The 1992 Barcelona Olympics was marked by openness and unity after a long period of controversy and conflicts. The political changes in the world in the late 1980s and early 1990s allowed the Olympics to take place without a boycott for the first time since 1972. The Olympics also coincided with the unification of East and West Germany and the dissolution of the USSR and Yugoslavia.
Armando Calvo joined the organizing committee of the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1987, initially as the Director General of Technology and Infrastructure, then as the Director General of Operations, and during the Games, as the Director General of the Olympic Village.
