Category | Contributor Date of Birth | 16.12.1926 Date of Death | 02.02.1997 Country | Spain
Highlights
Vice-President of the Spanish Basketball Federation: 1948
Member of the Commission for European Club Competitions of FIBA: from 1958 onwards
President of the Commission for International Organization of FIBA: from 1960 onwards
Vice-President of Real Madrid and Head of its Basketball Section: 1962-1978
Member of the FIBA Central Board: from 1964 onwards
Member of the 1973 FIBA European Championship Organizing Committee
President of the 1982 FIFA World Championship Organizing Committee: 1979-1982
Second Vice-President of Real Madrid and Head of its Basketball Section: 1985-1991
President of the Commission for International Competitions of FIBA: 1990-1997
Vice-President of FIBA: 1995-1997
Distinctions & Recognitions
Gran Cruz de la Real Orden del Mérito Civil (top civil distinction in Spain, awarded by the Spanish Government)
Medalla de Oro al Mérito Deportivo (Gold medal to the Sports’ Merit), awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture
After his death, FIBA re-named its European Cup as Saporta Cup in his honor
FIBA Order of Merit in 1997