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Three-time Olympian Norman Bellingham joined the United States
Olympic Committee as the organization's Chief Operating Officer on
November 1, 2006. Bellingham, who was a member of the 1984, 1988
and 1992 U.S. Olympic Teams in the sport of kayak, has an
established background in business administration, strategic
planning and sport management.
At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, Bellingham teamed with
Greg Barton to win the gold medal in the two-man 1,000-meter sprint
kayak race.
As Chief Operating Officer, Bellingham reports to USOC Chief
Executive Officer Scott Blackmun and assists him in directing the
day-to-day operations of the USOC. He helps manage the continued
development and implementation of the USOC's strategic plan, and
oversees the following USOC divisions: Audit, Finance, Human
Resources, Information Technology, Paralympics, Security, and
Strategic Planning.
Bellingham came to the USOC from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.,
in Atlanta, Ga., where he served as Senior Vice President,
Strategic Planning since 2002. In that role, Bellingham led the
company's Strategic Planning Group responsible for identifying and
developing new businesses and platform extensions of current
businesses; overseeing asset acquisition and divestiture; and
working across the Turner portfolio to create new operating and
organizational models to leverage the company's strengths in
emerging business segments.
Bellingham also has considerable experience working with the United
States Olympic Committee. From 1993-96 he was responsible for
analyzing and improving the effectiveness of USOC programs and
services that support athletes and National Governing Bodies. He
created and directed the $4.5 million Hometeam '96 Program that was
designed to maximize the medal performance of the U.S. Team at the
1996 Atlanta Games. Bellingham also helped design and implement a
new financial support system that created a direct link between
athletic performance and financial support - a system that is still
being utilized by the USOC. Bellingham was a member of the USOC
Board of Directors and Executive Committee from 1997-2001; served
as Co-Chairman of the PODIUM Program from 1997-2002 and the
Athletes Advisory Council from 1993-2001.
Bellingham earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in
economics from Harvard University and an MBA from the Harvard
University Graduate School of Business Administration.
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