Carlos Nuzman

Carlos Arthur Nuzman Olympic Order
President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 1995
Preceded by	André Gustavo Richer
President of the South American Sports Organisation
Incumbent
Assumed office 2003
Preceded by	Antonio Rodríguez
President of the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation
In office 1975–1996
Preceded by	Roberto Moreira Calçada
Succeeded by	Ary Graça Filho
President of the Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos Rio de Janeiro 2016
In office 2012–2016
Leader	Thomas Bach
Preceded by	Sebastian Coe
Succeeded by	Yoshirō Mori
Personal details
Born	(1942-03-17) 17 March 1942 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse	Márcia Peltier
Occupation	Sports official
Profession	Lawyer

Carlos Arthur Nuzman (born March 17, 1942 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian lawyer and a former volleyball player, having competed professionally from 1957 to 1972 and represented the national team between 1962 and 1968. Nuzman was part of the first Brazilian male volleyball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics, when the sport debuted at the Olympic Games.

He was president of the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol (CBV) for twenty years (1975–1995), a period where the national teams excelled at international level. Since 1995, Nuzman is the president of the Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro (COB; Template:Lang-en) and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Pan American Sports Organisation (PASO).

Nuzman is currently serving as the head of the Rio de Janeiro Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. He was also the leader of the successful Rio de Janeiro bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was inducted into the United States Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2007.

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