WORLD KARATE FEDERATION

Galería de Vallehermoso, 4, 3rd floor

28003 Madrid,Spain

Tel: ++34-91-5359632

Fax: ++34-91-5359633

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ANTONIO ESPINÓS ORTUETA

Born 13-10-1947 in Bilbao (Spain)

Spanish Nationality

  

STUDIES

1963 Graduated from German High School - Madrid
1973 Civil Engineer Chartered PHD, Madrid; MBA

LANGUAGES

• Spanish
• English
• French
• German

SPORT RELATED ISSUES

1971/1974 Member of the Spanish National Karate Team, Black Belt 4 Dan
1975/1978 Karate Teacher
1984/1996 President of the Spanish Karate Federation
1989/1995 EKF Assistant General Secretary
1993/ 1997 Board member of the Highest Sports Authority of Spain
1994/1998 WKF 1st Vice president
1995/1997 EKF 1st Vice president
2002-2005 ARISF Council Member
1984 - Member of the National Olympic Committee of Spain
1997 Member of the Spanish Sport Merit Order, with silver category
2002 Gold category of the Spanish Sport Merit Order
1997 - EKF President; re elected in 2001 and in 2005
1998 - WKF President; re elected in 2004
2007 - SPORTACCORD Council member
2007- Chairman of the 2010 SportAccord Combat Games in Beijing