A long-time International Olympic Committee member, Kevan Gosper was also the inaugural chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport from 1980.
Gosper won an Olympic silver medal on Australia’s 4x400m relay team at the 1956 Melbourne Games before being renowned as among the nation’s top sports administrators.A long-time International Olympic Committee member, Gosper was also the inaugural chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport from 1980.
“Kevan was one of the true giants of the Olympic movement, not just in Australia but globally,” Chesterman said. “He rose to the heights of the International Olympic Committee as an administrator having performed with distinction in his sport of athletics, a two-time Olympian who won a silver medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
“As a young emerging sports administrator, Kevan was someone I personally admired greatly for his impact and effectiveness and I always greatly appreciated his support and counsel, particularly in later years as I took on more senior roles.“And while Kevan had an incredible corporate career as well as his one in sport, his family was always so important to him and he clearly loved them dearly.
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