What is Lamine Diack?
{{Infobox person | name = Lamine Diack | image = Lamine Diack 2015.jpg | image_size = | caption = Diack in 2015 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|06|07|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Dakar]], [[French West Africa]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2021|12|3|1933|06|07}} | death_place = Dakar, Senegal | education = | occupation = | title = President of the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] (IAAF) | term = 1999-2015 | predecessor = [[Primo Nebiolo]] | successor = [[Sebastian Coe]] | known for = | boards = | spouse = | parents = | children = | relations = | website = }} '''Lamine Diack''' (7 June 1933 – 3 December 2021) 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 also a member of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) from 1999 to 2013. He had been under house arrest from November 2015, and his trial in France started in June 2020 because of his role over the coverup of [[doping]] in [[Russia]]. Diack died on 3 December 2021, at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite web |title=Convicted ex-head of world athletics Lamine Diack dies at 88 |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/convicted-ex-head-world-athletics-lamine-diack-dies-88-2021-12-03/ |website=Reuters |access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Diack, Lamine}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Senegalese people]] [[Category:African sportspeople]] [[Category:African businesspeople]] [[Category:Sports executives and administrators]] [[Category:International Olympic Committee]] {{bio-stub}}