12 Facts About Primo Nebiolo

Primo Nebiolo was an Italian sports official, best known as former president of the worldwide athletics federation IAAF and the FISU.

Primo Nebiolo was the ideator of the IAAF Continental Cup.

Primo Nebiolo later studied law and political science and became a businessman in construction.

Between 1961 and his death in 1999, Primo Nebiolo was the president of the International University Sports Federation.

Primo Nebiolo became a member of the IAAF council in 1972, president of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations in 1983 Primo Nebiolo becomes a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1992.

Primo Nebiolo played a crucial and polemic role at Rome loss to Athens at the bid for the 2004 Summer Olympics, but his work was recognized two years later when he helped his home city Turin to 2006 Winter Olympics bid win.

In 1981, Primo Nebiolo became president of the International Association of Athletics Federations as a result of Horst Dassler of ISL's desire to gain more influence within the IAAF and to ensure that ISL retained the IAAF's marketing rights.

Primo Nebiolo then advised Paulen that it would be wise for him to declare his candidacy early, as it would discourage candidates other than Nebiolo from announcing they were running and potentially diluting Nebiolo's vote.

Dassler's last act was to convince Paulen that Primo Nebiolo had already gained too much support for Paulen to win and that in his own interests, he should bow out.

For example, it was alleged that in 1995 Primo Nebiolo unsuccessfully offered Giorgio de Stefani, a life member of the International Olympic Committee, 50 million lire to resign his position, thus opening up a position for Primo Nebiolo on the committee.

Primo Nebiolo was accused of having a lax attitude toward doping.

Primo Nebiolo was succeeded by vice president Lamine Diack as acting president; Diack was later elected president.