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Robert Steadward OC AOE (born May 26 1946) is a Canadian author sport scientist manager counsellor consultant and community volunteer who was the founding president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) which he presided from 1989 to 2001. Prior to that he had founded the Canadian Sports Fund for the Physically Disabled in 1979. He was also elected member of the International Olympic Committee in 2000.He obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Oregon. Dr.