Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic

The Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic (FDAA; Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Dominican Republic. The current president is Gerardo Suero Correa.[1][2] He was elected in November 2010 for the period 2010-2014.[3]

Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic
SportAthletics
JurisdictionFederation
AbbreviationFDAA
FoundedMarch 21, 1953 (1953-03-21)
AffiliationIAAF
Affiliation dateDecember 18, 1953 (1953-12-18)
Regional affiliationNACAC
HeadquartersSanto Domingo
PresidentGerardo Suero Correa
Vice president(s)Gregorio Ramirez
SecretaryMariano Cedeño
Official website
www.fedomatle.org

History

FDAA was founded on March 21, 1953 and was affiliated to the IAAF on December 18, 1953.[4]

Presidents

Starting with the foundation of FDAA in 1953, there were about nine presidents.[4]

Name Presidency
Manuel Joaquín Báez Vargas 1953-
Rafael Germes 1966-1974
Danilo Aquino 1974-1982
Dante Toribio 1982-1986
Radhames Brea 1986-1990
Álvaro Polimar 1992-2004
Ramon Merejo 2004-2005
José Rubio 2005-2010
Gerardo Suero Correa 2010-

Affiliations

FDAA is the national member federation for Dominican Republic in the following international organisations:

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

National records

FDAA maintains the Dominican records in athletics.

References
  1. Federacion Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, IAAF, retrieved January 3, 2013
  2. DIRECTIVA (in Spanish), Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, archived from the original on August 30, 2012, retrieved October 8, 2012
  3. DIAZ, JACINTO (November 6, 2010), Gerardo Suero gana presidencia atletismo (in Spanish), El Nacional, archived from the original on February 17, 2013, retrieved January 3, 2013
  4. Historia (in Spanish), Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, archived from the original on November 8, 2012, retrieved October 8, 2012
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