Lamine diack biography

Lamine Diack studied economics and law at College Van Vollenhoven in Dakar and the National School of Taxes in Paris. He was a top athlete in the long jump, winning the 1958 French Championships in long jump, and he held the West African record from 1957-60.

Lamine diack biography

In 1959 he jumped 7.72, his personal best (although wind-aided), to win the French University Championships, but injured his knee shortly thereafter, dashing his hopes of competing at the 1960 Olympics.

Instead Diack went to work for the Senegalese government, often in sports-related fields, although he was eventually mayor of Dakar from 1978-80, was a deputy of the National Assembly of Senegal (1978-93), and eventually serving as first Vice-President from 1988-93.

He was also Commissioner General of Sport from 1969-70, and Secretary of State for Youth and Sport from 1970-73. His other government posts included Secretary of State for Human Promotion in 1973-74, National Conservator of Land Ownership of Senegal from 1974-78, and