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Mr Pau GASOL
SÁEZ

ESP
Entry in the IOC

2021

Born

6 July 1980

Games Participated

2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020

Athlete Profile

Pau GASOL

Education

Degree in Medicine, University of Barcelona (1998-99); Executive Programme in The Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports, Harvard University Business School

Career

Professional basketball player, NBA (2001-19); Co-founder and President, Gasol Foundation (2013-); professional basketball player, FC Barcelona (2021-); Founder and President, Gasol16 Ventures (2020-)

Sports practised

Basketball

Sports career

Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Athens 2004; Games of the XXIX Olympiad Beijing 2008: silver medal; Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012: silver medal; Games of the XXXI Olympiad Rio 2016: bronze medal; Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020

World Championships: Gold medal in 2006; competed in 2002 and 2014

Sports administration

Vice President, National Basketball Players Association (2017-2020); Strategic Advisor, Global Ambassador & Partner, FC Barcelona (2019-); Advisory Board Member, ADESP, Spanish Sports Association (2019-)

IOC History

Member of the following commissions: Athletes’ (2021-); Coordination of the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad Los Angeles 2028 (2021-); Ethics (2022-)