Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló , 1st Marquis of Samaranch ( ; 17 July 1920 -- 21 April 2010 ) , was a Spanish sports administrator who served as the seventh president of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) from 1980 to 2001 .
Don Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló , 1st Marquis of Samaranch ( 17 July 1920 -- 21 April 2010 ) was a Spanish sports administrator . He served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) from 1980 to 2001 .