Swedish_Olympic_Committee

Swedish Olympic Committee

Swedish Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) (Swedish: Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (SOK)) is the Swedish National Olympic Committee (NOC). The Swedish Olympic Committee organize the Swedish participation in the Olympics, choose the participants and run a support program for swedish elite athletes called "Topp och Talang".

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The Swedish Olympic Committee has its offices in one of the towers of the Stockholm Olympic Stadium, the main arena of the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Members of the committee are 38 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and eight members. The Athletes Committee has one representative and swedish IOC members also have an automatic chair.

History

The Swedish Olympic Committee was founded on 27 April 1913[2] and recognized by International Olympic Committee the same year.

Presidents

The Swedish Olympic Committee has had the following presidents:[2]

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Notable names of the International Olympic Committee

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Executive committee

The committee of the SOC is represented by:[3]

Member federations

The Swedish 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 38 Olympic Summer and seven Winter Sport Federations and the 17 Non-Olympic Sport federations in Sweden.[4]

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Non-Olympic Sport federations

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Executive Board". SOK.
  2. [2]
    "The Swedish Olympic Committee". Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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    Executive Board
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    SOC member federations
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