Oral Memory

The Juan Antonio Samaranch Centre for Olympic and Sports Studies has created the Oral Memory project. One of the main goals of this project is to preserve, record and popularise the spirit of the figures who have devoted part of their lives to spreading the values of the Olympics and of sport, and enhanced Barcelona’s reputation as one of the main sporting capitals in the world.

The project began in 2022 with recordings of the testimonies of different figures who played significant roles in the organisational success of the Barcelona 1992 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The testimonies gave rise to the making of a documentary titled 30 views, 30 years later, which, through the different voices, recounts the unfolding of the most important event in the history of the city of Barcelona, namely the 1992 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Josep Antoni Acebillo Marín

Technical Director of Institut Municipal de Promoció Urbanística, S.A. and Hòlding Olímpic (1988-1994)
Olympic games / Paralympic games
Town planning
Company
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Lluís Bassat Coen

President of Ovideo-Bassat Sport. Creators and producers of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Olympic games / Paralympic games
Organization
Ceremonies
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Fermín Cacho Ruiz

Winner of the gold medal in the 1,500 meters athletics event at the Barcelona ’92 Olympic Games
Olympic games
Athlete
Athletics
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Armand Calvo Florenza

Deputy general manager of Infrastructure and Technology, deputy general manager of Operations and director of the Barcelona ‘92 Olympic Village
Olympic games / Paralympic games
Organization
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Lluís Reverter Gelabert

General Secretary for Coordination and Services of the Presidency of the Government of Spain (1991-1993)
Olympic games / Paralympic games
Politician
Gobierno de España
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André Ricard Sala

Designer of the box for the candidacy and the torches for the Barcelona ’92 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Olympic games / Paralympic games
Designer
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Jordi Sans Juan

Winner of the silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games for water polo
Olympic games
Athlete
SwimmingWater polo
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Narcís Serra i Serra

Mayor of Barcelona (1979-1982), promoter of the Olympic bid and Vice-president of the Government of Spain (1991-1995)
Olympic games / Paralympic games
Politician
Gobierno de España
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Enric Truñó i Lagares

Councillor for Sports and the Olympic Games of the Barcelona City Council during Barcelona ’92
Olympic games / Paralympic games
Politician
Ajuntament de Barcelona
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Jordi Vallverdú i Gimeno

Member of the Executive Committee of the Olympic bid. General Director of Barcelona Promoció. Deputy Director of Olympic Stadium of COOB’92
Olympic games / Paralympic games
Organization
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