Juan Antonio Samaranch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Juan Antonio Samaranch

IOC president 1980–2001

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1920

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 21-Apr-2010

Profession: coach, businessperson, politician, diplomat, journalist, sports official, rink hockey player

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Juan Antonio Samaranch

  • Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquess of Samaranch (Catalan pronunciation: [?u'an ?n't?ni(.u) s?m?'?a?]; 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish sports administrator and minister of sports under the Franco regime (1973–1977) who served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.
  • Samaranch served the second-longest term as the head of the IOC, the longest being that of Pierre de Coubertin (29 years).

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