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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 from 1980 to 2001.
- Sports administrator, Diplomat
- IESE, Universidad de Navarra
- Jacques Rogge
- María Teresa Samaranch Salisachs, 2nd Marchioness of Samaranch, Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs
Don Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquis of Samaranch (17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish sports administrator. He served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001. [1] [2] [3] Samaranch died of cardio-respiratory failure on 21 April 2010, aged 89. [4]
- 21 April 2010 (aged 89), Barcelona, Spain
- Jacques Rogge
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Career. Account Director, International Flavours and Fragances (1982-1986); Financial Analyst at the First Boston Corporation in New York (1986-1989); Vice-President and partner of S.G. Warburg and Co. (1989-1991); CEO and founding partner of GBS Finance S.A. (1991-); Vice-President of Real Automóvil Club de Catalunya (RACC)
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. 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. As a teenager, he practised hockey, boxing ...
Apr 22, 2010 · Juan Antonio Samaranch was born on July 17, 1920, in Barcelona, the son of a self-made textile baron. His first love was soccer, but after an illness he turned to roller hockey and became a ...
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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 ...
Apr 22, 2010 · In addition, Samaranch took over a male-only private club that now has 20 women among its 100-plus delegates and brought more female athletes into the Olympics, from 18 percent in 1980 to about 45 ...
