Juan Antonio Samaranch, honorary president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has died in Barcelona at the age of 89 surrounded by his children, Juan Antonio and Maria Teresa, grandchildren and her partner, Luisa Sallent.
Juan Antonio Samaranch, honorary president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has died in Barcelona at the age of 89 surrounded by his children, Juan Antonio and Maria Teresa, grandchildren and her partner, Luisa Sallent. He was admitted from Sunday in the ICU of Hospital de Barcelona Chiron because of acute heart failure. After one afternoon, the hospital reported that he was in a "state of irreversible shock." After half an hour, Dr. Rafael Mur, Samaranch's personal physician, reported that he died at 13:25 following a cardiac arrest.
A detail that transported us to the glory days of staff Samaranch, 17 October 1986, when almost to the hour Tennis Trophy final in Monte Carlo Verdasco beat Rafa Nadal, he felt unwell and seven in the later entered the hospital. "Half an hour after which he collapsed and did not wake up and I say that has had a good death." Samaranch was full of projects to its 89 years. As he told his son, hoped to help Barcelona Jaca (the city that the Spanish Olympic Committee select) in their struggle to organize the 2022 Winter Games.
After learning his death, at 13:25, announced to the world that Barcelona had been chosen to host the 1992 Games, which are still considered the best ever.
His son Juan Antonio told a small group of journalists, among whom was the representation of AS: "My father has had a good death. There has been neither has made us suffer. In his last moments was as effective as it was in life. " Samaranch junior explained that his father continued on Sunday the news of his death, the sports world and expressed his condolences today is expected to the massive presence of personalities to give his last farewell to the president. The Royal Family sent its condolences to the family of the deceased, the Real Madrid mourned the death of his partner and number 93 on the premises of the Espanyol club's flag flies at half mast for a parakeet who was universal and his team player hockey in the 40s.
The chapel is installed today in the Palau de la Generalitat. Will be open from 12:00 until 17:00 and at 18:00 the funeral will be held at the Cathedral of Barcelona. Samaranch subsequently be buried in family privacy.