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Offline daryn

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Former IOC president Samaranch dies
« on: April 21, 2010, 08:11:55 PM »
Former IOC president Samaranch dies

The former head of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, has died in a Barcelona hospital.

He was 89 and had been suffering from heart problems.

Mr Samaranch took over as head of the IOC in 1980 when the Olympic movement was short of funds and reeling from the mass boycotts of the Moscow Games.

By the time he stepped down in 2001 he had turned the Olympics into a commercial powerhouse.

He was the second-longest serving head of the IOC.

Original Article @ Radio Australia: http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201004/2879534.htm
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Re: Former IOC president Samaranch dies
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2010, 07:25:02 AM »
RIP now comin 2 post this.
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Re: Former IOC president Samaranch dies
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Re: Former IOC president Samaranch dies
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2010, 08:00:04 PM »
RIP!!!
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