In the period from the 1960s until the 1980s was the Olympic idea and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) under pressure from many sides. The political conflicts on the global stage left its mark, commercialization eroded outdated amateur rules, doping became an obvious problem, and some of the fundamental Olympic values were debated. During this very period, the Dane Ivar Vind had a seat in the IOC - from 1959 until his death in 1977. He got a central position and has probably been the most powerful Dane in international sports. In the article we especially will give a picture of who Ivar Vind was and some of the big dilemmas that Vind became involved in and actively related to.