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

National Olympic Committee A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ...

representing Slovakia in the International Olympic Committee. 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 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 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 Peter Korčok (born 12 August 1974 in Šahy) is a former Slovak race walker. He is the current President of the Slovak Athletic Federation The Slovak Athletic Federation ( Slovak ''Slovenský atletický zväz'') is the governing body for the spo ...

, 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 med ...

* Members: Monika Šišková, Jozef Jurášek,

Matej Tóth Matej Tóth (; born 10 February 1983) is a Slovak race walker. He is a former Olympic champion in the 50 km walk. Career Toth won the gold medal in the 50 km walk at the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, and at the 2015 World Championsh ...

, Daniel Líška, Robert Petriska, Marián Vanderka, Ľubor Halanda, Danka Barteková

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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