Johann Olav Koss
Johann Olav Koss, Founder, President, and CEO of Right To Play
Johann Olav Koss is the Founder, President, and CEO of Right To Play. As one of the greatest speed skaters of all time, he earned 5 Olympic medals and broke 11 world records throughout the course of his career.
He was an Ambassador for Olympic Aid in 1993. In 1994, he was chosen by UNICEF to be the Special Representative for Sport and, in 2006, was appointed to the post of Ambassador. TIME magazine has declared him to be a Future Leader of Tomorrow and the World Economic Forum has named him as a Young Global Leader. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and an Executive MBA.
He was an Ambassador for Olympic Aid in 1993. In 1994, he was chosen by UNICEF to be the Special Representative for Sport and, in 2006, was appointed to the post of Ambassador. TIME magazine has declared him to be a Future Leader of Tomorrow and the World Economic Forum has named him as a Young Global Leader. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and an Executive MBA.
Johan Olav Koss' contributions to the e-Debate are listed below. Just follow the links below to access his comments during the e-Debate.
''These are big goals, but they are not unrealistic.''
Johann Olav Koss encourages us to use sport to its fullest potential and to expect big things from it. Read his full comments...
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''We should not think about having to balance sport with other programming components.''
Johann Olav Koss makes the case for positioning sport at the center of S&D interventions in order to best achieve other outcomes. Read his comments in Round 2...
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''We can take the normal practice from sport into the Sport for development area.''
Johann Olav Koss suggests taking the example of sport to learn from mistakes and make improvements as a way to overcome the challenge in addressing the taboo surrounding discussing mistakes openly. Read his comments in the final round of the e-Debate...
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