Later Career
Palmer then retired from major competition and concentrated on Judo and sports administration. In 1961 Palmer became Chairman of the British Judo Association, a post he held for the next twenty-four years. During this time, Palmer was also elected President of the British Judo Association (BJA).
At the 1965 International Judo Federation (IJF) Congress held in Rio de Janeiro Palmer was elected President succeeding Risei Kano the grandson of the founder of judo, Kano Jigoro. He was the first non-Japanese to be the President of the IJF.
He persuaded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to give Judo regular place on the Games program from 1972. In 1973 Palmer was presented with the OBE (Order of the British Empire) for his services to international judo. In 1975 he became a founding member of the General Assembly of International Sports Federations (GAISF) and for the next twelve years was General Secretary of that organisation.
In 1983 Charles Palmer was successful in an election for the post of Chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA). During his period of office had to contend with much political wrangling and was influential in the decision for the BOA to send a team to attend the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
He received an honourary 10th dan in 1997 from the IJF, becoming one of the few living jūdan.
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