Books By Helmut Diegel - Author

After his career as a professional handball player, Digel became president of the German Athletics Federation in 1993. From 1993 to 2002 he was Vice president of the National Olympic Committee for Germany. He was elected "Sports Official of the Year" twice (in 1994 and 1998). He was the Vice president of the International Association of Athletics Federations until 2007. In August 2007 he joined the IAAF Council. Digel's main research area lies in the field of sport sociology. He is author of numerous articles on elite sport.