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The Spanish Olympic Committee ( es, Comité Olímpico Español, COE) is responsible body for

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's participation in the

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. Members of the committee are 35 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and 23 members.

History

The Spanish Olympic Committee was founded on November 23, 1912, and refounded on January 11, 1924, in

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Presidents

Executive committee

The committee of the COE is represented by: * President:

Alejandro Blanco Bravo Alejandro Blanco Bravo (born 9 October 1950 in Orense) is the current President of the Spanish Olympic Committee. On September 8, 2011, it was announced that he would preside Madrid's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics The , official ...

* Vice Presidents: Isabel Fernández Gutiérrez, Francisco Vidal Blázquez García, Isabel García Sanz, Marco Antonio Rioja Pérez * Secretary General: Victoria Cabezas Alvarez * IOC Members: Pilar de Borbón, Marisol Casado Estupiñán,

José Perurena López José Perurena López (born April 4, 1945) is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Since 2008, Perurena has been president of t ...

Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs (born 1 November 1959) is a Spanish sports executive and financial analyst who currently serves as the vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He is the son of former IOC president Juan Anto ...

* Treasurer:

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* Members of Representatives of Olympic Sports Federations: Jesús Carballo Martínez, Jesús Castellanos Pueblas,

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, José Hidalgo Martín, José Luis López Cerrón, José María Peus España, Francisco Javier Revuelta del Peral, Juan José Román Mangas * Members of Representatives of Non-Olympic Sports Federations Manuel Aviñó Roger, Luis Vañó Martínez, Luis Angel Vegas Herrera * Representative of Olympic Sport: Ignacio Sola Cortabarría

Member federations

The Spanish 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 33 Olympic Summer and two Winter Sport Federations in Spain.National Sports Federations
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References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control National Olympic Committees

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