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Juan Antonio Samaranch dies at 89; longtime Olympics chief

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 to see his legacy tarnished by the specter of doping in sports and a corruption scandal, has died. He was 89.

By Alan Abrahamson

April 22, 2010

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