Factbox on Juan Antonio Samaranch
China Daily | Updated: 2010-04-22 07:57
* EARLY LIFE:
- Born in Barcelona on July 17, 1920, Samaranch pursued a career in sports politics in former dictator General Francisco Franco's fascist Spain.
- He was Spanish chef de mission at three Olympic Games before winning a place on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1966.
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