Czech Olympic Committee
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Country/Region | ![]() |
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Code | CZE |
Created | 1899 |
Recognized | 1993 |
Continental Association | EOC |
Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic |
President | Jiří Kejval |
Secretary General | |
Website | www.olympic.cz |
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The Czech Olympic Committee (Czech: Český olympijský výbor) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) representing the Czech Republic.
History[]
The Czech Olympic Committee is one of the oldest NOCs in the world, having been founded in 1899 as Bohemian Committee for the Olympic Games (Czech: Český výbor pro hry olympijské). It was transformed into the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee in 1919 and reconstituted under its original name in 1992, being formally recognized by the IOC again in 1993.
Presidents[]
The Czech Olympic Committee has had the following presidents:
President | Term |
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1899–1929 | |
Josef Gruss | 1929–1951 |
1951–1956 | |
1956–1958 | |
1958–1967 | |
Emanuel Bosák | 1967–1970 |
1970–1972 | |
1972–1988 | |
1988–1989 | |
Věra Čáslavská | 1990–1996 |
1996–2012 | |
Jiří Kejval | 2012–present |
Executive committee[]
- President: Jiří Kejval
- Vice Presidents: , Zdenek Hanik, ,
- Secretary General:
Member federations[]
The Czech National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 34 Olympic Summer and 8 Winter Sport Federations in Czech Republic.
National Federation | Summer or Winter | Headquarters |
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Summer | Prague | |
Czech Athletics Federation | Summer | Strahov, Prague |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Czech Basketball Federation | Summer | Prague |
Winter | Prague | |
Winter | Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Strahov, Prague | |
Winter | Břevnov, Prague | |
Czech Cycling Federation | Summer | Prague |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Winter | Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Czech Football Association | Summer | Prague |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Břevnov, Prague | |
Czech Handball Association | Summer | Prague |
Czech Ice Hockey Association | Winter | Prague |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Strahov, Prague | |
Winter | Strahov, Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Czech Rugby Union | Summer | Prague |
Czech Sailing Association | Summer | Břevnov, Prague |
Summer | Prague | |
Winter | Prague | |
Winter | Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Strahov, Prague | |
Summer | Strahov, Prague | |
Summer | Prague | |
Summer | Prague |
See also[]
External links[]
- National Olympic Committees
- Czech Republic at the Olympics
- 1899 establishments in Austria-Hungary
- Sports governing bodies in the Czech Republic
- Sports organizations established in 1899