Syracuse

A magistrate and Doctor of History, he was the founding President of the Royal Spanish Olympic Academy, and is President of the Pan-lberian Association of Olympic Academies, the Spanish Pierre de Coubertin Committee and the Spanish Association of Olympic Philately. Formerly President of the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee and a member of the lnternational Olympic Committee’s Culture Commission, he was pre-selected for the Rome 1960 Olympic Games in the discus, for which he held the record in Galicia for 15 years and was national runner-up.

He has published more than 60 works and numerous articles on the history and philosophy of Olympism, and holds honorary doctorates from several American universities (including in the United States and Cuba). He has been awarded a number of distinctions, including the lnternational Olympic Committee’s Olympic Order, Pierre de Coubertin Order and Sport and Education Trophy, together with the Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit of Spain and the National Sports Award 2023.