Ivar Sisniega

Ivar Sisniega Campbell (born 29 May 1958) is a Mexican modern pentathlete, politician, and businessman. He competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] He was formerly the head of CONADE as Sports minister under President Ernesto Zedillo from 1994 to 2000, where he created the National Youth Olympics, as well as Executive President of C.D. Guadalajara from 2002 to 2006.[2][3][4] In 2015, he was briefly the interim President of the Pan American Sports Organization, following the death of former president Mario Vázquez Raña.[5] His son, Pablo Sisniega, is a goalkeeper for Los Angeles FC.[6]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sisniega and the second or maternal family name is Campbell.

Ivar Sisniega Campbell
Personal information
NationalityMexican
Born (1958-05-29) 29 May 1958
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Height1.83
Weight78 kilos
Sport
CountryMexico
SportModern pentathlon

References
  1. "Ivar Sisniega Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. "Mena toma el mando de la Conade". excelsior.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. "Cruyff debe estar cerca de Chivas". espndeportes.espn.go.com. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. "Chivas expansion bid has yet to find a home". soccertimes.com. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  5. "Ivar Sisniega toma interinato en la presidencia de Odepa". espndeportes.espn.go.com/. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. "LAFC Acquires Goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega". Los Angeles FC. Retrieved 21 June 2019.


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