THE FIG IN MOURNING
Dr Pierre Dernier (BEL)
(24.10.1938 02.11.2012)
Dr Pierre Dernier breathes his last
It is with great sadness that the FIG received news of Dr Pierre Dernier (BEL),
who passed away in Belgium on November 2, 2012. He was a member of the
FIG Therapeutic Use Exemption Commission.
Very active in the fight against doping, Dr Dernier was beloved by his colleagues
and often solicited by the FIG Commission.
He was the Secretary General for the World Underwater Federation (CMAS),
President of its Medical Commission, and since 1997 was President of the World
Games Medical Commission. Dr Pierre Dernier practised medicine and was Chief
of Emergency Services in hospitals throughout Brussels.
The International Gymnastics Federation, its authorities and the entire community
extend their sincere condolences to the family and loved-ones of the deceased.
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