Bruno Grandi

Bruno Grandi (9 May 1934 – 13 September 2019)[1] was an Italian sportsman who served as president of the FIG (Federation Internationale de Gymnastique) from 1996 to 2016 and was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 2000 to 2004.

[citation needed] A native of Forlì, Emilia Romagna, Grandi served as Professor of Physical education at the High Institute of Physical Education in Rome.

[citation needed] During Grandi's tenure, the sport has gone through many controversies, notably those at the 2004 Olympics.

The men's high bar fiasco surrounding Alexei Nemov and the Paul Hamm / Yang Tae Young dispute garnered the most publicity.

In 2001 Grandi was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

Bruno Grandi attends the gymnastics events of the Doha Arab Games