Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic

Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic
SportAthletics
JurisdictionFederation
AbbreviationFDAA
FoundedMarch 21, 1953 (1953-03-21)
AffiliationIAAF
Affiliation dateDecember 18, 1953 (1953-12-18)
Regional affiliationNACAC
HeadquartersSanto Domingo
PresidentGerardo Suero Correa
Vice president(s)Gregorio Ramirez
SecretaryMariano Cedeño
Official website
www.fedomatle.org
Dominican Republic

The Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic (FDAA; Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Dominican Republic. The current president is Gerardo Suero Correa.[1][2] He was elected in November 2010 for the period 2010-2014.[3]

History

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FDAA was founded on March 21, 1953 and was affiliated to the IAAF on December 18, 1953.[4]

Presidents

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Starting with the foundation of FDAA in 1953, there were about nine presidents.[4]

Name Presidency
Manuel Joaquín Báez Vargas 1953-
Rafael Germes 1966-1974
Danilo Aquino 1974-1982
Dante Toribio 1982-1986
Radhames Brea 1986-1990
Álvaro Polimar 1992-2004
Ramon Merejo 2004-2005
José Rubio 2005-2010
Gerardo Suero Correa 2010-

Affiliations

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FDAA is the national member federation for Dominican Republic in the following international organisations:

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

National records

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FDAA maintains the Dominican records in athletics.

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References

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  1. ^ Federacion Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, IAAF, retrieved January 3, 2013
  2. ^ DIRECTIVA (in Spanish), Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, archived from the original on August 30, 2012, retrieved October 8, 2012
  3. ^ DIAZ, JACINTO (November 6, 2010), Gerardo Suero gana presidencia atletismo (in Spanish), El Nacional, archived from the original on February 17, 2013, retrieved January 3, 2013
  4. ^ a b Historia (in Spanish), Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, archived from the original on November 8, 2012, retrieved October 8, 2012