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Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales

Biographical information

RolesAdministrator
SexMale
Full nameArnaldo•de Oliveira Sales
Used nameArnaldo•de Oliveira Sales
Other names沙利士
Born13 January 1920 in Guangzhou (Canton), Guangdong (CHN)
Died6 March 2020 (aged 100 years 1 month 24 days) in Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKG)
NOC Hong Kong, China

Biography

Regarded as the father of Hong Kong sport, Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales helped to co-found the Hong Kong Olympic Committee and later served as the organisation’s President. Of Portuguese heritage, Sales was born in Guangzhou before moving to Hong Kong when he was eight. In addition to co-founding the Olympic Committee, he served as its President from 1967 to 1998, also serving as the President of the Commonwealth Games Federation from 1994 to 1998. Away from sports he was also a member of the Urban Council, a municipal council in Hong Kong. Sales was awarded with the Olympic Order in Silver in 1982. He died in March 2020 at the age of 100.

Organization roles

Role Organization Tenure NOC As
President Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China 1967—1998 HKG Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales
President Commonwealth Sport 1994—1998 HKG Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales

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