What is Alex Gilady?
{{Infobox person | name = Alex Gilady | image = 2020-01-12 Medals Ceremonies (2020 Winter Youth Olympics) by Sandro Halank–015.jpg | alt = | caption = Alex Gilady during the [[2020 Winter Youth Olympics]] | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|12|09|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|04|13|1942|12|09|df=y}} | death_place = London, England | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = Journalist, sports official | organization = [[International Olympic Committee]] (1994–2022) | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Alex Gilady''' (9 December 1942 – 13 April 2022) was an Iranian-born Israeli journalist and sports official. Gilady became a sports commentator for television in 1968. From 1981 to 1996, he was vice president of the channel [[NBC Sports]], and from 1985 to 2008 he was the Chairman of the Television Commission of the [[World Athletics|IAAF]]. In 1994, Gilady became a member of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC). In 2020, Gilady was Vice-Chairman for the Coordination Commission for the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo]]. Gilady died on 13 April 2022 in [[London]], [[England]] from [[cancer]], aged 79.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-israeli-tv-executive-and-olympic-official-alex-gilady-dies-at-79/ Former Israeli TV executive and Olympic official Alex Gilady dies at 79]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilady, Alex}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Iranian journalists]] [[Category:Israeli journalists]] [[Category:Sports commentators]] [[Category:People from Tehran]] [[Category:International Olympic Committee]] {{bio-stub}}