Thomas Weikert (born

Hadamar Hadamar () is a small town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany. Hadamar is known for its Clinic for Forensics, Forensic Psychiatry/Centre for Social Psychiatry, lying at the edge of town, in whose outlying buildings is also found th ...

24 March 1953) is a German sports official. He was the president of the

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(ITTF) from

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2017 to October 2021, when

Petra Sörling Petra Erika Gummesson Sörling (born 12 January 1971) is a Swedish business executive and sports administrator. She has been the President of the International Table Tennis Federation since 2021 and a member of the International Olympic Committe ...

took the office. Formerly the Deputy President, Thomas Weikert became President in 2014 when

Adham Sharara Adham Sharara (born Cairo 24 March 1953) is a Canadian sports official. He is current Chairman and Honorary President of the International Table Tennis Federation The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the Sport governing body, ...

, who had held the office since 1999, assumed the role of Chair and Honorary President of the International Table Tennis Federation. As ITTF President, he is also the ex officio member and President of the

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of ITTF Foundation. Since 2021, he is President of the

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Living people 1953 births Presidents of the International Table Tennis Federation German sports executives and administrators People from Hadamar Sportspeople from Giessen (region) {{Germany-tabletennis-bio-stub