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Colombian Olympic Committee

Country/Region|  Colombia
Code| COL
Created| 3 July 1936 (1936-07-03)
Recognized| 1948
Continental
Association| PASO
Headquarters| Bogotá, Colombia
President| Ciro Solano Hurtado[1]
Secretary General| Ana Edurne Camacho
Website| www.olimpicocol.co (in Spanish)

The Colombian Olympic Committee (COC; Spanish: Comité Olímpico Colombiano) 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

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

## List of presidents

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

Period  | President

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1936–1937 | Julio Gerlein Comelín
1937–1942 | Alberto Narino Cheyne
1942–1946 | Gregorio Obregón
1946–1947 | Humberto Chica Pinzón
1947–1952 | Leopoldo Uribe
1952–1953 | Enrique Gomez Hurtado
1953–1954 | Carlos Castillo
1954–1957 | Colonel Guillermo Padilla Manrique
1957–1958 | Helbert Liebisch
1959–1975 | Mario García and García
1975–1979 | Humberto Chica Pinzón
1979–1989 | Fidel Mendoza Carrasquilla
1989–1997 | Jorge Herrera Barona
1997–2009 | Andres Botero Philisbourne
2009–2021 | Baltazar Medina
2021–present | Ciro Solano Hurtado

## Executive committee

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

* President: Ciro Solano Hurtado
* Vice Presidents: José Luis Echeverry, Irma Lucía Ruiz
* Secretary General: Ana Edurne Camacho
* Treasurer: Jorge Franco Pineda
* Members: Helmut Bellingrodt, Jorge Mauricio Vargas, Fanny Echeverry, Juan Luis Zapata
* IOC member: Luis Alberto Moreno
* Athlete Representative: Javier Suárez
* Chief Prosecutor: Helder Navarro
* Deputy Prosecutor: Javier Vergara
* Manager: Armando Farfan Pena

## Associated federations

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* 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

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## See also

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* Colombia at the Olympics
* Colombia at the Pan American Games
* Colombian Paralympic Committee

## References

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1. ^ "Comite ejecutivo". COC (in Spanish). 27 June 2024.
2. ^ History of Colombian Olympic Committee
3. ^ Presidents of the COC
4. ^ Executive committee

## External links

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* Official website

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Sports governing bodies in Colombia (COL)

Summer Olympic Sports|

* Aquatics
* Diving
* Swimming
* Synchronized Swimming
* Water Polo
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field Hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Modern Pentathlon
* Rugby 7's
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Practical Shooting
* Table Tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* inc. Beach Volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports|

* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
* Curling
* Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track)
* Ice Hockey
* Luge
* Skeleton
* Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping)
* Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports|

* Air sports
* Auto racing
* Bandy
* Baseball
* Billiard Sports
* Boules
* Bowling
* Bridge
* Chess
* Cricket
* Dance sport
* Floorball
* Karate
* Korfball
* Lifesaving
* Motorcycle racing
* Mountaineering and Climbing
* Netball
* Orienteering
* Pelota Vasca
* Polo
* Powerboating
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Rugby
* Softball
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* Sumo
* Surfing
* Tug of war
* Underwater sports
* Water Ski
* Wushu

Paralympics and Disabled Sports|

Others Sports|

* Rugby League
* Rugby Union

* Colombian Olympic Committee
* Colombian Paralympic Committee

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Panam Sports

National Olympic Committees|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* U.S. Virgin Islands
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Affiliated organizations|

* ODEBO (Bolivarian)
* CACSO (Central America and Caribbean)
* ODESUR (South America)
* ORDECA (Central America)

Associated competitions|

* Pan American Games
* Junior Pan American Games
* Parapan American Games
* Youth Parapan American Games
* Winter Pan American Games
* Pan American Sports Festival

Affiliated competitions|

* Bolivarian Games
* Central American Games
* Central American and Caribbean Games
* South American Games

Authority control databases |

* VIAF

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