Wolf-Dieter Montag

Wolf-Dieter Montag
Born	(1924-12-10)10 December 1924 Bamberg, Germany
Died	21 July 2018(2018-07-21) (aged 93) Riegsee, Germany
Alma mater	University of Bamberg University of Erlangen–Nuremberg University of Vienna Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Occupations	Physician mountain rescue sports medicine specialist
Years active	1952 – 2002
Known for	German Ice Skating Union president International Skating Union and International Olympic Committee medical advisor International Ice Hockey Federation Chief Medical Officer
Awards	Federal Cross of Merit Bavarian Order of Merit Olympic Order Paul Loicq Award German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame

Wolf-Dieter Montag (10 December 1924 – 21 July 2018) was a German physician, sports medicine specialist, mountain rescue doctor, and international sports administrator. His medical career spanned 50 years in his native Bavaria, and included being a lecturer, teacher and consultant for orthopedic surgery, and physical therapy. He served as vice-president of the German Sport Medical Association, advised the Landtag of Bavaria on medical matters, and was a mountain rescue doctor and instructor for 30 years. He was the chief physician of the German Ice Skating Union for eight years, then was its president for 16 years. He was a medical advisor to the International Skating Union for 10 years, served as the Chief Medical Officer of the International Ice Hockey Federation for 23 years, and was a member of the medical committee for the International Olympic Committee at all Summer and Winter Olympic Games from 1972 to 2002. He received multiple awards during his career, including the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany first class, the Bavarian Order of Merit, the Olympic Order, induction into the German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, and the inaugural Paul Loicq Award.