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Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquess of Samaranch (Catalan: Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló, Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈan ənˈtɔni səməˈɾaŋ]; 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish sports administrator under the Franco regime (1973–1977) who served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee ...
- Sports administrator, Diplomat
- IESE, Universidad de Navarra
- Jacques Rogge
- María Teresa Samaranch Salisachs, 2nd Marchioness of Samaranch, Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs
Juan Antonio Samaranch, marquis de Samaranch (born July 17, 1920, Barcelona, Spain—died April 21, 2010, Barcelona) Spanish businessman and public official who served from 1980 to 2001 as the seventh president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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Juan Antonio Samaranch, who was born 100 years ago this week, was a man of extraordinary vision who transformed the Olympic Movement in the 20th century. 8 min read |. IOC News. © IOC. Born on 17 July 1920 in Barcelona (Spain), the third of six children, two girls and four boys, the young Samaranch took an early interest in sport.
Apr 22, 2010 · Juan Antonio Samaranch, a dominant figure in the modern Olympic movement who over 21 years guided the Games from a period of boycotts and near bankruptcy to an era of...
May 8, 2018 · 1920- Spanish athletic administrator. I n his two decades at the helm of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Juan Antonio Samaranch worked a miraculous transformation, turning what was a largely amateur enterprise into a billion-dollar showcase for the world's finest professional athletes.
Apr 21, 2010 · Juan Antonio Samaranch was president of the International Olympic Committee during an era of boycotts, near bankruptcy and scandal. NPR's Howard Berkes looks back at one of the IOC's most...
Honorary President of the IOC. Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquess of Samaranch was a Spanish sports administrator under the Franco regime who served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001.
