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Philip Craven

English sports administrator

Sir Philip Lee Craven (born 4 July 1950) is an English sports administrator, former Paralympic wheelchair basketball player, swimmer and track and field athlete. Between 2001 and 2017 he was the second president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).²

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Born Jul 4, 1950.¹

Companies

International Paralympic CommitteeChair 2001 to 2017¹¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Manchester³
Date not recordedManchester Metropolitan University³
Date not recordedVictoria University of Manchester³
Date not recordedBolton School³

Craven was born on 4 July 1951 in Bolton, England. He was educated at Bolton School Boys' Division, where he was a keen swimmer, cricketer and tennis player. In 1966, at the age of 16, he fell during a rock-climbing expedition at Wilton Quarries, Bolton. The accident left him without the use of his legs. He studied geography at the University of Manchester, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1972.

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Career

Occupation: athletics competitor, swimmer, basketball player.⁵

2001 to 2017Chair, International Paralympic Committee⁴

Personal life

BornJul 4, 1950, Bolton⁶
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom⁷

Awards

2017honorary doctorate^{8 9}
2006honorary doctor of the University of Manchester⁸
Date not recordedCommander of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau⁸
Date not recordedFriendship Order⁸
Date not recordedGrand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic⁸
Date not recordedKnight Bachelor⁸
Date not recordedMember of the Order of the British Empire⁸
Date not recordedOfficer of the Legion of Honour⁸
Date not recordedOfficer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany⁸
Date not recordedOrder of Friendship⁸

More awards (3)

Date not recordedOrder of Honour⁸
Date not recordedOrder of the British Empire⁸
Date not recordedhonorary doctor of the University of Stirling⁸

Sources

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WikidataPhilip Craven on Wikidata
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WikipediaPhilip Craven on Wikipedia
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WikidataPhilip Craven: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataPhilip Craven: Chair, International Paralympic Committee, on Wikidata
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WikidataPhilip Craven: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataPhilip Craven: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataPhilip Craven: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataPhilip Craven: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataPhilip Craven: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataInternational Paralympic Committee, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsPhilip Craven photo by Tksteven, CC BY 2.5