Ivar Sisniega Campbell (born 29 May 1958) is a modern pentathlete, politician, and businessman who is the executive president of the Mexican Football Federation. Born in the United States and raised in Mexico to a Mexican father and an American mother, he represented Mexico 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 Charlotte FC.[6]

Ivar Sisniega
Personal information
Full nameIvar Sisniega Campbell
NationalityMexican
Born (1958-05-29) 29 May 1958 (age 66)
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Home townMexico City
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryMexico
SportModern pentathlon

References

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  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. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Cruyff debe estar cerca de Chivas". ESPN. 6 September 2012. 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". ESPN. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Charlotte FC Acquires Goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega from LAFC for $50,000 General Allocation Money | Charlotte FC".
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