The Colombian Olympic Committee or COC ( es, 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

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and other national and international competitions. The Colombian Olympic Committee is headquartered in

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History

The Colombian Olympic Committee was created 3 July 1936 and recognized by the

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in 1948.

List of presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the COC: , - , -bgcolor = "#efefef" ! width = 200, Period ! width = 250, President , -align = "center" , 1936-1937, , Julio Gerlein Comelín , -align = "center" , 1937-1942, , Alberto Narino Cheyne , -align = "center" , 1942-1946, , Gregorio Obregón , -align = "center" , 1946-1947, , Humberto Chica Pinzón , -align = "center" , 1947-1952, , Leopoldo Uribe , -align = "center" , 1952-1953, , Enrique Gomez Hurtado , -align = "center" , 1953-1954, , Carlos Castillo , -align = "center" , 1954-1957, , Colonel Guillermo Padilla Manrique , -align = "center" , 1957-1958, , Helbert Liebisch , -align = "center" , 1959-1975, , Mario García and García , -align = "center" , 1975-1979, , Humberto Chica Pinzón , -align = "center" , 1979-1989, , Fidel Mendoza Carrasquilla , -align = "center" , 1989-1997, , Jorge Herrera Barona , -align = "center" , 1997-2009, , Andres Botero Philisbourne , -align = "center" , 2009-present, , Baltazar Medina

Executive committee

The committee of the COC is represented by:Executive committee
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* Vice Presidents: Jose Luis Echeverri Azcarate,

Helmut Bellingrodt Helmut Bellingrodt (born 10 July, 1949 in Barranquilla Barranquilla () is the capital district of Atlántico Department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean Coast region; ...

* Secretary General: Ciro Solano Hurtado * Treasurer:

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* Members: Ana Edurne Camacho Corredor, Irma Lucia Ruíz Gutiérrez, Juan Luis Zapata Fuscaldo, Pedro Luis Uribe Roldan * IOC member: Luis Alberto Moreno * Athlete Representative:

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* Chief Prosecutor:

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* Deputy Prosecutor:

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* Manager: Armando Farfan Pena

Associated federations

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

References

External links

* {{Authority control Colombia at the Olympics National Olympic Committees

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