Juan Antonio Samaranch, former president of the International Olympic Committee who took the organization from financial instability and turmoil and steered it to global influence and prosperity, only ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — With perception growing he can become the next IOC president Thursday, Juan Antonio Samaranch played down his possible status as favorite on the eve of voting. “I admire ...

Shy, reserved and unimposing at first glance, Juan Antonio Samaranch also was a shrewd and sometimes ruthless operator who built consensus and got what he wanted during some of the most turbulent ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Juan Antonio Samaranch was the second-longest serving president of the International Olympic Committee after its founder Pierre De Coubertin, but the Spaniard left arguably a bigger ...

Juan Antonio Samaranch, a former International Olympic Committee president, died Wednesday. He was 89. The Quiron Hospital in Barcelona said Samaranch died after being admitted with heart problems.

Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch died Wednesday at age 89. The Spaniard is being remembered as the man who shaped the face of the modern Olympic movement. The ...

I was born on Aug. 2, 1984. The date to this day holds an important place for me because the Los Angeles Summer Olympics, a Games that turned one of the highest profits in the history of the Olympics, ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president, a famous surname in the Olympic world, shared his vision for the future of the movement, highlighting his focus on sustainability, inclusion ...

While one Juan Antonio Samaranch is bowing out, another looks set to join the International Olympic Committee. Samaranch, who steps down in July after 21 years as IOC president, nominated his son ...

As former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch was waiting to receive a guest at the Chateau de Vidy, the IOC headquarters, in 1989, his assistant, Jose Sotelo, was preparing his daily reading ...

Juan Antonio Samaranch, a dominant figure in the modern Olympic movement who over 21 years guided the Games from a period of boycotts and near bankruptcy to an era of unprecedented success and ...