Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee ( sk, Slovenský olympijský a športový výbor, SOŠV) is the National Olympic Committee representing

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

in the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

. It is based in Bratislava, Slovakia.

History

The Slovak Olympic Committee ( sk, Slovenský olympijský výbor, SOV) was founded on 19 December 1992 and recognized on 20 January 1993. It is one of two successors of the

Czechoslovak Olympic Committee The Czechoslovak Olympic Committee (Czech and sk, Československý olympijský výbor) was the non-profit organization representing athletes from Czechoslovakia in the International Olympic Committee. The ČSOV organized Czechoslovakia's represe ...

(ČSOV) which dissolved on 27 March 1993. SOC was approved as National Olympic Committee of Slovak Republic in Monte Carlo on 24 September 1993. In December 2018 it changed its name to the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee.

List of presidents

Executive committee

*President: Anton Siekel *Vice Presidents: Peter Korčok, Zdenko Kríž,

Jozef Gönci Jozef Gönci (born 18 March 1974, in Košice) is a Slovak sport shooter, specialising in the 50 m Rifle and 10 m Air Rifle. Gönci won independent Slovakia's first ever Olympic Medal, a bronze in Atlanta in 1996. He won another bronze me ...

* Members: Monika Šišková, Jozef Jurášek, Matej Tóth, Daniel Líška,

Robert Petriska The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, Marián Vanderka, Ľubor Halanda,

Danka Barteková Danka Barteková (born 19 October 1984) is a Slovak skeet shooter. She has won many medals from ISSF World, European Championships and ISSF World Cups. Barteková finished 8th at Women's Skeet event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the bronz ...

Member federations

The Slovak 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 30 Olympic Summer and 6 Winter Sport Federations in Slovakia.Winter sports federations
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References

External links

Official website
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Slovakia at the Olympics 1992 establishments in Slovakia