Simon Clegg
| Simon Clegg | |
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| Born | August 11, 1959 |
| Occupation | Chief Executive of the British Olympic Association |
Simon Clegg CBE (b. 11 Aug 1959) is one of the UK’s most experienced sports businessmen and leaders. He has been Chief Executive of the British Olympic Association, a Championship Football Club and a European Youth Olympic Festival. He was Chief Operating Officer of the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku. He has also managed the British Biathlon Team and Team GB athletes at 12 Olympic and Olympic Winter Games. In addition he orchestrated the national political and PR campaigns to persuade the Government and Mayor of London to bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Simon Clegg was born on 11 August 1959 in Harlington, Middlesex and grew up in Godalming, Surrey attending local schools before going off to Stowe School in Buckingham. After school he spent two years as a trainee Quantity Surveyor in Guildford and joined the Parachute Regiment as a territorial soldier. Two years later and after a short period as a regular soldier in the Parachute Regiment he passed the selection process for entry into the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
He was commissioned in 1981 into the Royal Regiment of Artillery and posted to 94th Locating Regiment in Celle, West Germany. After three seasons as a competitive cross country skier and biathlete he was in seconded for 12 months to the British Ski Federation. On his return to the Army he was selected to join the Royal Horse Artillery and in 1988 at the age of 28 completed the final year of his Short Service Commission by commanding a Battery in 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery.
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