Fernando Lima Bello

Who is Fernando Lima Bello?

Fernando Lima Bello is Portugal's current and only member of the International Olympic Committee since 1989, when he ended his term at the presidency of the Olympic Committee of Portugal.

Education Civil engineering degree, Lisbon University

Career Director General of a road construction company; member of the Registration Committee for Public Works Contractors; Director of the Regional Association of Contractors and Constructors; Former Director of the Construction Department, Ministry of Employment; retired

Sports practised Sailing, football, tennis

Sports career Sailing World champion; participated in the Olympic Games in 1968 and 1972; vice champion of Europe; Portuguese champion

Sports administration Chairman of the Portuguese Sailing Federation and its technical committee; sailing inspector for the Portuguese Youth Organization; member of the International Sailing Federation; Chairman of the Jury of the World Sailing Championships; member of the NOC, of its Executive Board then Chairman; during his tenure the Olympic Academy of Portugal was founded; chef de mission at the Games of the XXII Olympiad in Moscow in 1980; member of the Higher Sports Council and of the Sports Council for High Level Competition