José Vicente de Moura (born 1937) is the current president of the

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since 1997. This is his second term on this office, as he also held this position from 1990 to 1992. He was

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's chief of mission at the

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, where this nation conquered its first Olympic gold medal. Besides his work with the Olympic Committee of Portugal, Vicente Moura was also a prominent member of Sporting Portugal, a leading and influential multi-sport club in the country.

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