Marisol Casado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casado and the second or maternal family name is Estupiñán.
Marisol Casado
Born
María de la Soledad Casado Estupiñán

(1956-10-11) 11 October 1956 (age 68)
Madrid, Spain
CitizenshipSpanish
EducationBA '79 Spanish Philology, Autonomous University of Madrid
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MBA '91 Sports Administration and Management, Complutense University of Madrid
Occupation(s)ITU President since 2008
IOC Member since 2010
OrganizationsInternational Triathlon Union
PredecessorLes McDonald
Board member ofThe evaluation for the Games of XXXIII Olympiad in 2024 Commission
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IOC Public Affairs and Social Development through Sport Commission
AwardsRoyal Order of Sports Merit

María de la Soledad Casado Estupiñán (born 11 October 1956) is a Spanish sports administrator and triathlete. She has been President of the International Triathlon Union since 2008,[1] and as of 2017, she is the only female Spanish member of the International Olympic Committee.[2] Marisol is the only woman to preside over an International Summer Sport Federation and one of (only) two in the entire Olympic program, the other being Kate Caithness of curling.

In 2004, she co-founded and assumed the presidency until 2009 of the Commission for Sport and Women of the Spanish Olympic Committee (SOC). In 1984, she was the winner of the first organized triathlon in Spain.

She was previously the Vice-President of the Spanish Triathlon Federation.[1]

  1. ^ a b Union, International Triathlon. "Marisol Casado, President | Triathlon.org". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  2. ^ "Mrs Marisol CASADO - Comité Olímpico Español, IOC Member since 2010". International Olympic Committee. 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2017-09-10.