Former Austrian IOC member dies at 86

The Associated Press
Published: May 9, 2008

VIENNA, Austria: Philipp von Schoeller, a former national horse-riding champion and International Olympic Committee member, has died. He was 86.

Von Schoeller died Tuesday after being ill for several years, the Chamber of Commerce said Friday.

He was elected an IOC member from Austria in 1977 and became an honorary member in 2000 after reaching the mandatory retirement age.

As a banker and an industrialist, von Schoeller served as a board member of various companies in Austria. He also chaired several industrial lobbying institutions in Vienna, London and Paris between 1971 and 1998.

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