Juan Antonio Samaranch
Also known as Juan Antonio Samaranch Torello
IOC president 1980–2001
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Juan Antonio Samaranch was the president of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001, leading the global organization that oversees the Olympic Games during a significant period of its history. His leadership during the Cold War era and the decades following shaped the modern Olympic movement's direction and influence worldwide.
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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 (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.
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1920 births2010 deaths20th-century Spanish sportsmenAmbassadors of Spain to MongoliaAmbassadors of Spain to the Soviet UnionBurials at Montjuïc CemeteryCollars of the Order of Isabella the CatholicFET y de las JONS politiciansFIBA Hall of Fame inducteesFrancoism in CataloniaGrand Crosses of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas