Experience
matters.

Tom Dielen is a lifelong archer, passionate sports leader and globally respected voice in international sport. With over 30 years of experience in archery and multi-sport governance, Tom brings a rare blend of grassroots connection, elite-level understanding and a strategic vision for the future of our sport.

He has served as Secretary General of World Archery for over two decades and now seeks to lead as President – building on a legacy of stability, transparency and global growth.

Tom’s leadership extends far beyond archery. He has served as Vice President of the International World Games Association (IWGA), Vice President of the Association of Paralympic Sport Associations  – and a trusted member of working groups within the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), contributing to critical conversations around ethics, classification and sport development.

A former competitive archer himself, Tom has medaled in national championships and competed in field – 3D – indoor – outdoor – and ski archery, with recurve, compound and barebow – earning honors such as Sportif Méritant from the City of Lausanne and the Sport Merit Award from the Catholic University of Leuven. His decades of volunteerism include organizing tournaments across Switzerland and Belgium and supporting events from the European Youth Olympic Days to the Winter Youth Olympic Games.

A champion of both inclusion and innovation, Tom Dielen brings integrity, experience and a deep love for archery to everything he does. His candidacy for President of World Archery is rooted in service – and driven by a belief in archery’s global potential.