Antonio Espinós

Mr. Antonio Espinós is current President of World Karate Federation. Lets see some of his deatils.

Full Name	Antonio Espinós Ortueta
D.O.B	13 October 1947
Birth Place	Bilbao, Spain
Elementary school	German School Madrid
Graduate Degree	Civil Engineering from Complutense University of Madrid
Graduate Year	1973
Highest Education	MBA from EOI.
Know Languages	Spanish, English, French and German
I DAN BLACK BELT	1973
Member Of National Team	Yes in many International Championship
Role in Spanish Karate Federation	President of Spanish Karate Federation 1984 till 1996.
Role in World Karate Federation	Elected first Vice-president of the WKF in the year 1994. President from 1999 to till date. His tenure will be up to 2022. Mr. Espinós has prevailed in the last four WKF elections, being re-elected as President He is third President of of Karate’s international governing body.
Role in EKF	first Vice-president of the European Karate Federation in 1995. Become President of the EKF in 1997.
Role in ARISF Council	member from 2002 to 2005.
Role in GAISF Membership Commi.	Since 2016, he is the Chairman.
Role in SportAccord	Vice-President of from 2013 to 2015.
Honour & Trophy	Honorary President of the Spanish Karate Federation. Spain’s gold medal for sporting merit. Olympic order of the National Olympic Committee of Spain in 2010. recognize World Fair Play Trophy by the International Fair Play Committee.

A Short timeline of
Since 2013	Honorary President of the Royal Spanish Karate Federation
Since 1998	WKF President, elected in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), re-elected in Monterrey (Mexico) in 2004, in Belgrade (Serbia) in 2010 and in Linz (Austria) in 2016
Since 1997	EKF President; elected in Tenerife (Spain), re-elected in Sofia (Bulgaria) in 2001, in Tenerife (Spain) in 2005, in Zurich (Switzerland) in 2011 and in Kocaeli (Turkey) in 2017
Since 1984	Member of the National Olympic Committee of Spain.
Since 2018	Member of the Executive Committee of the International World Games . Association
2018	Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star of Japan.
2017	World Fair Play Trophy by the International Fair Play Committee.
2016-2019	Chairman of the GAISF Membership Commission.
2013 – 2015	SportAccord Vice-president.
2010	Olympic Order of the National Olympic Committee of Spain.
2007 – 2015	SportAccord Council member.
2007 – 2010	Chairman of the 1st 2010 SportAccord Combat Games in Beijing(China)
2002 – 2005	ARISF Council Member
2002	Royal Order of Sporting Merit of Spain, Gold category
1997	Royal Order of Sporting Merit of Spain, Silver category
1995 – 1997	EKF 1st Vice-president
1994 – 1998	WKF 1st Vice-president
1993 – 1997	Board member of the Highest Sports Authority in Spain
1984 – 1996	President of the Royal Spanish Karate Federation
1975 – 1978	Karate Teacher
1971 – 1974	Member of the Spanish National Karate Team, Black Belt – 6th Dan