Yuan Weimin

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yuan.

Yuan Weimin (simplified Chinese: 袁伟民; traditional Chinese: 袁偉民; pinyin: Yuán Wěimín; born July 8, 1939 in Suzhou, Jiangsu) is a Chinese sports administrator and civil servant. He was the Executive President of the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Yuan was introduced to the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2007.[1]

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Government offices
Preceded by
Wu Shaozu
Director General of the Chinese General Administration of Sports
2000 2004
Succeeded by
Liu Peng
Preceded by
Wu Shaozu
Chairperson of the Chinese Olympic Committee
2000 2005
Succeeded by
Liu Peng
Preceded by
Li Fenglou
Chairperson of the Football Association of the People's Republic of China
1985 1989
Succeeded by
Nian Huaisi
Preceded by
Nian Huaisi
Chairperson of the Football Association of the People's Republic of China
1992 2005
Succeeded by
Liu Peng
Preceded by
Yasutaka Matsudaira
President of the Asian Volleyball Confederation
1997 2001
Succeeded by
Wei Jizhong
Preceded by
Xu Cai
President of the Wushu Federation of Asia
1994 2000
Succeeded by
Li Zhijian
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