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Juan Antonio Samaranch
Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquess of Samaranch was a Spanish sports administrator under the Franco regime (1973–1977) who served as the seventh president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.
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Born 17 July 1920 · Died 21 April 2010 · Q171166
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2026· 1 entry
2023· 1 entry
Awarded La Vanguardia Prize (2023).
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2020· 1 entry
Yahoo! Sports: Sport: On this day. Died April 21, 2010, IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch
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2018· 1 entry
Won China Reform Friendship Medal (2018).
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2010· 8 entries
The Guardian: Lord Coe leads tributes to Olympic chief Juan Antonio Samaranch
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The Guardian: Juan Antonio Samaranch obituary
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The Guardian: Juan Antonio Samaranch, former IOC president, dies at 89
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TV Guide: Former International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch Dies at 89
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Newsday: Juan Antonio Samaranch, ex-IOC president, dies at 89
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Died 2010-04-21.
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Inside The Games: Juan Antonio Samaranch dead
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The Guardian: Juan Antonio Samaranch in 'very serious' condition in hospital
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2006· 1 entry
Won Medal and Plaque of Tourist Merit (2006).
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the Zhejiang University (2005).
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2001· 6 entries
The Guardian: Kim blames IOC defeat on Samaranch
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The Guardian: The life and times of Juan Antonio Samaranch
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Won Order of the Golden Fleece (2001).
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Earned Gold Olympic Order (2001).
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Career landmark: member of the International Olympic Committee (2001–2010).
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Samaranch did not apply for the presidency again
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2000· 3 entries
Awarded Philippe Chatrier Award (2000).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross presented by Rudolf Schuster (2000).
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Won Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2000).
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1999· 2 entries
The Guardian: Samaranch's expensive tastes revealed as IOC opens its books
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Allowed the IOC Medical Commission to extend its scope of action
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate of the University of Granada (1997).
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University (1995).
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Alicante (1992).
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1991· 3 entries
Received the title of Marqués from the King of Spain for his involvement in the Olympic Movement
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Created 1st Marquess of Samaranch by royal decree
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Was raised into the Spanish nobility by King Juan Carlos of Spain and given the hereditary title of Marqués de Samaranch (Marquess of Samaranch), this in recognition of his contribution to the Olympic movement
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1988· 1 entry
Awarded Princess of Asturias Award for Sports (1988).
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1987· 1 entry
Career landmark: chairperson (1987–1999).
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sports Merit (1986).
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1984· 1 entry
And served as president of the board from 1987 to 1999
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1982· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (1982).
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1981· 2 entries
And provided assistance to National Olympic Committees in difficulty, and developed action plans to contribute to the universality of the Games
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Obtained for the IOC the status of non-governmental international organisation and became the first IOC President, after Pierre de Coubertin, to establish himself in Lausanne
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1980· 3 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1980).
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Career landmark: president of the International Olympic Committee (1980–2001).
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At the 83rd IOC Session (15–18 July) which was held in Moscow prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics—and took office soon after the Games
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1977· 3 entries
Immediately after the restoration of diplomatic relations between the countries: this post helped him to gain the support of the Soviet bloc countries in the election to the presidency of the IOC, held in Moscow in 1980
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Career landmark: Spanish ambassador to the Soviet Union (1977–1980).
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Career landmark: ambassador of Spain to Mongolia (1977–1980).
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1975· 1 entry
Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1975).
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1974· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Aeronautical Merit - White Decoration (1974).
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1973· 5 entries
Career landmark: procurador en Cortes (1973–1977).
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Career landmark: Barcelona provincial deputy (1973–1977).
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Until he resigned four years later, when he was appointed Ambassador of Spain to the Soviet Union and Mongolia after the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries
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Career landmark: president (1973–1977).
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Career landmark: president of the Provincial Deputation of Barcelona (1973–1977).
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1970· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for Agriculture (1970).
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1968· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration (1968).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros (1968).
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1967· 3 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge (1967).
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Career landmark: procurador en Cortes (1967–1967).
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Career landmark: procurador en Cortes (1967–1971).
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1966· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Spain's Olympic Comitee (1966–1970).
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1956· 2 entries
Two children were born of this marriage: his elder child and daughter, María Teresa Samaranch Salisachs (born 1956), has been president of the Spanish Federation of Sports on Ice since 2005, while his younger child and son, Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs (born 1959), has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 2001.
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Became its president in 1967 until 1970
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1955· 1 entry
Career landmark: Barcelona provincial deputy (1955–1967).
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1954· 1 entry
Then delegate for physical education and sport in the Spanish Parliament in 1967
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1943· 1 entry
For criticising the supporters of Real Madrid C
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1938· 1 entry
During the Spanish Civil War, he was conscripted to serve as a medical assistant in the Spanish Republican Armed Forces
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1920· 1 entry
Born 1920-07-17.
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