William Frederick Blick

William Frederick Blick was born on 17 October 1974, in Uganda.[1] He is a Ugandan engineer and has been a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2018.[2]

Career

Blick has been the Director of Speedway Quickfix Engineering since 2005. In 2013, he became board advisor of Gems Cambridge International School Uganda. He has been a lecturer and motivational speaker since 2017, as well as a sports consultant. Blick became a farmer in forestry and agricultural produce[1] in 2018, and in 2019 he has worked in Real Estate (Housing).[3]

Sports Career

From 2006 to 2013, Blick was the Chairman of the Uganda Rugby Union. From 2010 to 2014, he was Executive board member of the Confederation of African Rugby. Since 2012, Blick has been President of the Uganda Olympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Association.[4] In 2016, he became part of the Commonwealth Games Federation Executive board. Since 2017, Blick has been President of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Zone 5,[1] Executive board member of the ANOCA, as well as, Vice-Chair of the ANOCA Games Coordination Commission.[3]

References
  1. Kalyango, Fredrick. "William Blick; A sports role model in his final days as UOC president (VIDEO)". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. "Blick hopeful Uganda will benefit from his new 'big' IOC position". Monitor. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. "Mr William Frederick Blick". The International Olympic Commettee. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. Muziransa, Makhtum (20 February 2021). "Blick leaves UOC studious after years of turmoil". Monitor. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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