- Carlos Arthur Nuzman
Carlos Arthur Nuzman (born
March 17 ,1942 inRio de Janeiro ) is aBrazil ian lawyer and a formervolleyball player, having competed professionally from 1957 to 1972 and represented the national team between 1962 and 1968. Nuzman was part of the first Brazilian male volleyball team at the1964 Summer Olympics , when the sport debuted at theOlympic Games .He was president of the "
Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol " (CBV) for twenty years (1975–1995), a period where the national teams excelled at international level. Since 1995, Nuzman is the president of the "Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro " (COB; _en. Brazilian Olympic Committee) and a member of theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) andPan American Sports Organisation (PASO).Nuzman acts currently as the CO-RIO (Organising Committee for the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007) chairman after being the leader of the successful
Rio de Janeiro bid for the2007 Pan American Games .References
* [http://www.mre.gov.br/CDBRASIL/ITAMARATY/WEB/INGLES/artecult/esporte/modalesp/voleibol/index.htm Carlos Arthur Nuzman] Dead link|date=April 2008
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/nu/carlos-nuzman-1.html Profile]
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