Carlos Nuzman

Carlos Nuzman Olympic Order
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 (1942-03-17) 17 March 1942 (age 82) 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
1962–68 Brazil

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).