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Anselmo López (Reino de España)

Nacido en mayo 05, 1910, en Velayos, Spain.

Passed away on diciembre 14, 2004, at the age of 94.

Nacionalidad

Reino de España

Consagrado como un colaborador en el Salón de la Fama FIBA en marzo 01, 2007.

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Internationally known as the ‘Father of Mini-Basketball’, Anselmo López played, coached and managed basketball at all possible levels
Head coach of the Spanish Basketball National Team: 1947-1950
President of the Spanish Basketball Federation: 1966-1971
Member of the Spanish Olympic Committee: 1965
Vice President of the Spanish Olympic Committee: 1967-1971
Head of Mission of the Spanish Delegation in 4 Summer Olympic Games (Mexico 1968, Munich 1972, Montreal 1976 and Moscow 1980) and in the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympic Games
Secretary General of the Spanish Olympic Committee: 1971-1986
Secretary General of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC): 1980-1981
Director of Olympic Solidarity of the IOC: 1980-1997
Treasurer of ANOC: 1981-1996
Vice President of the Organizing Committee of the 1982 FIFA World Championship in Spain

Distinciones y Reconocimientos

Gran Cruz de la Real Orden del Mérito Civil (top civil distinction in Spain, awarded by the Spanish Government): 1991
FIBA Order of Merit in 1994
Centenary Award of the Spanish Olympic Committee: 1994
Honorary Director of Olympic Solidarity: 1997-200
Olympic Spirit Prize, awarded by the Association of Spanish Olympic Sportsmen