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.