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ATLANTA 1996 STAFF
Co-Founders
Prince Albert II of MONACO
Dr. Marc Daniel GUTEKUNST
Co-Chairs
Ambassador Andrew YOUNG
Dr. Marc Daniel GUTEKUNST
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Herb EDWARDS
Senior Vice President (SVP)
For Sports-International-Government (SIG) Relations
Richard BUTCHER

General Counsel (GC)
James G. Farris, Jr.

Partner, Alston & Bird, Atlanta

SPORTS Director
Murray SANFORD

Former President, USA Track & Field - Georgia, Atlanta

Olympic Artist In Residency
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Ambassador to North Africa & Middle East
Colonel Ahmed ENAN

Former Director General, Egyptian Olympic Committee, Cairo, Egypt

Art Director
Ed THARP

Principal, Edward Tharp Designer, Atlanta

Web Master & Lead Web Designer
Eric HUFFMAN

Principal, Paper Street LLC, Atlanta

Resident Advisor and Events & Marketing Assistant
Serhiy USEINOV

Assistant Coach, SwimAtlanta, Atlanta
1988-90 USSR Swimming Team
1990-1994 Ukrainian Swimming

Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy
Dr. John XEROGEANES

Emory Sports Medicine Center
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief of Sports Medicine, Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center

Forrest Q. PECHA

Emory Sports Medicine Center
Program Manager, Emory Sports Medicine
Director, Athletics Training Services and Fellowship

Dr. Jeffrey W. WEBB

Emory Sports Medicine Center
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
Consulting Physician, Special Olympics
Nike National Scholastic Sports Foundation

Dr. R. Amadeus MASON

Emory Sports Medicine Center
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Family Medicine
Consulting Physician U.S. Track & Field
Meet Medical Director, Nike National Scholastic Sports Foundation

ATLANTA 1996 Banné VIDINIC Cafeteria

Banné (Blagoje) VIDINIC (1934-2006),
ATLANTA 1996 Founding Board Member,
Olympic 1956 Silver and 1960 Gold Medallist
Michael MURRELL

Murrell's Café & Catering

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SPORTS STAFF
ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL PREP CLASSIC (ATLANTA CLASSIC)
Since 2004
DIRECTOR
Murray SANFORD

Former President of USA Track & Field - Georgia

THE SERGEY BUBKA POLE VAULTING PROGRAM AT ATLANTA 1996
COORDINATOR
Coach Vitali PETROV

Senior Coach, Olympic Training Center, Formia, Italy

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CYCLING
CYCLING COORDINATOR
Richard ALEMBIK

Attorney at Law, Atlanta

HEAD COACH
John KELLY

Former PASO Coach

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SWIMMING
HEAD COACH
Douglas GJERTSEN

Head Coach, SwimAtlanta, Atlanta
1988 Olympic Gold Medallist
1992 Olympic Bronze Medallist
NCAA Champion 1987-90

ASSISTANT COACH & RECRUITMENT COORDINATOR
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For the 2012-2016 training cycle

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TEAM HANDBALL
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Chris CAPPELMANN
HEAD COACH
Chris CAPPELMANN
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
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United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
Michael CAVANAUGH (2007-2008)

Manager of High Performance for Team Handball

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TENNIS
TENNIS ADVISOR
Samir MAHIR

Program Manager, IBM Corp., Atlanta

HEAD COACH
Torrey HAWKINS

ATP Tour Coach
S&C, S&A Specialist

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TRACK & FIELD
SPRINTS
Innocent EGBUNIKE

ATLANTA 1996 Head T&F Coach, Atlanta
4 time Olympian
1988 Olympic Bronze Medallist
1996-2000 Olympic Coach Nigeria Team
African & Commonwealth Record Holder 400m

JUMPS
Nat PAGE

Assistant Coach, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
1980 Olympic Team
NCAA Champion High Jumper
Top Ten in World in 400m hurdles 1990-92

HURDLES
Pam PAGE

Head Coach, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta
1984 Olympian

THROWS/DISTANCE
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LONG DISTANCE
John CURTIN

Head Coach, Emory University, Atlanta

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