1911 - Present Day
20th CENTURY - PIONEERS and FORERUNNERS of FIMS (1900 – 1945)
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1911
Dresden (Germany): First International Hygiene Exhibition. A Sports Laboratory, managed by Arthur Mallwitz was present. Everyone could test here his own fitness under medical control.
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1912
Oberhof (Germany): First German Congress for the Scientific Investigation of Sports and Physical Education. Founding German Committee for Scientific Research of Sports and Physical Education.
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1913
Paris (France): First French International Congress on Physical Education. Lausanne (Switzerland): Olympic Congress on Physiology and Psychology of Sports.
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1915
Arthur Mallwitz appointed as the first Sports-Physician, the first specialist in the new area of the Medical Science: Sports Medicine.
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The first World War interrupted the further development of Sports Medicine for a long period. The first Sports Medicine news after the first World War came from France.
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1921
Paris, January: Founding of the French Medical Society of Physical Education and Sports Amsterdam, April: Founding of the Netherlands Medical Association for Physical Education 1922 Founding of the Swiss Medical Association for Physical Education.
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1922
The first European Sports Medical Journal, published by The French Society –SMEPS- “Revue Médicale d’Éducation Physique et de Sport”.
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1924
Berlin: Second German Sports Medicine Congress. The first World War had interrupted the so hopeful started early development in 1912 in Germany for more than 10 years. During this meeting the organisation changed its name into: German Medical Association for the Promotion of Physical Education.
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After the first World-War the idea of creating an International Association of Sports Medicine started almost simultaneously in France, Switzerland, Germany, Poland and Holland and brings together the concept of protecting the health of the athlete as well as making the athlete a point of reference for the studies that would later on be the fundamental basis for the development of many Sports Sciences (De Rose 2003).
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1925
Prague (Czechoslovakia): International Olympic Congress on Pedagogics. A proposal to found a Medical Commission of the IOC was not accepted by the IOC.
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1927
April: On initiative of Francis Messerli (Secretary General of the Swiss NOC) and Wilhelm Knoll (chairman of the Medical Commission for the 2nd Winter Games in St. Moritz) an invitation had been sent for an International Conference on 20 February 1928 (date later changed to 14 February) in the City Hall of St. Moritz during the Olympic Winter Games
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1927
October, Berlin (Germany): 4th Congress German Association. Walter Schnell, president of the German Association invited sports medicine interested physicians from 12 countries for an informal discussion about international cooperation and the foundation of an international organisation of Sports Medicine.
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1928
February, 14 St. Moritz: Physicians from 11 countries founded the “Association Internationale Médico-Sportive” (AIMS), today FIMS First President: Wilhelm Knoll (Switzerland); First Secretary General: Arthur Mallwitz (Germany).
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1928
August, Amsterdam: First International Congress of the AIMS during the 9th Olympic Summer Games under the chairmanship of Frederick Buytendijk
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1929
Rome (Italy): Foundation of the Italian Medical Association of Physical Education
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1930
Vienna (Austria): Executive Meeting
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1931
Rome (Italy): International Sports Medicine Course
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1933
Torino (Italy): 2nd International AIMS Congress André Latarjet (France) elected as AIMS President
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1934
Chamonix (France): 3rd International FIMS Congress Change of name into: FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE de MÉDECINE SPORTIVE This name retained till 1998. On proposal of Patrick Schamasch (medical director IOC) the name changed in 1998 at the World Congress in Orlando into: FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE de MÉDECINE du SPORT
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1936
Berlin (Germany): 4th International FIMS Congress
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1937
Wadislow Dybowski (Poland), who was one of the initiators and promoters of an international organisation in 1925 and 1927 and one of the founding members of the AIMS in
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1937
organised the first Polish Sports Physicians Congress, which established the Polish Sports Physicians Association (today the Polish Society of Sports Medicine)
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1937
Paris (France): 5th International FIMS Congress Leonardo Conti (Germany) elected as FIMS President; Ugo Cassinis (Italy) elected as Secretary General
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1939
Brussels (Belgium): 6th International FIMS Congress
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The Election of Conti as FIMS president had fatal consequences on the further development. He was sentenced to death as a war criminal by an international military court. This period is black pages in the history of FIMS.
REVIVAL of FIMS (1946 – 1951)
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After the end of the 2nd World War Albert Govaerts (Belgium) and Jiri Kral (Czechoslovakia) took the initiative to discuss the Rejuvenation of FIMS and they prepared a first meeting after the war.
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1947
Brussels (Belgium): General Assembly of FIMS Albert Govaerts elected as FIMS President; Jiri Kral elected as Secretary General
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1948
Prague (Czechoslovakia): 7th International FIMS Congress
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1950
Florence (Italy): 8th International FIMS Congress
EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT of FIMS (1952-1966)
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A prevalently European organization
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1952
Paris (France): 9th International FIMS Congress
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1954
Beograd (Yugoslavia): 10th International FIMS Congress
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1954
New York (USA): Founding “American Chapter of FIMS” First President: J.B.Wolffe Name of organization changed in 1955 to American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) For the further History and events of the ACSM see the book “Out of Many, One” by Jack W.Berryman, ACSM Historian
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1956
Luxembourg: 11th International FIMS Congress
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1956
Paris (France): Founding first Multinational Regional Group of FIMS in Europe Latin Group of Physical and Sport Medicine; From 1985: Latin and Mediterranean Group of Sports Medicine (GLMMS)
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1957
Naples (Italy): First Congress of the Latin Group
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1958
Moscow (USSR): 12th International FIMS Congress 30th Anniversary of FIMS
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1960
Vienna (Austria): 13th International FIMS Congress
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1962
Santiago do Chile (Chile): 14th International FIMS Congress Besides the International FIMS Congresses, FIMS started in 1963 with organising “FIMS European Congresses”.
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1963
Prague (Czechoslovakia): 1st FIMS European Congress.
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1964
Tokyo (Japan): 15th International FIMS Congress
WORLDWIDE EXPANSION of FIMS (1966 - 1986)
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Including all five continents
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1966
Hannover (Germany): 16th FIMS World Congress From now on the name of International FIMS congress changed into FIMS World Congress
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1968
Mexico-City (Mexico): 17th FIMS World Congress
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1969
Bucharest (Romania): Founding Balkan Association of Sports Medicine; 13th Balkan Congress in 2004 Drama (Greece)
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1970
Oxford (Great-Britain): 18th FIMS World Congress
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1972
Athens (Greece): First Balkan Congress
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1972
Munich (Germany): 19th FIMS World Congress
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1974
Melbourne (Australia): 20th FIMS World Congress Budapest (Hungary): 3rd FIMS European Congress
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1975
Foundation of COPAMEDE
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1976
Montreal (Canada): FIMS Council of Delegates First FIMS Gold Medal for Giuseppe La Cava Ludwig Prokop elected as FIMS President
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1978
Brasilia (Brazil): 21st FIMS World Congress
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1980
Rome (Italy): FIMS Council of Delegates FIMS Gold Medal for Jiri Kral, John Williams and Alojzii Sef Ejnar Eriksson (Sweden) elected as FIMS President Alan Ryan (USA) elected as Secretary General
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1980
Ystad (Sweden) Founding North West European Chapter of FIMS. Initiators Ejnar Eriksson and Per Renstrom. The NWEC had no president, only an elected secretary general. There were annual meetings in one of the member countries but the NWEC didn’t organise Congresses.
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1982
Foundation of the African Union of Sports Medicine
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1982
Vienna (Austria): 22nd FIMS World Congress FIMS Gold Medal for Ludwig Prokop and Per-Olof Åstrand Ejnar Eriksson re-elected as FIMS President Alan Ryan re-elected as Secretary General
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1984
Rome (Italy): FIMS Council of Delegates
STRENGTHEN EXTERNAL RELATIONS (1986 - 1994)
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1986
Prague (Czechoslovakia): 4th FIMS European Congress
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1987
Rome (Italy) march: Executive Committee Meeting
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1987
Montevideo (Uruguay) October: Executive Committee Meeting
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1988
San Sebastian (Spain) April: Executive Committee Meeting Seoul (Korea) September: Executive Committee Meeting Barcelona (Spain): 5th FIMS European Congress Barcelona (Spain) December: FIMS Council of Delegates
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1990
Abidjan (Cote D’Ivoire): Executive Committee Meeting
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1990
Amsterdam (The Netherlands) 24th FIMS World Congress FIMS Gold Medal for Wildor Hollmann and Antonio Venerando Wildor Hollmann re-elected as FIMS President Eduardo De Rose re-elected as Secretary General
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Last decade of the 20th Century: Strong Development and Expansion of FIMS in Asia
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1990
Beijing (China), September: Foundation Asian Federation of Sports Medicine First President: Qu Mian-Yu; First Secretary General: Kai Ming Chan
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1990
Paris (France): Executive Committee Meeting
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1991
Budapest (Hungary): 6th FIMS European Congress Casablanca (Morocco): Executive Committee Meeting
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1992
Hong Kong: 1st Asian Federation Congress Executive Committee Meeting and FIMS Council of Delegates FIMS Gold Medal for Prince Alexandre De Merode, Ludovit Komadel and Albert Dirix
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1992
Rome (Italy): Commemorazione Academica in Onore di Antonio Venerando Executive Committee Meeting
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1993
Nicosia (Cyprus): 7th FIMS European Congress
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1994
Cologne (Germany): Joint Meeting FIMS and WHO Executive Committee Meeting
CREATING a WorldWide “FIMS FAMILY” (1994-2002)
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Leadership and strong influence of Eduardo De Rose
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1994
Athens (Greece) 25th FIMS World Congress FIMS Citation of Honour for Ion Dragan and Qu Mian-Yu Eduardo De Rose (Brasil) elected as FIMS President; Skip Knuttgen elected as Secretary General
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1995
Hong Kong: Executive Committee Meeting
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1995
Stockholm (Sweden): Farewell Conference in Honour of Ejnar Eriksson
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1995
Granada (Spain): 8th FIMS European Congress
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1996
Manila (Philippines) 2nd Asian Federation Congress Executive Committee Meeting FIMS Council of Delegates: no quorum, no decisions
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1996
Atlanta (USA) during the Olympic Games: FIMS Council of Delegates
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1996
Rome (Italy): Commemorazione Academica in Onore di Sylvano Silvij Executive Committee Meeting
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1997
Hong Kong, January: Congress on Sports and Children
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1997
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil): Executive Committee Meeting Gramado (Brazil): 17th COPAMEDE Congress
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1997
Thermas de Vigo (Portugal), September: Executive Committee Meeting
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1997
Porto (Portugal), September: 9th FIMS European Congress Founding of the European Federation of Sports Medicine (EFSM). First President Norbert Bachl (Austria) and First Secretary General Fabio Pigozzi (Italy)
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1998
Orlando (USA) 26th FIMS World Congress in combination with the 45th Annual Meeting of ACSM Change of name into: Fédération Internationale de Médecine du Sport Wildor Hollmann appointed as Honorary President FIMS Gold Medal for Ali Bouzayen, Francisque Commandré and Robert Frenkl Eduardo De Rose re-elected as FIMS President; Walter Frontera elected as Secretary General
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1998
Nicosia (Cyprus): FIMS 1st Euro-Asian Congress Executive Committee Meeting
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1999
Hong Kong: FIMS and WHO: Forum on Active Ageing Executive Committee Meeting. Strategic planning session: Vision for the future FIMS Gold Medal for Per Renstrom and Juan José Gonzalez Iturri
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1999
Columbia: 18th COPAMEDE Congress
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1999
Innsbruck (Austria): 10th FIMS European Congress = 1st EFSM European Congress
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2000
Muscat (Oman): 3rd Asian Federation Congress Executive Committee Meeting FIMS Gold Medal for Qu Mian-Yu
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2000
Cairo (Egypt): 3rd Pan African Sports Medicine Congress
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2000
Abidjan (Cote D’Ivoire): Executive Committee Meeting
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1997
Thermas de Vigo (Portugal), September: Executive Committee Meeting
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1997
Porto (Portugal), September: 9th FIMS European Congress Founding of the European Federation of Sports Medicine (EFSM). First President Norbert Bachl (Austria) and First Secretary General Fabio Pigozzi (Italy)
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1998
Orlando (USA) 26th FIMS World Congress in combination with the 45th Annual Meeting of ACSM Change of name into: Fédération Internationale de Médecine du Sport Wildor Hollmann appointed as Honorary President FIMS Gold Medal for Ali Bouzayen, Francisque Commandré and Robert Frenkl Eduardo De Rose re-elected as FIMS President; Walter Frontera elected as Secretary General
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1998
Nicosia (Cyprus): FIMS 1st Euro-Asian Congress Executive Committee Meeting
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1999
Hong Kong: FIMS and WHO: Forum on Active Ageing Executive Committee Meeting. Strategic planning session: Vision for the future FIMS Gold Medal for Per Renstrom and Juan José Gonzalez Iturri
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1999
Columbia: 18th COPAMEDE Congress
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1999
Innsbruck (Austria): 10th FIMS European Congress = 1st EFSM European Congress
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2000
Muscat (Oman): 3rd Asian Federation Congress Executive Committee Meeting FIMS Gold Medal for Qu Mian-Yu
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2000
Cairo (Egypt): 3rd Pan African Sports Medicine Congress
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2000
Abidjan (Cote D’Ivoire): Executive Committee Meeting
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1997
Thermas de Vigo (Portugal), September: Executive Committee Meeting
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1997
Porto (Portugal), September: 9th FIMS European Congress Founding of the European Federation of Sports Medicine (EFSM). First President Norbert Bachl (Austria) and First Secretary General Fabio Pigozzi (Italy)
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1998
Orlando (USA) 26th FIMS World Congress in combination with the 45th Annual Meeting of ACSM Change of name into: Fédération Internationale de Médecine du Sport Wildor Hollmann appointed as Honorary President FIMS Gold Medal for Ali Bouzayen, Francisque Commandré and Robert Frenkl Eduardo De Rose re-elected as FIMS President; Walter Frontera elected as Secretary General
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1998
Nicosia (Cyprus): FIMS 1st Euro-Asian Congress Executive Committee Meeting
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1999
Hong Kong: FIMS and WHO: Forum on Active Ageing Executive Committee Meeting. Strategic planning session: Vision for the future FIMS Gold Medal for Per Renstrom and Juan José Gonzalez Iturri
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1999
Columbia: 18th COPAMEDE Congress
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1999
Innsbruck (Austria): 10th FIMS European Congress = 1st EFSM European Congress
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2000
Muscat (Oman): 3rd Asian Federation Congress Executive Committee Meeting FIMS Gold Medal for Qu Mian-Yu
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2000
Cairo (Egypt): 3rd Pan African Sports Medicine Congress
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2000
Abidjan (Cote D’Ivoire): Executive Committee Meeting
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2000
Paris (France): FIMS New Millennium Celebration Executive Committee Meeting
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2000
Reims (France): FIMS Council of Delegates
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2001
Rome (Italy): Executive Committee Meeting Visit by Prince Alexandre De Merode
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2001
Islamabad (Pakistan): 4th Asian Federation Congress: had to be postponed
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2001
Montevideo (Uruguay): 19th COPAMEDE Congress Executive Committee Meeting
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2001
Oviedo (Spain): 2nd EFSMA European Congress
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2002
Vienna (Austria): Executive Committee Meeting Visit by Mario Pescante, President EOC FIMS Gold Medal for Kurt Tittel
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2002
Budapest (Hungary): 27th FIMS World Congress Two Honorary Speakers: Per-Olof Astrand and Wildor Hollmann Kai Ming Chan elected as FIMS President; Walter Frontera re-elected as Secretary General First Meeting of the new Executive Committee: Four Year Plan
FIMS LEADERSHIP and GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP (2002)
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Promotion of Sports Medicine for Excellence, Health, Productivity, Culture and Peace
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2002
Pakistan, 26 April: Assassination of Nishat Mallick, member of the FIMS Executive Committee and at that time President of the Asian Federation
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2002
Rome July: the Medical and Scientific Commission of the EOC had been established with Fabio Pigozzi as President and Norbert Bachl as Secretary
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2002
Hong Kong, November: Executive Committee Meeting
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2002
Seoul (Korea): 5th Asian Congress
2003 CELEBRATION 75 years FIMS in all the 5 CONTINENTS
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2003
Cape Town (South Africa): 10th Biannual SASMA Congress
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2003
St. Moritz (Switzerland): Celebration Meeting of 75th Anniversary of FIMS
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2003
Lausanne (Switzerland): Reception of FIMS Delegation by IOC President Jacques Rogge
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2003
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) : 20th Pan American (Copamede) Congress
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2003
Hasselt (Belgium): 3rd EFSMA European Congress FIMS Executive Committee Meeting
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2003
Sheffield (Great Britain): “The Cutting Edge”
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2003
Canberra (Australia): Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport
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2003
Berlin (Germany): BJD (Bone and Joint Decade) World Network Conference
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2003
Athens (Greece): 7th IOC Olympic World Congress on Sports Sciences
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2003
Colombo (Sri Lanka): 6th Asian Congress
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2003
Amritsar (India), December: Silver Jubilee Congress of Indian Association of Sports Medicine Prof. Nishat Mallick Memorial Lecture by K.M.Chan
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2004
Muscat (Oman), January: 28th FIMS World Congress Concluding chapter of the Celebration of the 75th Anniversary FIMS Gold Medal for Eduardo De Rose
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2004
Drama (Greece): 13th Balkan Sports Medicine Congress Meeting Bureau of FIMS
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2004
FIMS Ambassador Tour to East Europe: Poland (Krakow), Slovakia (Trencianske Teplice) and Serbia Montenegro (Belgrade)
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2004
Rome (Italy): Celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Italian Federation FIMS Executive Committee Meeting
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2005
Limasol (Cyprus): 4th EFSMA European Congress
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2006
Beijing (China): 29th FIMS World Congress Walter Frontera elected as FIMS President; Fabio Pigozzi elected as Secretary General Eduardo De Rose appointed as Honorary President
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2007
Prague (Czech Republic): 5th EFSMA European Congress
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2008
Barcelona (Spain): 30th FIMS World Congress FIMS Gold Medal for Kai-Ming Chan
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2009
Rome (Italy): Celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Italian Federation
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2009
Atalya (Turkey): 6th EFSMA European Congress
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2010
San Juan (Puerto Rico): 31st FIMS World Congress Fabio Pigozzi elected as FIMS President; Lyle Micheli elected as Secretary General FIMS Gold Medal for John Wesseling (Holland) FIMS Honorary Membership for Ernst Raas (Austria)
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2010
Graz (Austria) Celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Austrian Association
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2010
Lausanne (Switzerland), IOC Headquarters: first meeting of the new elected FIMS Executive Committee Meeting for the term 2010-2014
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2011
Salzburg (Austria): 7th EFSMA European Congress
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2012
Rome (Italy) 32nd FIMS World Congress
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2013
Strasbourg (France), 8th EFSMA European Congress of Sports Medicine
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2014
Quebec City (Canada), XXXIII FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine
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2014
Lausanne (Switzerland), IOC Headquarters: first meeting of the new elected FIMS Executive Committee for the term 2014-2018
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2015
Antwerp (Belgium): 9th EFSMA European Congress of Sports Medicine
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2016
Istanbul (Turkey): XXXIV FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine