Spyros Capralos
Spyros Capralos (Σπύρος Καπράλος, born 15 April 1955 in Athens[1]) is a Greek former water polo player and sports executive.
Champion of Greece in swimming from 1969 to 1975, Capralos studied economics at the University of Athens, and graduated from INSEAD with an MBA in 1979.[1] He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] Captain of the Greek Olympic Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was the Executive Director and Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the Organising Committee of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]
He was elected president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 to a second 4-year term.[3] He is a Member of the Executive Committee of the European Olympic Committees and he is also the Chair of the Coordination Commission of the second edition of the European Games, to be organised by the European Olympic Committees in Minsk in 2019. In the same year he became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[4]
Aside from sports, Capralos is also the Chairman of Euroclinic, a private hospital in Athens, and the President and CEO of Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a Nasdaq-listed shipping company.[1] Previously, he was also Chairman of the Athens Exchange S.A.[5]
On 10 June 2021, he was elected President of the European Olympic Committees by a 34–16 vote.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Spyros Capralos, MBA'79". INSEAD. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Spyros Capralos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ "History". Hellenic Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- ^ "Mr Spyros Capralos". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "An interview with Spyros Capralos". City of Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ^ "CAPRALOS NAMED 9TH PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEES". European Olympic Committees. 10 June 2021.
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