Juan Antonio Samaranch Passes Away

Dashiell BennettDashiell Bennett|published: Wed 21st April, 08:30 2010
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Former Olympic head honcho Juan Antonio Samaranch died in Barcelona today at the age of 89. We'll never forget the way he always cheered up third-place finishers by pretending to pull the bronze medal out of their ear. [ CNN]

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