Marisol Casado | |
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Born | María de la Soledad Casado Estupiñán 11 October 1956 |
Citizenship | Spanish |
Education | BA '79 Spanish Philology, Autonomous University of Madrid ----- MBA '91 Sports Administration and Management, Complutense University of Madrid |
Occupation(s) | ITU President since 2008 IOC Member since 2010 |
Organizations | International Triathlon Union |
Predecessor | Les McDonald |
Board member of | The evaluation for the Games of XXXIII Olympiad in 2024 Commission ---- IOC Public Affairs and Social Development through Sport Commission |
Awards | Royal 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]