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Juan Antonio
Samaranch
ENTRY IN THE CIO : 1966
COUNTRY : ESP / Spain
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BORN
17th July 1920.
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MARITAL STATUS
Widower, two children.
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EDUCATION
Attended the German college, the Barcelona school for advanced business studies, studied abroad in London and the United States, and later earned a diploma from the Barcelona Institute for advanced business management studies (IESE).
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CAREER
Diploma in economics; member of the board of several banks; Honorary Chairman of "La Caixa" savings bank; Municipal Councillor responsible for sport in the City of Barcelona; National Delegate for Physical Education and Sport; President of the Barcelona Diputacion; Spanish Ambassador to the USSR and the People's Republic of Mongolia (1977-1980); Presidente por parte espaņola del Forum Hispano-Chino (2003-).
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SPORTS PRACTISED
Hockey, boxing, football
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SPORTS ADMINISTRATION
Member (1956-) and subsequently President (1967-1970) of the Spanish National Olympic Committee; Vice-President of the International Committee for the Mediterranean Games; President of the Spanish skating Federation; Chef de Mission at the VII Olympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956, and the Games of the XVII and XVIII Olympiads in Rome in 1960 and in Tokyo in 1964; President of the International Boat Show.
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IOC HISTORY
Member of the IOC from 1966 to 2001; Head of Protocol (1968-1975, 1979-1980); Member of the Executive Board (1970-1978, 1979-2001); Vice-President of the IOC (1974-1978); President of the IOC (1980-2001); Honorary President for Life (2001-).
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