Javier Ostos Mora
Lic. Javier Ostos Mora (born August 15, 1916, in Mexico City, Mexico;[1] died November 5, 2008) was a former lawyer and sport politician from Mexico, most widely known for his work within the swimming community.
He was a permanent member of the Mexican Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Mexicano—COM), from 1941 through to his death; and served at various times as voice, first vice president and second vice president of COM.
He twice served as president of FINA, the International Swimming Federation: from 1968 to 1972 and 1976–1980; and in 1992 he was named FINA honorary life president. His presidency with FINA made him the first Mexican president of any international sport federation.[2]
Positions held
He was president of:[3]
- FINA: 1968-'72, 1976-'80;
- the Amateur Swimming Union of the Americas (ASUA): 1968;
- CCCAN: 1955-'70, 1974-'78;
- the Mexican Swimming Federation (FMN: la Federación Mexicana de Natación): 1941, 1949-'51, 1955-'68, 1978-'80;
Honorary life member of: FINA, ASUA, and FMN.
Official/judge at the Summer Olympics in: London (1948), Rome (1960), Tokyo (1964), Mexico City (1968), Munich (1972), Montreal (1976), Moscow (1980), Los Angeles (1984), Seoul (1988), Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996).
References
- ^ Falleció Don Javier Ostos Mora, Miembro Permanente del COM[permanent dead link] (in Spanish) (translation: Mr. Javier Ostos Mora, permanent member of COM, dead). Published by the Mexican Olympic Committee, Comité Olímpico Mexicano (COM), on 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ FINA Honorary Life President Lic. Javier Ostos Mora passes away at 92 Archived 2015-06-08 at the Wayback Machine. Published on the FINA website on 2008-11-08; retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ A listing of Ostos Mora's various positions held can be found here in the announcement of his death by the Mexican Swimming Federation (FMN) here: Sensible fallecimiento del Lic. Javier Ostos Mora[permanent dead link] (in Spanish). Published by FMN on 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
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- Jan de Vries (1956–1960)
- Max Ritter (1960–1964)
- William Berge Phillips (1964–1968)
- Javier Ostos Mora (1968–1972)
- Harold Henning (1972–1976)
- Javier Ostos Mora (1976–1980, 2nd term)
- Ante Lambaša (1980–1984)
- Robert Helmick (1984–1988)
- Mustapha Larfaoui (1988–2009)
- Julio Maglione (2009–2021)
- Husain Al-Musallam (2021–present)
associations
- World Aquatics Championships
- World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m)
- World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships
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