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Kirsty Coventry hopes her election as the first female and African president of the International Olympic Committee - beating six male candidates including Britain's Lord Coe - sends a "powerful signal".
The 41-year-old former swimmer, who won two Olympic gold medals, secured a majority of 49 of the 97 available votes in the first round of Thursday's election, while World Athletics boss Coe won just eight.
Zimbabwe's sports minister Coventry will replace Thomas Bach - who has led the IOC since 2013 - on 23 June and be the youngest president in the organisation's 130-year history.
Her first Olympics will be the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in February 2026.