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'''Patrick Joseph "Pat" Hickey''' (born 17 June 1945<ref name="ociprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.olympics.ie/about/8255-profile-of-the-president.html|title=Profile of the President|publisher=Olympic Council of Ireland|accessdate=17 August 2016 |date=4 January 2015 }}</ref>) is an Irish [[sports administrator]]. He was president of the [[Olympic Council of Ireland]] from 1988 until 2016, and also served on Olympic and judo bodies at European and global level.
'''Patrick Joseph "Pat" Hickey''' (born 17 June 1945<ref name="ociprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.olympics.ie/about/8255-profile-of-the-president.html|title=Profile of the President|publisher=Olympic Council of Ireland|accessdate=17 August 2016|date=4 January 2015}}</ref>) is an Irish [[sports administrator]]. He was president of the [[Olympic Council of Ireland]] from 1988 until 2016, and also served on Olympic and judo bodies at European and global level.


==Early and personal life==
==Early and personal life==
Hickey worked as an [[estate agent]], qualifying at the Institute of Property Valuers.<ref name="Olympic">{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/mr-patrick-joseph-hickey |title=Patrick Joseph Hickey | publisher=International Olympic Committee |work=IOC Members | accessdate=14 June 2015}}</ref> In 2015, his firm, Hickey Auctioneers, was run by his daughter and eldest son.<ref name="ex333682"/>
Hickey worked as an [[estate agent]], qualifying at the Institute of Property Valuers.<ref name="Olympic">{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/mr-patrick-joseph-hickey|title=Patrick Joseph Hickey|publisher=International Olympic Committee|work=IOC Members|accessdate=14 June 2015}}</ref> In 2015, his firm, Hickey Auctioneers, was run by his daughter and eldest son.<ref name="ex333682"/>


A 2nd [[dan (judo)|dan]] [[Black belt (martial arts)|black belt]] in [[judo]],<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.irishjudoassociation.ie/news/item/10-pat-hickey-elected-as-new-president-of-the-eoc|title=Pat Hickey elected as new president of the EOC|last=Leonard|first=Deirdre|date=19 September 2006|publisher=Irish Judo Association|accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref> he represented Ireland internationally, and competed into his forties.<ref name="ex333682">{{cite news
A 2nd [[dan (judo)|dan]] [[Black belt (martial arts)|black belt]] in [[judo]],<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.irishjudoassociation.ie/news/item/10-pat-hickey-elected-as-new-president-of-the-eoc|title=Pat Hickey elected as new president of the EOC|last=Leonard|first=Deirdre|date=19 September 2006|publisher=Irish Judo Association|accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref> he represented Ireland internationally, and competed into his forties.<ref name="ex333682">{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/other-sports/the-big-interview-pat-hickey-is-still-the-ringmaster-333682.html|title=The Big Interview: Pat Hickey is still the ringmaster|work=Irish Examiner|date=30 May 2015|first=Kieran|last=Shannon|accessdate=17 August 2016}}}</ref><ref name="Olympic"/> He maintains his fitness, and in 2015 he was jogging several times weekly in [[Phoenix Park]].<ref name="ex333682"/>
|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/other-sports/the-big-interview-pat-hickey-is-still-the-ringmaster-333682.html |title=The Big Interview: Pat Hickey is still the ringmaster |work=Irish Examiner |date=30 May 2015|first=Kieran |last=Shannon |accessdate=17 August 2016}}}</ref><ref name="Olympic"/> He maintains his fitness, and in 2015 he was jogging several times weekly in [[Phoenix Park]].<ref name="ex333682"/>


==Sports administration==
==Sports administration==
Hickey was president of the Irish Judo Association from 1979 until becoming Honorary Life President in 1989.<ref name="ociprofile"/><ref name="intjudo">{{cite web|url=http://www.intjudo.eu/Hall_of_Fame/cikk2610?Docmutat=0|title=Patrick Hickey|work=Hall of Fame|publisher=[[International Judo Federation]]|accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref> He was elected to the executive committee of the [[Olympic Council of Ireland]] (OCI) in 1981 and was in successive Irish Olympic delegations from [[Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles 1984]].<ref name="ociprofile"/> He became president of the OCI in 1989 on the recommendation of [[Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin|Lord Killanin]], former president of the OCI and the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC).<ref name="ex333682"/> After the 1999 establishment of the [[Irish Sports Council]] (ISC), Hickey clashed with both the ISC and successive sports ministers over responsibility for [[high performance sport]], until the Institute of Sport was established within the ISC.<ref name="ex333682"/><ref name="it2026102"/> Hickey was re-elected president of the OCI for successive four-year terms, usually unopposed,<ref name="it2026102"/> and defeating Richard Burrows of the [[Irish Sailing Association]] 27–10 in 2001.<ref name="ex333682"/><ref name="it2026102"/> Hickey alleged Burrows' candidacy was an ISC attempt to oust him.<ref name="ex333682"/>
Hickey was president of the Irish Judo Association from 1979 until becoming Honorary Life President in 1989.<ref name="ociprofile"/><ref name="intjudo">{{cite web|url=http://www.intjudo.eu/Hall_of_Fame/cikk2610?Docmutat=0|title=Patrick Hickey|work=Hall of Fame|publisher=[[International Judo Federation]]|accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref> He was elected to the executive committee of the [[Olympic Council of Ireland]] (OCI) in 1981 and was in successive Irish Olympic delegations from [[Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles 1984]].<ref name="ociprofile"/> He became president of the OCI in 1989 on the recommendation of [[Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin|Lord Killanin]], former president of the OCI and the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC).<ref name="ex333682"/> After the 1999 establishment of the [[Irish Sports Council]] (ISC), Hickey clashed with both the ISC and successive sports ministers over responsibility for [[high performance sport]], until the Institute of Sport was established within the ISC.<ref name="ex333682"/><ref name="it2026102"/> Hickey was re-elected president of the OCI for successive four-year terms, usually unopposed,<ref name="it2026102"/> and defeating Richard Burrows of the [[Irish Sailing Association]] 27–10 in 2001.<ref name="ex333682"/><ref name="it2026102"/> Hickey alleged Burrows' candidacy was an ISC attempt to oust him.<ref name="ex333682"/>


When the OCI hosted the 1991 assembly of the [[European Olympic Committees]] (EOC) Hickey took the opportunity to forge relations with the newly admitted [[National Olympic Committee]]s of the [[post-Soviet states]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/2016/0817/809988-pat-hickey/|title=Pat Hickey in profile|date=17 August 2016|work=[[RTÉ.ie]]|accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref> Hickey became a member of the IOC in 1995.<ref name="Olympic"/> He became president of the EOC in 2006, commissioned a feasibility study for the [[European Games]], and was instrumental in establishing the Games.<ref name="ex333682"/><ref name="it2026102">{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/interview-olympic-council-of-ireland-president-pat-hickey-1.2026102|title=Interview: Olympic Council of Ireland president Pat Hickey|last=O'Riordan|first=Ian|date=5 December 2014|work=[[The Irish Times]]|accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref> [[The Guardian|''Guardian'']] reporter [[Nick Cohen]] criticised Hickey for flattering undemocratic leaders of potential hosts of [[2015 European Games|the inaugural 2015 Games]]: [[Alexander Lukashenko]] of [[Belarus]] and [[Ilham Aliyev]] of [[Azerbaijan]].<ref name="Guard">{{cite news | url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/13/european-games-azerbaijan-athletes-not-role-models |title=Baku reminds us our top athletes are overgrown infants |newspaper=The Guardian | accessdate=14 June 2015 |date=13 June 2015 |first=Nick |last=Cohen |authorlink=Nick Cohen}}</ref>
When the OCI hosted the 1991 assembly of the [[European Olympic Committees]] (EOC) Hickey took the opportunity to forge relations with the newly admitted [[National Olympic Committee]]s of the [[post-Soviet states]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/2016/0817/809988-pat-hickey/|title=Pat Hickey in profile|date=17 August 2016|work=[[RTÉ.ie]]|accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref> Hickey became a member of the IOC in 1995.<ref name="Olympic"/> He became president of the EOC in 2006, commissioned a feasibility study for the [[European Games]], and was instrumental in establishing the Games.<ref name="ex333682"/><ref name="it2026102">{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/interview-olympic-council-of-ireland-president-pat-hickey-1.2026102|title=Interview: Olympic Council of Ireland president Pat Hickey|last=O'Riordan|first=Ian|date=5 December 2014|work=[[The Irish Times]]|accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref> [[Nick Cohen]], a reporter with ''[[The Guardian]]'', criticised Hickey for flattering undemocratic leaders of potential hosts of [[2015 European Games|the inaugural 2015 Games]]: [[Alexander Lukashenko]] of [[Belarus]] and [[Ilham Aliyev]] of [[Azerbaijan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/13/european-games-azerbaijan-athletes-not-role-models|title=Baku reminds us our top athletes are overgrown infants|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=14 June 2015|date=13 June 2015|first=Nick|last=Cohen|authorlink=Nick Cohen}}</ref>


===2016 Olympics===
===2016 Olympics===

Revision as of 21:33, 22 August 2016

Patrick Joseph "Pat" Hickey (born 17 June 1945[1]) is an Irish sports administrator. He was president of the Olympic Council of Ireland from 1988 until 2016, and also served on Olympic and judo bodies at European and global level.

Early and personal life

Hickey worked as an estate agent, qualifying at the Institute of Property Valuers.[2] In 2015, his firm, Hickey Auctioneers, was run by his daughter and eldest son.[3]

A 2nd dan black belt in judo,[4] he represented Ireland internationally, and competed into his forties.[3][2] He maintains his fitness, and in 2015 he was jogging several times weekly in Phoenix Park.[3]

Sports administration

Hickey was president of the Irish Judo Association from 1979 until becoming Honorary Life President in 1989.[1][5] He was elected to the executive committee of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) in 1981 and was in successive Irish Olympic delegations from Los Angeles 1984.[1] He became president of the OCI in 1989 on the recommendation of Lord Killanin, former president of the OCI and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[3] After the 1999 establishment of the Irish Sports Council (ISC), Hickey clashed with both the ISC and successive sports ministers over responsibility for high performance sport, until the Institute of Sport was established within the ISC.[3][6] Hickey was re-elected president of the OCI for successive four-year terms, usually unopposed,[6] and defeating Richard Burrows of the Irish Sailing Association 27–10 in 2001.[3][6] Hickey alleged Burrows' candidacy was an ISC attempt to oust him.[3]

When the OCI hosted the 1991 assembly of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Hickey took the opportunity to forge relations with the newly admitted National Olympic Committees of the post-Soviet states.[7] Hickey became a member of the IOC in 1995.[2] He became president of the EOC in 2006, commissioned a feasibility study for the European Games, and was instrumental in establishing the Games.[3][6] Nick Cohen, a reporter with The Guardian, criticised Hickey for flattering undemocratic leaders of potential hosts of the inaugural 2015 Games: Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan.[8]

2016 Olympics

Main article: Irish Olympic ticket controversy

Hickey was due to step down as OCI president following the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3][9] On 17 August 2016, he was arrested in Rio during the Games as part of an investigation into alleged illegal resale of Olympic tickets, facing charges of facilitating ticket touting, formation of a cartel and ambush or illicit marketing.[10][11][12] He denied any wrongdoing, and stated he would "step aside temporarily" from all his Olympic positions until the matter was resolved.[13] He is currently residing in Bangu Prison.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Profile of the President". Olympic Council of Ireland. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Patrick Joseph Hickey". IOC Members. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Shannon, Kieran (30 May 2015). "The Big Interview: Pat Hickey is still the ringmaster". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2016.}
  4. ^ Leonard, Deirdre (19 September 2006). "Pat Hickey elected as new president of the EOC" (Press release). Irish Judo Association. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Patrick Hickey". Hall of Fame. International Judo Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d O'Riordan, Ian (5 December 2014). "Interview: Olympic Council of Ireland president Pat Hickey". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Pat Hickey in profile". RTÉ.ie. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  8. ^ Cohen, Nick (13 June 2015). "Baku reminds us our top athletes are overgrown infants". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Hickey hints Delaney destined for top Olympic job". RTÉ.ie. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  10. ^ "OCI chief Pat Hickey arrested in Rio". RTÉ.ie. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Europe's top Olympic official arrested in Rio over tickets sales". BBC News. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  12. ^ Gibson, Owen (17 August 2016). "Irish Olympic head Pat Hickey arrested in alleged ticket touting inquiry". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  13. ^ "OCI president Hickey steps aside after Rio arrest". RTÉ.ie. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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