Thomas Konietzko

Thomas Konietzko was elected President of the International Canoe Federation at the 2021 Congress in Rome in November 2021, receiving more than 90 per cent of the vote. He has been an ICF Board member since 2014, and a vice-president since 2017. The former canoe sprint coach was President of the German Canoe Federation from 2009 until his election as ICF President, and was also a member of the German Olympic Sports Assembly’s high performance Board from 2011 until 2015.

Thomas Konietzko