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	Juan Antonio Samaranch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Juan Antonio Samaranch, Marquess of Samaranch (born July 17, 1920 in Barcelona) is a Spanish sports official and was president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.
		Samaranch was a controversial figure as the head of the IOC, receiving sustained criticism from a number of former athletes, politicians, and most notably British journalist Andrew Jennings in a series of books and television documentaries.
		Samaranch was a senior bureaucrat and (arguably) politician in a fascist regime, and many people found such a background repugnant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Juan_Antonio_Samaranch (628 words)

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		Juan Antonio Samaranch, elected as head of the International Olympic Committee in 1980 (the seventh to hold the post since the IOC was established in 1894), was one of the most influential Spaniards in the last two decades of the 20th century.
		Juan Antonio Samaranch was born to a well-to-do Barcelona family on July 17, 1920.
		Samaranch's strategy, using a combination of diplomacy and hispanic charm, was to increase the number of participating nations.
	www.galanissportsdata.com /person.asp?personID=56 (680 words)

	Juan Antonio Samaranch -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Samaranch was a senior bureaucrat and (arguably) politician in a (An adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views) fascist regime, and many people found such a background repugnant.
		Under Samaranch, the IOC revamped its sponsorship arrangements (choosing to go with global sponsors rather than allowing each national federation to take local ones), and new broadcasting deals brought in many millions of dollars.
		Samaranch also featured among the "personalities" speaking at Barcelona's 2004 (Click link for more info and facts about Universal Forum of Cultures) Universal Forum of Cultures, quite possibly because "La Caixa" savings bank, of which Samaranch was formerly president, was one of the event's corporate sponsors.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/J/Ju/Juan_Antonio_Samaranch.htm (617 words)

	CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - Samaranch's wife dies in Barcelona - Saturday September 16, 2000 08:41 PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- A day after IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch presided over the splendor of his last Olympic opening ceremony, his gravely ill wife of 40 years died as Samaranch was flying back to Barcelona to be with her.
		Samaranch was the focal point of the biggest scandal in IOC history -- the bribery case stemming from Salt Lake City's winning bid for the 2002 Winter Games.
		Samaranch went to the airport accompanied by Gosper, friend and adviser Fekrou Kidane, and Mario Vazquez Rana, the Mexican media magnate who runs the association of the world's national Olympic committees.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/news/2000/09/16/samaranch_wife (895 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 IOC president Samaranch leaves Games
		Samaranch said his wife had been ill for several months and he last spoke with her on Sept. 3 before traveling to Sydney.
		Samaranch said the funeral will be held Monday in Barcelona and that he would return to Sydney for the rest of the games.
		Samaranch's mother came from Ireland, while her father was an industrialist from Spain's Catalan region.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/news/2000/0916/748078.html (774 words)

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		After presiding over the splendour of the opening ceremony, Juan Antonio Samaranch, the International Olympic Committee president, faced a personal tragedy: his gravely ill wife died on Saturday as he flew home to Spain to be with her.
		Samaranch said his wife had been ill for several months and he last spoke with her before travelling to Sydney.
		Samaranch said the funeral would be held on Monday in Barcelona and that he would return to Sydney for the rest of the Games.
	www.times-olympics.co.uk /d16mast.html (238 words)

	CNN.com - Olympic Bid 2008
		Juan Antonio Samaranch is born in Barcelona, Spain, into a well-to-do family, which made its money in the textile industry.
		Samaranch is drafted into the Spanish Republican army, forces led by the Spanish government to fight against Gen. Francisco Franco and his Nationalist rebels during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).
		Samaranch is appointed head of protocol for the IOC.
	edition.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2001/olympicbid/samaranch.timeline.html (588 words)

	rediff.com: Samaranch bereaved
		Maria Teresa Salisachs-Rowe, 67, wife of International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch, died in Barcelona on Saturday.
		Samaranch left Sydney on the morning of September 16, to be by his wife's bedside.
		Samaranch, 80, will step down as IOC president next July after 21 years in office.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2000/sep/17sam.htm (118 words)

	IOC president Samaranch's wife dies
		SYDNEY, Australia -- After presiding over the splendor of the opening ceremony, Olympics head Juan Antonio Samaranch faced a personal tragedy: His gravely ill wife died yesterday while he was flying home to Spain to be with her.
		Close to tears, IOC vice president Anita DeFrantz said Samaranch knew in Sydney, where he was presiding over his last Olympics, that his wife was near death.
		Dick Pound, who as first vice president has temporarily taken over Samaranch's duties, said the Olympic flag would be lowered to half-staff from noon today to noon tomorrow at the Olympic Stadium, the three hotels where IOC officials are staying and IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
	www.post-gazette.com /olympics/20000917samaranch9.asp (407 words)

	Samaranch mourns a greater loss: 9/17/00
		Samaranch's wife, reportedly suffering from cancer, died yesterday in Barcelona as the 80-year-old International Olympic Committee leader was flying back home from the Sydney Games to be with her.
		Samaranch abruptly left Sydney about 12 hours after presiding over his last Olympic opening ceremony and wishing the world "G'day." He was told of his wife's death while he was on the plane en route to Barcelona, a source close to Samaranch told the AP.
		Samaranch went to the airport accompanied by Gosper, friend and adviser Fekrou Kidane, and Mario Vazquez Rana, the Mexican media magnate who runs the world's national Olympic committees.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/09-00/09-17-00/b01sp047.htm (724 words)

	IOC president's wife dies after long illness
		After presiding over the splendor of the opening ceremony, Olympics head Juan Antonio Samaranch faced a personal tragedy: His gravely ill wife died Saturday as he flew home to Spain to be with her.
		Dick Pound, who as first vice president temporarily has taken over Samaranch's duties, said the Olympic flag would be lowered to half-staff at the Olympic Stadium, three hotels where IOC officials are staying and IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
		Samaranch, who is to step down in July after 21 years as president, is expected to return to Sydney next weekend.
	www.press-enterprise.com /newsarchive/2000/09/17/969164802.html (676 words)

	deseretnews.com \| IOC president's wife dies after long illness
		After presiding over the splendor of the Olympics' opening ceremony, Olympics head Juan Antonio Samaranch was struck by personal tragedy Saturday: His gravely ill wife died as he flew home to Spain to be with her.
		Dick Pound, who as first vice president has temporarily taken over Samaranch's duties as IOC president, said the Olympic flag would be lowered to half-staff from noon Sunday to noon Monday at the Olympic Stadium and the three hotels where IOC officials are staying.
		The 80-year-old Samaranch abruptly left Sydney about 12 hours after presiding over his last Olympic opening ceremony and wishing the world "G'day." He was told of his wife's death while he was on the plane on the 20-hour flight to Barcelona, a source close to Samaranch told The Associated Press.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,195014611,00.html (319 words)

	Indiainfo.com - Olympics - News - IOC president Samaranch’s wife dead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Barcelona: Maria Teresa Salisachs, the wife of International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch, died at her home in Barcelona on Saturday, Spanish state radio reported.
		Samaranch left the Sydney Olympics earlier on Saturday to fly home after learning that the condition of his wife, who had been ill for several months, had worsened.
		Spanish media reports said Samaranch was kept up to date on his wife's condition during the flight back.
	thatscricket.indiainfo.com /olympics/2000/news/09/17/170900samaranch.html (276 words)

	Olympics: Olympics highlights
		Olympic chief Juan Antonio Samaranch described the Opening Ceremonies as the most beautiful of his 20 years in charge of the International Olympic Committee:"It was an excellent beginning to the Sydney Games.
		Samaranch left the Games, flying to Spain to be with his ailing wife.
		IOC director general Francois Carrard said Samaranch, 80, was traveling to his home city of Barcelona to attend to his 67-year-old wife, Maria Theresa Salisachs-Rowe, known as "Bibis." Carrard gave no details of her illness.
	www.stpetersburgtimes.com /News/091600/Olympics/Olympics_highlights_.shtml (347 words)

	The World Today Archive - Samaranch death mourned in Sydney church
		The wife of the IOC President, Juan Antonio Samaranch, was once voted Spain's most elegant woman.
		Mr Samaranch had been to Mass here a week earlier so he was familiar with the Church even though he wasn't here today of course, so there was that connection.
		KEVAN GOSPER: Well the thoughts of Bibis Samaranch who was very close to many of us, and was a wonderful support for Juan Antonio Samaranch, and now we've had the mass and we've celebrated her life, we want Juan Antonio back here in Sydney where he belongs.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/stories/s180271.htm (1024 words)

	CNN.com - Olympic President Samaranch flies home for wife's funeral - September 16, 2000
		Samaranch left Sydney earlier Saturday to be with his wife in Barcelona, just hours after presiding at the opening of his final Olympics as IOC president.
		Samaranch suffered a rapid deterioration in her condition and was rushed to hospital.
		Kevan Gosper, an IOC vice president from Australia and one of Samaranch's closest friends, said before the report of her death: "I thought he was courageous and demonstrated his commitment by coming to Sydney realizing how seriously ill his wife is."
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/09/16/spain.samaranch (742 words)

	tribuneindia... Sports
		Samaranch and his wife, Marie Teresa Salisachs-Rowe, also received a native Indian headdress and a quilt, valued at between $ 1,000 and $ 5,000.
		Samaranch had previously vowed to purge the IOC of corrupt officials and launched a probe into the allegations arising from the successful Salt Lake City bid.
		Ironically, if Samaranch emerges unscathed from the guns row, his position could be strengthened as he has proposed that future decisions on host cities be made by an 11-man board rather than the 115 members, who currently vote.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99jan08/sports.htm (7050 words)

	CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - Samaranch returns home to be with ailing wife - Friday September 15, 2000 09:58 PM
		SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch left the Sydney Games on Saturday (Friday night EDT), flying to Spain to be with his ailing wife.
		IOC director general Francois Carrard said Samaranch was traveling to his home city of Barcelona to attend his 67-year-old wife, Maria Teresa Salisachs-Rowe, known as "Bibis."
		Samaranch revealed his wife's illness on Wednesday when he announced that she would not be coming to Sydney.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/news/2000/09/15/samaranch_wife (362 words)

	Olympics mourns loss of `first lady', flag at half-mast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sydney, sept ember 17: The flag at Stadium Australia flew at half mast on Sunday following the death of Juan Antonio Samaranch's wife, but the IOC supremo is expected back in Sydney before the Games end.
		Samaranch, 80, had left on Saturday by private jet to be by her bedside in Barcelona - the first time he had departed a Summer Games before it had ended in his 20-year tenure as head of the world's biggest sports organisation.
		Despite the personal setback, Australian IOC Vice-President Kevan Gosper said he expected Samaranch, to return to see out the Games, his last."It depends on the personal circumstances and his responsibilities but I believe he will be back," Gosper said.
	www.indianexpress.com /ie/daily/20000918/isp18049.html (259 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 IOC chief attends wife's funeral
		At the end of the short service for Salisachs, a visibly tired Samaranch, with his hands behind his back, stood at the altar surrounded by his family to receive condolences from the mourners.
		As he left the church, Samaranch confirmed that he would return to Australia.
		Samaranch traveled back to Barcelona Saturday after learning that his wife's condition had worsened.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/news/2000/0918/755285.html (246 words)

	Indiainfo.com - Olympics - Photo Gallery - September 18 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch (L) and his daughter-in-law in Barcelona on September 17, the day after his wife Maria Teresa Salisachs died of cancer at age 67.
		Samaranch flew back to Spain on Saturday after his wife's health deteriorated suddenly but failed to arrive before she died.
		Spain's Antonio Ortega (L) is grabbed by Australia's Sasa Sestic during a men's handball match on September 18.
	thatscricket.indiainfo.com /olympics/2000/news/09/18/photogallery.html (853 words)

	Juan Antonio Samaranch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Juan Antonio Samaranch, Marquess of Samaranch (born July 17, 1920 in Barcelona) is a SpainSpanish sports official, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001/.
		Samaranch was a senior bureaucrat and (arguably) politician in a fascismfascist regime, and many people found such a background repugnant.
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	www.infothis.com /find/Juan_Antonio_Samaranch (652 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Olympics: Samaranch's wife dies
		IOC vice-president Dick Pound of Canada, standing in at the Games for Samaranch after the Spaniard's mercy dash to Barcelona, said books of condolence would be laid out for members of the Olympic family to pay their respects.
		A mass will also be held later today.Spanish state radio's announcement of the death of Maria Teresa Salisachs in Barcelona came in the early hours of Sunday morning in Sydney.
		Samaranch, 80, had left the Games by private jet on Saturday hours after the opening ceremony after his wife's condition worsened, but failed to reach Barcelona before his wife died.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2000/0917/samaranch.html (149 words)

	Breaking News - ABC Coverage of the Sydney Olympic Games
		Mr Samaranch is expected to arrive at Sydney airport at 6.00pm AEDT and will be greeted by Olympics Minister Michael Knight and IOC vice-president Kevan Gosper.
		Mr Gosper says Mr Samaranch was being accompanied by his son, Juan Antonio Jnr, and his personal assistant, Annie Inchauspe.
		Mr Samaranch rushed back to Barcelona on Saturday to spend time with his wife, Maria Teresa Salisachs, who was suffering from cancer.
	www.abc.net.au /olympics/2000/news/archive/break-20sep2000-44.htm (129 words)

	BBC SPORT \| OLYMPICS2000 \| Samaranch mourns wife's death
		The Olympic flag will fly at half mast on Sunday following the death of Juan Antonio Samaranch's wife - but the IOC president is expected back in Sydney before the Games end.
		Samaranch, 80, flew to Barcelona on Saturday - the first time he had departed a Summer Games before it had ended in his 20-year tenure as head of the IOC.
		IOC senior vice president Dick Pound, who has taken over Samaranch's duties temporarily, said a mass would be held in Sydney on Monday.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport/hi/english/olympics2000/newsid_927000/927193.stm (223 words)

	BBC SPORT \| OLYMPICS2000 \| Sadness of Olympic chief
		International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch is expected to return to the Olympic Games in Sydney later this week following his wife's funeral.
		Samaranch and the couple's son and daughter were among a congregation of more than 500 people who gathered to pay their respects at the Saint Antoni de Padua Church.
		Samaranch left Sydney for Barcelona on Saturday after learning that his wife's condition had worsened.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/olympics2000/931218.stm (213 words)

	112th IOC SESSION - Election of the President - The IOC Presidents - The Samaranch years - Samaranch Biographie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Juan Antonio Samaranch was born in Barcelona on 17 July 1920.
		In 1973 he was appointed President of the Barcelona Provincial Council, from which he resigned in 1977 upon being appointed Spanish ambassador to Moscow by King Juan Carlos, thus opening diplomatic relations between the two countries.
		Married to Maria Teresa Salisachs-Rowe (deceased); two children (Maria Teresa and Juan Antonio).
	www.moscow2001.olympic.org /en/president/bilan/annees_samaranch/biographie.html (353 words)

	Presidents of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC )
		The mild-mannered Belgian was considered favourite to succeed Juan Antonio Samaranch once it was announced that Spaniard would step down.
		He came to prominance during the 2000 Sydney Games where as chief co-ordinator, he helped mastermind what former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch described as "the best Games ever".
		Rogge was due to reprise his Sydney role for the forthcoming Games in Athens, but now faces the greater challenge of guiding the Olympic movement to new heights in the future.
	www.olympic-museum.de /president/pres_ioc.html (3699 words)

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