| 词条 | Niels de Vos |
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Niels Ernest de Vos (born 27 March 1967)[1] is a British sports businessman and chief executive. Early lifeHe was born in Walsall. He attended King Edward's School, Birmingham. He studied Modern History from 1986-89 at Keble College, Oxford. CareerDe Vos came to prominence as the Chief Executive of Sale Sharks, a professional rugby union club.[2] De Vos helped the club move to a larger stadium in 2003, leaving Heywood Road in favour of Edgeley Park. In January 2007 he became the Chief Executive of the sporting governing body UK Athletics, headquartered in Birmingham.[3] De Vos modernised the athletics body, cutting jobs and aiming to move sponsorship money away from headquarters costs and towards training centres athletics club.[2] De Vos also cut down the number of athletes going to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, minimising the number to those who would still be young enough to perform at the 2012 London Olympics.[4] He has a strong anti-doping stance, favouring a lifetime ban for athletes caught using banned substances. After attempting to ban Dwain Chambers from an athletics comeback, he underlined the damage Justin Gatlin caused to United States athletics as an example for his reasoning.[5] Personal lifeHe is married (to Kirsten), with two children. References1. ^[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/wD7Vw5gpyVmxITaf86OwSALSRGg/appointments Companies House] 2. ^1 {{cite web |last=Knight |first=Tom |title=Ruthless Niels de Vos streamlines UK Athletics |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=2007-11-29 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/2327021/Ruthless-Niels-de-Vos-streamlines-UK-Athletics.html |accessdate=2008-08-25}} 3. ^{{cite web |title=De Vos handed UK Athletics post |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-01-30 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/6310763.stm |accessdate=2008-08-25}} 4. ^{{cite web |last=Knight |first=Tom |title=Niels De Vos plans overhaul for Olympics |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=2007-08-08 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2318530/Niels-De-Vos-plans-overhaul-for-Olympics.html |accessdate=2008-08-25}} 5. ^{{cite web |last=Broadbent |first=Rick |title=Dwain Chambers stopped in tracks as Niels de Vos begins cleansing process |publisher=The Times |date=2008-02-04 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/athletics/article3309028.ece |accessdate=2008-08-25}} External links
9 : 1967 births|Living people|Alumni of Keble College, Oxford|Athletics in the United Kingdom|British sports executives and administrators|Businesspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands|English people of Dutch descent|People educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham|People from Walsall |
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