Bernard Amsalem
French organizer of athletics
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Bernard Amsalem (born 1951 in Saida, Algeria) is a French organizer of athletics. He was vice-president of the French Athletics Federation from 1997 to 2001, and is now the president since 2001.[1]
Bernard Amsalem | |
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Amsalem at the 2014 Paris Marathon | |
| Born | November 18, 1951 Saida, Algeria |
| Occupations | Athlete and politician |
| Known for | French Athletics Federation, French Olympic Committee |
Amsalem was vice-president of the French Olympic Committee from 2001 to 2009, and was head of the French delegation to the 2012 Olympics.[2] He was founder and president of the Francophone Athletics Federation, and has been a member of the board of the International Association of Athletics Federations since 2011.[3] He served as president of Meeting Areva in Saint-Denis, France in 2008.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honour on December 31, 2012.[5]
A member of the Socialist Party, he was mayor of the new town of Val-de-Reuil from 1981 to 2001.[4]
