Petra Sörling
Petra Sörling | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 January 1971 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | sports official |
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 Committee since 2023.[1]
Early life and education
Sörling has a BSc in Business & Administration from Lund University and a degree in Management & Leadership from Stockholm School of Economics.[2]
Career
Outside of sports, Sörling has a career in the real estate, construction and urban planning industry. She has been CEO of Rosengård Real Estate since the company was founded in 2017.[2]
Sports administration
Petra Sörling has been a board member of the International Table Tennis Federation since 2009. Between 2013 and 2021 she was the ITTF vice president of finance. During the period 2013–2022 she was chairwoman of the Swedish Table Tennis Association.[2] Since 2021 she has been a board member of the Swedish Olympic Committee where she is now the vice president.[3]
On 24 November 2021, Petra Sörling was elected President of the International Table Tennis Federation. She became the federation's eighth President and the first woman to hold the position.[4][1]
On 17 October 2023, at the 141st IOC Session held in Mumbai, India, Sörling, was elected as a Member of the IOC. She is the first ITTF President to become an IOC member.[1] At the IOC, Sörling served on the Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion commission, the Sustainability and Legacy commission and the Gender Equality Working Group of the Esport Commission.[2][4]
Sörling also served on the European Table Tennis Union and is a board member of the WADA foundation, the ASOIF Council and SportAccord.[2]
In May 2025, Sörling was re-elected for another 4 years as ITTF President after winning the vote 104–102.[5]
Personal life
Sörling is a table tennis player herself and won the 2018 World Championship in Masters Women's doubles.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "ITTF President Petra Sörling Elected as IOC Member at 141st IOC Session". ITTF. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Petra Sorling". IOC. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Executive Board". Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Petra Sorling". Global Sustainable Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Petra Sörling Re-Elected President of ITTF". ITTF. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Petra Sorling" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 6 June 2025.