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Juan Antonio Samaranch

Juan Antonio Samaranch

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Born July 17, 1920 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Died April 21, 2010

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Biography

Samaranch comes from a wealthy industrial family. After attending a German school in Barcelona, Samaranch studied business administration in England and the United States. At the same time he received manager training. In the 1940s, Samaranch became a member of President Franco's "Movimiento Nacional", whose staunch supporter he remained until Franco's death in 1975. He found sporting interest in tennis, boxing and figure skating. He was active in roller hockey for Espanol Barcelona. As head of organization for the roller hockey World Cup tournaments in Barcelona in 1951 and 1954 and as a city councilor responsible for the sports department, he earned an early reputation as a sports official. In 1954, Samaranch became a member of the Spanish NOC before holding its chairmanship from 1967 to 1970.

As head of the mission, Samaranch took over the representative accompaniment of the Spanish Olympic team in 1956, 1960 and 1964. From 1962 he acted as a sports delegate for Catalonia, and in 1966 Samaranch was appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In his political career he was a member of the Spanish Parliament from 1967 and President of the Catalan House of Representatives from 1973. From 1968 to 1975 he was the IOC's chief of protocol. After Franco's death and the political upheaval that followed, he became ambassador to Moscow for four years in 1977. The rejection of the Western countries' Olympic boycott gave him good connections with the representatives of the Eastern Bloc, whereupon Antonio Samaranch was elected seventh President of the IOC in 1980, succeeding Lord Killanins.

This led to lasting changes in the Olympic movement, which moved far away from the ideological vision of the founder Pierre de Coubertin. Due to the increasing commercialization of the Olympic Games, Samaranch has repeatedly come under criticism. Under his leadership, amateur status for Olympic participants was abolished in 1988, the licensing of the Olympic rings and the sale of television rights turned the games into a mega-event, whose interests became increasingly politicized. At the beginning of the 1990s, the IOC had a billion US dollars at its disposal from advertising television revenue alone. In 1993, Samaranch was clearly confirmed in office by the IOC.

The introduction of Olympic Games every two years (alternating winter and summer games), at the suggestion of Samaranch, gave the IOC the ideal ability to plan the event and maximum added value from 1994 onwards. Another achievement of Samaranch is that the games have been held without a boycott since 1992. In July 2001, Juan Antonio Samaranch resigned from the office of IOC president. The Belgian Jacques Rogge was chosen as his successor at the 112th IOC General Assembly in Moscow. Despite his achievements as one of the most important sports officials, long after his term in office, criticism of his political past during the Franco dictatorship as well as nepotism and corruption in the IOC in the awarding of the Olympic Games and offices has not subsided.

He published his autobiography under the title "Memorias Olimpicas" (2002).

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The Final Game Poster

The Final Game Feature Film2022Self

Amics per sempre Poster

Amics per sempre TV Movie2017Self

En tierra extraña Poster

En tierra extraña Documentary2014Self

Cerimònia de clausura dels Jocs Paralímpics Barcelona '92 Poster

Cerimònia de clausura dels Jocs Paralímpics Barcelona '92 TV Special2012Self

La Crida, història d'una resposta Poster

La Crida, història d'una resposta Documentary2011Self

Disculpin les molèsties Poster

Disculpin les molèsties TV Series2010Self

50 anys en companyia Documentary2009Self

Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad Poster

Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad Mini-Series2008Self - IOC Honorary President for Life

Catalunya.cat Documentary2008Self

Salvados Poster

Salvados TV Series2008Self

Atrapats pel cap d'any TV Movie2007Self

Athens 2004 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Poster

Athens 2004 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony TV Special2004Self - Former IOC President

Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Poster

Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Mini-Series2004Self - IOC Honorary President

El club TV Series2004Self

Bud Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Winter Olympic Glory Documentary2002Self

Homenatge a Joan Antoni Samaranch TV Movie2002Self

Unknown Pleasures Poster

Unknown Pleasures Feature Film2002Self

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory Poster

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory Documentary2001Self

Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony Poster

Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony TV Special2000Self - IOC President

Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad Poster

Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad Mini-Series2000Self - IOC President

Escuela del deporte TV Series1999Self

Bangkok 1998 Asian Games Mini-Series1998Self - IOC President

Gala ONCE TV Special1998Self

Nagano 1998: XVIII Olympic Winter Games Poster

Nagano 1998: XVIII Olympic Winter Games Mini-Series1998Self - IOC President

La mirada crítica Poster

La mirada crítica TV Series1997Self

Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad Poster

Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad Mini-Series1996Self - IOC President

Lillehammer 1994: XVII Olympic Winter Games Poster

Lillehammer 1994: XVII Olympic Winter Games Mini-Series1994Self - IOC President

Marathon Poster

Marathon Documentary1993Self

Albertville 1992: XVI Olympic Winter Games Poster

Albertville 1992: XVI Olympic Winter Games Mini-Series1992Self - president of the International Olympic Committee

Barcelona 1992: Games of the XXV Olympiad Poster

Barcelona 1992: Games of the XXV Olympiad Mini-Series1992Self - IOC President

Cerimònia d'inauguració jocs olímpics Barcelona '92 Poster

Cerimònia d'inauguració jocs olímpics Barcelona '92 TV Special1992Self

Cerimònia de clausura jocs olímpics Barcelona '92 TV Special1992Self

Eurovision Song Contest 1989 Poster

Eurovision Song Contest 1989 TV Special1989Self

Calgary 1988: XV Olympic Winter Games Poster

Calgary 1988: XV Olympic Winter Games Mini-Series1988Self - IOC President

Dilluns, dilluns Poster

Dilluns, dilluns TV Series1988Self

Seoul 1988: Games of the XXIV Olympiad Poster

Seoul 1988: Games of the XXIV Olympiad Mini-Series1988Self - IOC President

24 Horas TV Series1987Self

Indianapolis 1987 Pan American Games Mini-Series1987Self - IOC President

10th Asian Games Seoul 1986 Mini-Series1986Self - IOC President

16 Days of Glory Poster

16 Days of Glory Documentary1985Self

Estadio 2 Poster

Estadio 2 TV Series1984Self

Los Angeles 1984: Games of the XXIII Olympiad Poster

Los Angeles 1984: Games of the XXIII Olympiad Mini-Series1984Self - IOC President

Sarajevo 1984: XIV Olympic Winter Games Poster

Sarajevo 1984: XIV Olympic Winter Games Mini-Series1984Self - president of the International Olympic Committee

IX Asian Games: New Delhi 1982 Mini-Series1982Self - IOC President

7 sur 7 TV Series1981Self

Lake Placid 1980: XIII Olympic Winter Games Poster

Lake Placid 1980: XIII Olympic Winter Games Mini-Series1980Self - IOC Member

Primeira Página TV Series1980Self

Informe semanal Poster

Informe semanal TV Series1973Self

60 Minutes Poster

60 Minutes TV Series1968Self - President IOC

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