Colombian Olympic Committee
Colombian Olympic Committee logo
Country/Region Colombia
CodeCOL
Created3 July 1936
Recognized1948
Continental
Association		PASO
HeadquartersBogota, Colombia
PresidentBaltazar Medina[1]
Secretary GeneralCiro Solano Hurtado
Websiteolimpicocol.co

The Colombian Olympic Committee or COC (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Colombiano – COC) is the governing Olympic body of Colombia. Its mission is the coordination of efforts to protect the Olympic movement and consolidate its development, compliance with the rules of the Olympic Charter and promote the preparation, selection and participation of athletes in the Olympic Games and other national and international competitions.

The Colombian Olympic Committee is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.

History

The Colombian Olympic Committee was created 3 July 1936 and recognized by the IOC in 1948.[2]

List of presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the COC:[3]

Period President
1936-1937Julio Gerlein Comelín
1937-1942Alberto Narino Cheyne
1942-1946Gregorio Obregón
1946-1947Humberto Chica Pinzón
1947-1952Leopoldo Uribe
1952-1953Enrique Gomez Hurtado
1953-1954Carlos Castillo
1954-1957Colonel Guillermo Padilla Manrique
1957-1958Helbert Liebisch
1959-1975Mario García and García
1975-1979Humberto Chica Pinzón
1979-1989Fidel Mendoza Carrasquilla
1989-1997Jorge Herrera Barona
1997-2009Andres Botero Philisbourne
2009-presentBaltazar Medina

Executive committee

The committee of the COC is represented by:[4]

  • President: Baltazar Medina
  • Vice Presidents: Jose Luis Echeverri Azcarate, Helmut Bellingrodt
  • Secretary General: Ciro Solano Hurtado
  • Treasurer: Rafael Lloreda Currea
  • Members: Ana Edurne Camacho Corredor, Irma Lucia Ruíz Gutiérrez, Juan Luis Zapata Fuscaldo, Pedro Luis Uribe Roldan
  • IOC member: Luis Alberto Moreno
  • Athlete Representative: Paulo Villar
  • Chief Prosecutor: Helder Navarro Carriazo
  • Deputy Prosecutor: Javier Vergara Garzon
  • Manager: Armando Farfan Pena

Associated federations

  • Underwater activities
  • Chess
  • Archers
  • Athletics
  • Motor racing
  • Basketball
  • Baseball
  • Billiards
  • Bolus
  • Boxing
  • Bridge
  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • Coleus
  • Aerial sports
  • Armed forces Sports
  • Sports mountain climbing
  • Equestrian
  • Fencing
  • Water-ski
  • Football
  • Football lounge
  • Gymnastics
  • Golf
  • Judo
  • Karate-do
  • Karts
  • Weight lifting
  • Fight
  • Motorcycle
  • Jet skiing
  • Swimming
  • Orientation
  • Ice skating
  • Paralympic
  • Squash
  • Softball
  • Taekwondo
  • Triathlon
  • Yew
  • Tennis
  • Table tennis
  • Shooting and hunting
  • Candle
  • Volleyball

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Baltazar Medina y su equipo reelegidos en el Comité Olímpico Colombiano". COC (in Spanish). 13 March 2017.
  2. ↑ History of Colombian Olympic Committee
  3. ↑ Presidents of the COC
  4. ↑ Executive committee
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