Polish Olympic Committee
Country/Region | Poland |
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Code | POL |
Created | 12 October 1919 |
Recognized | 1919 |
Continental Association | EOC |
Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland |
President | |
Secretary General | Adam Krzesiński |
Website | www.olimpijski.pl |
The Polish Olympic Committee (Polish: Polski Komitet Olimpijski, PKOl) is the National Olympic Committee representing Poland.
History[]
The Polish Olympic Committee was established in 12 October 1919 and in 1919 was recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
List of presidents[]
President | Term |
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1919–1921 | |
1921–1929 | |
1929–1945 | |
1946–1952 | |
1952–1973 | |
1973–1978 | |
1978–1986 | |
1986–1988 | |
Aleksander Kwaśniewski | 1988–1991 |
1991-1997 | |
1997–2005 | |
Piotr Nurowski | 2005–2010 |
2010–present |
Member federations[]
The Polish 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 29 Olympic Summer and 8 Winter Sport Federations in Poland.
National Federation | Summer or Winter | Headquarters |
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Summer | Warsaw | |
Polish Athletic Association | Summer | Warsaw |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Polish Basketball Association | Summer | Warsaw |
Winter | Katowice | |
Winter | Gdańsk | |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Winter | Warsaw | |
Polish Cycling Federation | Summer | Pruszków |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Winter | Warsaw | |
Polish Football Association | Summer | Warsaw |
Polish Golf Union | Summer | Warsaw |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Polish Handball Federation | Summer | Warsaw |
Summer | Poznań | |
Polish Ice Hockey Federation | Winter | Warsaw |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Winter | Warsaw | |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Polish Rugby Union | Summer | Warsaw |
Winter | Kraków | |
Polish Sport Shooting Federation | Summer | Warsaw |
Winter | Warsaw | |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Summer | Oleśnica | |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Summer | Warsaw | |
Polish Yachting Association | Summer | Warsaw |
See also[]
External links[]
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Categories:
- National Olympic Committees
- Poland at the Olympics
- 1918 establishments in Poland
- Sports governing bodies in Poland
- Sports organizations established in 1918
- Olympic organization stubs
- Polish sport stubs