John Dowling Coates is an Australian lawyer, sports administrator and businessman. He is a member of the International Olympic Committee having been a vice president from 2013 to 2017 and again since
Coates in 2008
John Coates, Rob Hulls, David de Kretser, and John So at the 2008 Australian Olympic team parade in Melbourne.
2000 Summer Olympics
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The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held
John Coates (sports administrator)
…and then Deputy chairman (1989–1998) of the Australian Sports Commission Senior Vice-President of the Organising Committee of the Sydney Olympic Games (SOCOG) from 1993 to 2000 and Chairman of SOCOG Sports Commission (1996–2000) Council Member of the International Rowing Federation (FISA) from 1992 to 2014…
The 2000 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony at Stadium Australia, 15 September 2000
Gold medallist Nancy Johnson (centre) of the U.S., raises her hands with silver medallist Kang Cho-hyun (left), of South Korea, and bronze winner Gao Jing (right), of China, during the first medal ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games.
Cathy Freeman after the 400-metre final
Olympic colours on the Sydney Harbour Bridge