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Jean-Michel Saive
Seven-time Olympic table tennis player and European Olympic Committees Executive Committee member.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Jean-Michel Saive represented Belgium in table tennis at seven Olympic Games, beginning at Seoul 1988. The IOC's Athlete365 profile records that he held the world number-one ranking in 1994, 1995 and 1996 and won the Belgian championship 25 times.
The European Olympic Committees lists Saive as a 2025–2028 Executive Committee member. IOC records also identify him as President of the Belgian National Olympic Committee, documenting the transition from elite athlete to Olympic governance.
Career record
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1988–2012 — Competed in table tennis at seven Olympic Games for Belgium.
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1994–1996 — Held the world number-one table tennis ranking, according to the IOC Athlete365 profile.
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2025–2028 — Executive Committee Member, European Olympic Committees.
Career and education
Teams and organisations
European Olympic Committees · Belgian National Olympic Committee · International Olympic Committee
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