Juan Antonio Samaranch

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-07-17

Deathday

2010-04-21 (89 years old)

Birth Place

Barcelona, Spain

Religion

Catholicism

Spouse

María Teresa Salisachs

Children

María Teresa Samaranch, Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs

Father

Francesc Samaranch Castro

Mother

Joana Torelló Malvehy

Citizenships

Spain

Residences

Barcelona, Spain

Awards

Order of the Golden Fleece, Order of Honour, Order of Good Hope, Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise, Order of Cisneros, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Order of Sikatuna, Princess of Asturias Awards, Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Order of Isabella the Catholic, Order of Outstanding Merit, Order of Charles III, Olympic Order, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Hungarian Order of Merit, Grand Order of King Tomislav, Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Order of the White Double Cross, Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, Order of the Liberator, Order of Stara Planina, Order of the Yugoslav Flag, Order of Civil Merit, Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, Order of Sports Merit, Order of Manas, Order of the Republic, Medal and Plaque of Tourist Merit, Philippe Chatrier Award, Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise, Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for Agriculture, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sports Merit, honorary doctor of the University of Alicante, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, honorary doctor of the Zhejiang University, China Reform Friendship Medal, honorary doctor of Comenius University, Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, La Vanguardia Prize, Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge, Grand Cross of the Military Merit - White Badge, Grand Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - White Decoration, Honorary doctor of the Paris-Sorbonne University, Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross, honorary doctorate of the University of Granada