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WADA VP Receives Swedish Award for Anti-Doping Action

2009-01-31 10:43 WADA

January 28, 2009 - WADA’s Vice President, Prof Arne Ljungqvist, received on January 19 the Swedish sport’s “Award of Honour” during a Sport Gala organized by Swedish TV channel SVT and the Swedish sport community in Stockholm. This annual ceremony honours individuals (athletes, coaches, administrators) for their action in sport.

Prof Ljungqvist received the award from Swedish heptathlon and long jump champion Carolina Kluft, an active anti-doping advocate, for his action in favour of clean sport.


Prof. Arne Ljungqvist’s biography:

Prof. Arne Ljungqvist (MD, PhD), who represented Sweden in high jump at the Games of the XV Olympiad in Helsinki in 1952, has dedicated his career to the health of athletes. He has held several influential posts in the field of sport and anti-doping, including chairmanship of both the International Olympic Committee's and the IAAF's (Track & Field) Medical Commissions. Since the establishment of WADA in 1999 and until his appointment as Vice President in 2008, Prof. Ljungqvist served as Chairman of WADA's Health, Medical and Research Committee, playing a pivotal role in the development of science and research to combat doping in sport.

Professional positions
1972 – 1977 Vice dean of Medical Faculty, Karolinska institute
1977 – 1983 Prorector, Karolinska institute
1983 – 1992 Chairman of Deparment of Pathology and Cytology, Karolinska Hospital
1992 – 1996 Rector Swedish University College of Sport and Physical Education
1992 – 2001 President of the Swedish Cancer Society

Other positions
1977 – 1986 Chamberlain to His Majesty the King of Sweden
1986 – date Lord in Waiting to His Majesty the King of Sweden

Past and present offices in Swedish sport
1971 – 1973 Council Member Swedish Athletic Association
1973 – 1981 President Swedish Amateur Athletic Association Council
1975 – 1989 Member Swedish Sports Confederation
1980 – 1992 President, Swedish Council of Sports Research
1989 – date Member of the Swedish Olympic Committee
1989 – 2001 President of the Swedish Sports Confederation

Past and present positions in International sport
1976 – 1981 Council Member IAAF (International Amateur Athletic Federation)
1981 – 1999 Vice President IAAF
1999 – 2007 Senior Vice President of IAAF
1981 – date Medical Committee and Anti-Doping Commission
1987 – 2002 Chairman IAAF Member of IOC Medical Commission
1994 – date Member of the International Olympic Committee
1999 – date Member of the Board of World Anti-Doping Agency
2003 – date (WADA) Chairman of IOC Medical Commission
1999 – 2007 Chairman of the Health, Medical & Research Committee of WADA
2003 - date Member of the Board and Executive committee of WADA
2008 – date Vice President of WADA

Competitive sports career
1952 Top class Swedish High Jumper – Personal Best 2.01m
1951 Swedish Junior Champion – High Jump, Pole Vault, Javelin
1952 Swedish Senior Champion – High Jump
1952 Represented Sweden at the Olympic Games in Helsinki and was amongst the top three ranked high jumpers in Europe

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