European Olympic Committees

Organization

European Olympic Committees

Category| Continental Sports Organization
Membership| 50 National Olympic Committees
Abbreviation| EOC
Founded| 1968
Regional affiliation| Europe
Headquarters| Rome, Italy
President| Spyros Capralos
Vice president(s)| Daina Gudzinevičiūtė
Other key staff| Secretary-General
Raffaele Pagnozzi
Treasurer
Peter Mennel
Official website
www.eurolympic.org
Official languages
English • French

The European Olympic Committees (EOC; French: Comités olympiques européens, COE) is an organisation based in Rome, Italy, consisting of 50 National Olympic Committees from the continent of Europe.[1] Among other duties, the EOC organizes three major multi-sport events. These are the European Youth Olympic Festival, the Games of the Small States of Europe and the European Games.

The EOC has no connection with another multi-sport event called the European Championships, which are organised by various European discipline-specific sports associations.

## Member nations

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In the following table, the year in which the NOC was recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NOC was created.

Nation | Code | National Olympic Committee | President | Created/Recognized  | IOC member | Ref.

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Albania | ALB  | Albanian National Olympic Committee | Viron Bezhani  | 1958/1959  | Yes  | [1]
Andorra | AND  | Andorran Olympic Committee | Jaume Marti Mandico  | 1971/1975  | Yes  | [2]
Armenia | ARM  | Armenian Olympic Committee | Gagik Tsarukyan | 1990/1993  | Yes  | [3]
Austria | AUT  | Austrian Olympic Committee | Karl Stoss | 1908/1912  | Yes  | [4]
Azerbaijan | AZE  | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan | Ilham Aliyev | 1992/1993  | Yes  | [5]
Belarus | BLR  | Belarus Olympic Committee | Victor Lukashenko | 1991/1993  | Yes  | [6]
Belgium | BEL  | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee | Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant | 1906  | Yes  | [7]
Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH  | Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Marijan Kvesić  | 1992/1993  | Yes  | [8]
Bulgaria | BUL  | Bulgarian Olympic Committee | Stefka Kostadinova | 1923/1924  | Yes  | [9]
Croatia | CRO  | Croatian Olympic Committee | Zlatko Mateša | 1991/1993  | Yes  | [10]
Cyprus | CYP  | Cyprus Olympic Committee | George Chrysostomou  | 1974/1978  | Yes  | [11]
Czech Republic | CZE  | Czech Olympic Committee | Jiří Kejval | 1899/1993  | Yes  | [12]
Denmark | DEN  | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark | Hans Natorp | 1905  | Yes  | [13]
Estonia | EST  | Estonian Olympic Committee | Kersti Kaljulaid | 1923/1991  | Yes  | [14]
Finland | FIN  | Finnish Olympic Committee | Timo Ritakallio  | 1907  | Yes  | [15]
France | FRA  | French National Olympic and Sports Committee | David Lappartient | 1894  | Yes  | [16]
Georgia | GEO  | Georgian National Olympic Committee | Leri Khabelov | 1989/1993  | Yes  | [17]
Germany | GER  | German Olympic Sports Confederation | Thomas Weikert | 1895  | Yes  | [18]
Greece | GRE  | Hellenic Olympic Committee | Isidoros Kouvelos | 1894/1895  | Yes  | [19]
Hungary | HUN  | Hungarian Olympic Committee | Zsolt Gyulay | 1895  | Yes  | [20]
Iceland | ISL  | National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland | Larus L. Blöndal  | 1921/1935  | Yes  | [21]
Ireland | IRL  | Olympic Federation of Ireland | Lochlann Walsh  | 1922  | Yes  | [22]
Israel[2] | ISR  | Olympic Committee of Israel | Yael Arad | 1933/1952  | Yes  | [23]
Italy | ITA  | Italian National Olympic Committee | Giovanni Malagò | 1908/1915  | Yes  | [24]
Kosovo | KOS  | Olympic Committee of Kosovo | Ismet Krasniqi  | 1992/2014  | Yes  | [25]
Latvia | LAT  | Latvian Olympic Committee | Žoržs Tikmers | 1922/1991  | Yes  | [26]
Liechtenstein | LIE  | Liechtenstein Olympic Committee | Isabel Fehr  | 1935  | Yes  | [27]
Lithuania | LTU  | Lithuanian National Olympic Committee | Daina Gudzinevičiūtė | 1924/1991  | Yes  | [28]
Luxembourg | LUX  | Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee | André Hoffmann  | 1912  | Yes  | [29]
Malta | MLT  | Maltese Olympic Committee | Julian Pace Bonello  | 1928/1936  | Yes  | [30]
Moldova | MDA  | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova | Nicolae Juravschi | 1991/1993  | Yes  | [31]
Monaco | MON  | Monégasque Olympic Committee | Albert II, Prince of Monaco | 1907/1953  | Yes  | [32]
Montenegro | MNE  | Montenegrin Olympic Committee | Dušan Sinomović  | 2006/2007  | Yes  | [33]
Netherlands | NED  | Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation | André Bolhuis | 1912  | Yes  | [34]
North Macedonia | MKD  | Olympic Committee of North Macedonia | Vasil Tupurkovski | 1992/1993  | Yes  | [35]
Norway | NOR  | Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports | Berit Kjøll | 1900  | Yes  | [36]
Poland | POL  | Polish Olympic Committee | Andrzej Kraśnicki  | 1918/1919  | Yes  | [37]
Portugal | POR  | Olympic Committee of Portugal | José Manuel Constantino  | 1909  | Yes  | [38]
Romania | ROU  | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee | Mihai Covaliu | 1914  | Yes  | [39]
Russia | RUS  | Russian Olympic Committee | Mikhail Degtyarev | 1911/1912 (restored 1993, suspended 2023[3])  | Yes/No  | [40]
San Marino | SMR  | Sammarinese National Olympic Committee | Gian Primo Giardi  | 1959  | Yes  | [41]
Serbia | SRB  | Olympic Committee of Serbia | Božidar Maljković | 1910[4]/1912 (restored 2006)  | Yes  | [42]
Slovakia | SVK  | Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee | Anton Siekel  | 1992/1993  | Yes  | [43]
Slovenia | SLO  | Olympic Committee of Slovenia | Bogdan Gabrovec  | 1991/1993  | Yes  | [44]
Spain | ESP  | Spanish Olympic Committee | Alejandro Blanco Bravo | 1912  | Yes  | [45]
Sweden | SWE  | Swedish Olympic Committee | Hans von Uthman | 1913  | Yes  | [46]
Switzerland | SUI  | Swiss Olympic Association | Jürg Stahl | 1912  | Yes  | [47]
Turkey | TUR  | Turkish National Olympic Committee | Uğur Erdener | 1908/1911  | Yes  | [48]
Ukraine | UKR  | National Olympic Committee of Ukraine | Serhiy Bubka | 1990/1993  | Yes  | [49]
United Kingdom | GBR  | British Olympic Association | Dame Katherine Grainger | 1905  | Yes  | [50]

### Former members

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State | Code | National Olympic Committee | Created/Recognized | Disbanded

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Czechoslovakia | TCH  | Czechoslovak Olympic Committee | 1919  | 1992
East Germany | GDR  | National Olympic Committee of the German Democratic Republic | 1951/1968  | 1990
Serbia and Montenegro | SCG  | Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro | 2003  | 2006
Soviet Union | URS  | Soviet Olympic Committee | 1951  | 1992
Yugoslavia | YUG  | Yugoslav Olympic Committee | 1919/1920  | 2003

The National Olympic Committee of the Saarland [de] (Saar Protectorate) was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1950 to 1957, but never a member of the European Olympic Committees.

## Events

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* European Games
* European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF)
* Games of the Small States of Europe

## See also

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* European Paralympic Committee

## Notes

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1. ^ EOC members include transcontinental countries Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Russian Federation, as well as Israel, Cyprus and Armenia which are geographically in Asia but due to political-cultural reasons are often assigned to Europe.
2. ^ Between 1954 and 1974, Israel took part in the Asian Games, but political pressure exerted by Arab countries due to the Arab–Israeli conflict led to Israel's exclusion from the re-organized Olympic Council of Asia in 1981 (See Israelis Facing Asian Ban). It then became a member of the European Olympic Committees in 1994.
3. ^ IOC Executive Board suspends Russian Olympic Committee with immediate effect
4. ^ The Olympic Committee of Serbia was founded in 1910, as a successor to the Serbian Olympic Club (source).

## External links

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* Official EOC website

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Association of National Olympic Committees

* African Games
* Asian Games
* European Games
* Pan American Games
* Pacific Games
* World Beach Games

Africa|

ANOCA – Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Americas|

PASO – Panam Sports

Asia|

OCA – Olympic Council of Asia

Europe|

EOC – European Olympic Committees

Oceania|

ONOC – Oceania National Olympic Committees

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European Olympic Committees (EOC)

Current members|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus1
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia1
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

1: National Olympic Committee is suspended by the International Olympic Committee

Former members|

* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

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European Games

* Sports
* Venues
* Medal tables
* Medalists
* EOC
* NOCs

* Baku 2015
* Minsk 2019
* Kraków-Małopolska 2023
* Istanbul 2027

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