Carlos Nuzman
Carlos Arthur Nuzman (born 17 March 1942) is a Brazilian lawyer and former volleyball player, having competed professionally from 1957 to 1972 and represented the national team between 1962 and 1968. Nuzman was part of the first Brazilian male volleyball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics, when the sport debuted at the Olympic Games. He later became an administrator, with the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He was the leader of the Rio de Janeiro bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was subsequently appointed head of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Rio 2016).
Carlos Nuzman Olympic Order | |||
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| President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee | |||
| In office 5 October 1995 – 11 October 2017 | |||
| Preceded by | André Gustavo Richer | ||
| Succeeded by | Paulo Wanderley Teixeira | ||
| President of the South American Sports Organization | |||
| In office 2003–2017 | |||
| Preceded by | Antonio Rodríguez | ||
| Succeeded by | Camilo Pérez López Moreira | ||
| President of the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation | |||
| In office 1975–1996 | |||
| Preceded by | Roberto Moreira Calçada | ||
| Succeeded by | Ary Graça | ||
| President of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games | |||
| In office 12 August 2012 – 21 August 2016 | |||
| IOC President | Jacques Rogge (2012–13) Thomas Bach (2013–16) | ||
| Preceded by | Sebastian Coe | ||
| Succeeded by | Yoshirō Mori | ||
| Chair of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games | |||
| In office 2009–2016 | |||
| Preceded by | Committee established | ||
| Succeeded by | Position dissolved | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Born | Carlos Arthur Nuzman 17 March 1942 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Nationality | Brazilian, Russian (since 2011) | ||
| Spouses | Patrícia de Brito e Cunha Engelke
(m. 1980; died 1996)Márcia Peltier
(m. 1998; div. 2016) | ||
| Occupation | Sports official | ||
| Profession | Lawyer | ||
| Volleyball career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| National team | |||
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