 September 2013.
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- Born
- Oct 4, 1952
Philadelphia - Also known as
- Anita Luceete Defrantz
- Anita L Defrantz
- Parents
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania Law School
( - 1977) - Bachelor of Arts, Connecticut College
Political philosophy
( - 1974) - University of Pennsylvania
- Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Employment
- Counsel, Corporation for Enterprise Development
(1980 - 1981) - Administrator, Princeton University
(1979 - 1981) - Juvenile Law Center of Philadelphia
(1977 - 1979)
- Counsel, Corporation for Enterprise Development
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on July 23, 2013
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