Julio César Maglione (born November 14, 1935 in
Montevideo, Uruguay
Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern c ...
) is a former member of the
International Olympic Committee
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(IOC) from
Uruguay
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. He became an IOC member in 1996 and an honorary member in 2015.
Between 1989 and 1990, he served as president of the
Uruguayan Football Association
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Maglione is the current President of the
Uruguayan Olympic Committee
The Uruguayan Olympic Committee ( es, Comité Olímpico Uruguayo, COU) was founded in 1923 and was recognized by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) that same year.
It is the national governing body in charge of the Olympics. It is also a ...
(Comité Olímpico Uruguayo, COU), and has held the position since 1987. In July 2009, he was elected President of
FINA
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, the International Swimming Federation. As of July 2013, he is about to be reelected for that post.
In September 2012 he was reelected President of the COU for the period 2012–2016.
Sports positions held
References
1935 births
Living people
Uruguayan male swimmers
Uruguayan referees and umpires
International Olympic Committee members
Uruguay at the Olympics
Presidents of the Uruguayan Football Association
Uruguayan dentists
People from Montevideo
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