Philip Craven
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Philip Craven | |
|---|---|
 Craven in 2012 | |
| 2nd President of theInternational Paralympic Committee | |
| In office 8 December 2001[1]– 8 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Steadward |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Parsons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1950 Bolton,England,United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Jocelyne |
| Children | 2, Gaëlle, Yann |
| Residence | United Kingdom |
| Education | Bolton School |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Occupation | Sports administrator |
Sir Philip Lee CravenMBE(born 4 July 1950) is an English sports administrator, formerParalympicwheelchair basketballplayer,swimmerandtrack and field athlete.Between 2001 and 2017 he was the second president of theInternational Paralympic Committee(IPC).
Early life and education
[edit]Craven was born on 4 July 1951 inBolton,England.[2]He was educated atBolton School Boys' Division,where he was a keen swimmer, cricketer and tennis player. In 1966, at the age of 16, he fell during arock-climbingexpedition at Wilton Quarries, Bolton. The accident left him without the use of his legs.[3]He studiedgeographyat theUniversity of Manchester,and graduated with aBachelor of Arts(BA) degree in 1972.[4]
Athlete
[edit]Craven represented Great Britain inwheelchair basketballat five editions of theParalympic Games,from1972to1988.He also competed intrack and field athleticsand swimming at the 1972 Games.[5][6]
He won gold at theWheelchair Basketball World Championshipsin 1973, and bronze in 1975, as well as two gold medals (1971, 1974) and a silver (1993) at theEuropean Championships.He also won gold at the European Champions Cup in 1994, and gold at the1970 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games.[7]
Results at the Paralympic Games
[edit]| Games | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Athletics: Men's 100m (wheelchair, category 3) | 29.1 s. | 24 (of 41) |
| 1972 | Athletics: Men's slalom (category 3) | 75.4 s. | 24 (of 28) |
| 1972 | Swimming: Men's 50m breaststroke (category 3) | 59.45 s. | 6 (of 13, in the heats) did not advance |
| 1972 | Men's wheelchair basketball | Group A: lost to Argentina 48:56, won vs Sweden 44:38, won vs Netherlands 39:31, won vs Italy 40:17 Semi-final: lost to USA 36:52 Bronze medal match: lost to Argentina 39:54 |
4 (of 19) |
| 1976 | Men's wheelchair basketball | Group C: lost to Argentina 48:52, won vs West Germany 33:28, tied vs Spain 38:38, won vs Denmark 74:22 Quarter-final: lost to Israel 26:60 |
no rank |
| 1980 | Men's wheelchair basketball | Group D: lost to France 36:63, lost to Sweden 43:71, won vs Egypt 122:24 Second round: lost to W. Germany 44:56, won vs Australia 62:33, won vs Denmark 66:44 Semi-final for 9th place: lost to Belgium 23:63 Final for 11th place: lost to Spain 54:66 |
12 (of 17) |
| 1984 | Men's wheelchair basketball | Group C: won vs France 48:47, won vs Australia 62:42, lost to Japan 52:62, won vs Egypt 108:13 Quarter-final: lost to USA 40:78 |
no rank |
| 1988 | Men's wheelchair basketball | Group A: lost to USA 38:52, lost to Sweden 39:42, won vs Brazil 61:21 Quarter-final for 9th place: won vs S. Korea 60:30 Semi-final for 9th place: lost to Australia 29:40 Final for 11th place: won vs Spain 40:34 |
11 (of 17) |
Sports administrator
[edit]In 1980, alongsideHorst StrohkendlandStan Labanowich,Craven played a vital role in the development of a new classification system for wheelchair basketball athletes. Wheelchair basketball rejected its medically based classification system consisting of 3 classes, a system that was founded upon principles that forced athletes to depend on medical examinations. This progress led to a new 4-class functional system, which was democratically voted in 1982. Due to this, wheelchair basketball was increasingly associated with sport as opposed to medicine and rehabilitation, although both still play an important secondary role.
In 1988, Craven was elected Chairman of the Wheelchair Basketball Section of theInternational Stoke Mandeville Games Federation(ISMGF), the first athlete to lead the sport worldwide. Craven's striving for self-determination and self-government pave the way for the establishment of wheelchair basketball as an independent federation, when it gave up its previous identification as a basketball section of the ISMGF to become the independent, self-governingInternational Wheelchair Basketball Federation(IWBF) in 1993. At the First IWBF Official World Congress 1994 inEdmonton,Alberta,Philip Craven was elected the first President of IWBF, holding the office until 1998. A productive and more formalised working relationship withFIBA,the worldwide governing body for the sport of basketball, was arranged under Craven's administration, to further legitimise wheelchair basketball itself.
Notable achievements as sports administrator
[edit]- Chairman,Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association(GBWBA) (1977–1980, 1984–1987, 1989–1994)
- Chairman, Classification Committee,ISMWSFBasketball Section (1984–1988)
- Chief Executive Officer,International Wheelchair Basketball Federation(IWBF) (1994–1998)
- Performance Director,GBWBAMen's Wheelchair Basketball Team (1998–2002)
- President, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) (1998–2002)
- President,International Paralympic Committee(IPC) (2001-2017)
- Foundation board member,World Anti-Doping Agency(WADA) (since 2002)
- Board member,Olympic Truce Foundation(since 2002)
- Member, IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education (since 2005)
- Member, IOC2008 BeijingCo-ordination Commission (since 2002)
- Member, IOC Sport & Environment Commission (2002–2005)
- Member,International Olympic Committee(IOC) (since 2003)
- Member, Executive Board,British Olympic Association(since 2003)
- Administration Council Member,International Committee for Fair Play(since 2003)
- Board member,London 2012Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (2005–12)
- Member, IOC Congress 2009 Commission (2006–09)
President of the International Paralympic Committee
[edit]Craven was elected as the second President of the International Paralympic Committee in 2001. He oversaw 8 Paralympic games with his first beingSalt Lake City in 2002and his last being inRio de Janeiro in 2016.Sir Philip became the first President to have the Paralympics games hosted in his home country, with theUK in 2012.
On 7 August 2016, Sir Philip announced that the International Paralympic Committee wouldban Russiafrom participating in the2016 Paralympic Gamesfor allegedly violating international doping rules.[8]This followedWADA's June 2016 report[9]with accusations of state-sponsoreddoping in Russia.
Sir Philip put the blame for the ban on Russia's government, stating that Russia has "catastrophically failed its para athletes," adding, "their medals-over-morals mentality disgusts me."[8]Russia's appeal to theCASagainst the ban was rejected,[10]a decision that promptedPresidentVladimir Putin's public accusations against the international bodies responsible for imposing the ban.[11]
Other activities
[edit]Craven served as Company Secretary at theBritish Coal Corporationfrom 1986 up to 1991.
He is an Ambassador forPeace and Sport,aMonaco-based international organisation,[12]committed to serving peace in the world through sport.
In the1991 New Years Honours Listhe was appointed aMember of the Order of the British Empire(MBE) byQueen Elizabeth II"for services to sport for the disabled."[13]In the2005 Birthday Honours,Craven wasKnightedbythe Queenfor services to Paralympic Sport.[14]
In 2017, Sir Philip was awarded theParalympic Order.[15]
In June 2018, Sir Philip was appointed to the board of directors of theToyota Motor Corporation.[16]
See also
[edit]- Thomas Bach,president of theInternational Olympic Committee(IOC)
References
[edit]- ^"Sir Philip was chosen over fellow Britain and CPISRA candidate Alan Dickson who polled 20 votes".International Paralympic Committee.25 November 2013.Retrieved27 January2022.
- ^"Paralympics 2012: Games set 'to take off' says IPC president".BBC.26 August 2012.Retrieved23 November2012.
- ^Sanderson, Frank."Sir Philip Craven MBE".Liverpool John Moores University.Retrieved27 January2022.
- ^"CRAVEN, Sir Philip (Lee)".Who's Who 2016.November 2015.Retrieved20 September2016.
- ^Rowbottom, Mike (28 September 2014)."Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee, sets out three key challenges for next 25 years".Inside the Games.Retrieved3 February2022.
- ^ab"Paralympic Games Results".International Paralympic Committee.Retrieved17 February2022.
- ^Biography,International Paralympic Committee
- ^abBrocchetto, Marilia; Patterson, Thom (7 August 2016)."Russian Paralympic athletes banned from competing in Rio".CNN.Retrieved1 February2022.
- ^Sweetman, Tom (16 June 2016)."New WADA report provides fresh allegations on Russian doping".CNN.Retrieved1 February2022.
- ^Masters, James (23 August 2016)."Russia banned from Paralympic Games after appeal failure".CNN.Retrieved3 February2022.
- ^Sweetman, Tom; Eastaugh, Sophie (25 August 2016)."Vladimir Putin: IPC has 'humiliated itself' with Russian Paralympic ban decision".CNN.Retrieved17 January2022.
- ^"Peace and Sport Ambassadors".Peace and Sport.6 April 2019.Retrieved8 February2022.
- ^United Kingdom list:"No. 52382".The London Gazette(Supplement). 28 December 1990. p. 13.
- ^"Top honours for wheelchair stars".BBC Sport.10 June 2015.Retrieved8 February2022.
- ^Etchells, Daniel (7 September 2017)."Outgoing IPC President Sir Philip Awarded Paralympic Order".Inside the Games.Retrieved2 October2017.
- ^Mackay, Duncan (3 March 2018)."Former IPC President Sir Philip Craven appointed to Board of Toyota Motor Corporation".Inside the Games.Retrieved27 May2021.
External links
[edit]
- IPC President`s Blog
- Sir Philip CRAVEN, MBE,official website of the Olympic Movement
- International Paralympic Committee official website
- IWBF official website
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1950 births
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University
- Alumni of the Victoria University of Manchester
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
- British International Olympic Committee members
- British men's wheelchair basketball players
- English male breaststroke swimmers
- British male breaststroke swimmers
- English men's basketball players
- International Paralympic Committee members
- Knights Bachelor
- Knights of the Order of Ipiranga
- Living people
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Paralympic athletes for Great Britain
- Paralympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Paralympic wheelchair basketball players for Great Britain
- People educated at Bolton School
- Sportspeople awarded knighthoods
- People with paraplegia
- Presidents of the International Paralympic Committee
- Recipients of the Paralympic Order
- Sportspeople from Bolton
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair category Paralympic competitors
- English sports executives and administrators