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Juan Antonio Samaranch

Awards And Accomplishments



1988 Attracts record number of nations (160) to Seoul Summer Games
1989 Donates collection of Olympic stamps to Olympic Museum
1992 Attracts record number of nations (169) to Barcelona Summer Games
1996 Attracts record number of nations (197) to Atlanta Summer Games
1998 Opens internal IOC probe into Salt Lake City scandal
1999 Announces expulsion of six IOC members over scandal on March 17; others had resigned earlier
2000 Attracts record number of nations (199) to Sydney Summer Games

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