# Lamine Diack

_Senegalese sports manager (1933–2021)_

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> Lamine Diack was a Senegalese businessman, sports administrator, and athlete. He was president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) from 1999 to 2015. He was the subject of numerous investigations into corruption during his tenure as president. He was also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1999 to 2013, then an honorary member from 2014 to 2015, and the chairman of the National Water Company "Société Nationale des Eaux" of Senegal (SONES) from 1995 to 2001. He had been under house arrest since November 2015, and his trial in France started in June 2020. On 16 September 2020, Diack, his son Papa Massata Diack, the head of the IAAF anti-doping department Gabriel Dolle, and other persons were given prison sentences for their part in a coverup of doping in Russia.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 June 1933 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1639#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Dakar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1639#P19))
- **Died:** 3 December 2021 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1639#P570))
- **Place of death:** Dakar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1639#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Senegal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1639#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; athletics competitor; sports executive; association football coach; functionary ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1639#P106))
- **Education:** Ecole nationale des impôts ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1639#P69))
- **Positions held:** World Athletics President (1999–2015); vice president (1988–1993); chairperson (1985–2002); vice president (1979–1999); mayor (1978–1980); Member of the National Assembly of Senegal (1978–1993); chairperson (1973–2003); chairperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1639#P39))
- **Awards:** Commander of the National Order of the Lion; Order of Bernardo O'Higgins; Silver Olympic Order; Knight of the Legion of Honour; Order of the Equatorial Star; Order of the Rising Sun; Order of recognition; Order of Friendship; Commander of the Order of Good Hope; Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit; Bislett medal; Order of Merit, 1st class; honorary doctor of the Beijing Sport University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1639#P166))

## Questions

**When was Lamine Diack born?**  
Lamine Diack was born on 7 June 1933 in Dakar.

**What positions has Lamine Diack held?**  
Positions held by Lamine Diack include: World Athletics President (1999–2015); vice president (1988–1993); chairperson (1985–2002); vice president (1979–1999); mayor (1978–1980).

**Where did Lamine Diack study?**  
Lamine Diack was educated at Ecole nationale des impôts.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lamine Diack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamine_Diack) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1639](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1639) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Lamine Diack (2011-07-28).jpg by Alexey Nikolsky / Government.ru (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lamine_Diack_(2011-07-28).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Lamine Diack, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Lamine Diack (2011-07-28).jpg — Alexey Nikolsky / Government.ru, CC BY 4.0.

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"Lamine Diack". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/lamine-diack. Retrieved 14 November 2026.