Slovenian Olympic Committee ( sl, Olimpijski komite Slovenije, OKS) ensures the participation of Slovenian athletes at the
Olympic Games
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, the
Mediterranean Games, and the
European Youth Olympic Festival
The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the fir ...
. Members of the Committee are 39 Sports Federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and 21 members.
History
The Slovenian Olympic Committee was founded on 15 October 1991 and official admitted as a member of 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 ...
on 17 January 1992, which enabled Slovenian athletes performance at the
Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...
in Albertville, France.
Presidents
Executive committee
The committee of the NOC SLO is represented by:
* President:
Bogdan Gabrovec
* Honorary President:
Janez Kocijančič
Janez Kocijančič (October 20, 1941 – June 1, 2020) was a Slovene politician and lawyer. He was also the president of the Slovenian Olympic Committee from 1991 to 2014.
Education and early career
Janez Kocijančič received his bachelor's d ...
* Vice Presidents:
Janez Sodržnik,
Iztok Čop
Iztok Čop (born 17 June 1972) is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist.
Biography
Čop was born in Kranj, SR Slovenia, and started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located.
...
,
Tomaž Barada
Tomaž Barada is a former Slovenian martial art
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spi ...
* Members:
Gregor Benčina,
Ivan Levak,
Tjaša Andree Prosenc,
Metod Ropret,
Matej Erjavec,
Stanko Glažar,
Rok Vehovec,
Bojan Rotovnik,
Milan Žvan,
Tomo Tiringer,
Branko Žnidarič,
Miran Kos,
Dejan Crnek,
Martina Ratej,
Miroslav Cerar
Miroslav Cerar (; born 28 October 1939) is a Yugoslav former gymnast and lawyer of Slovene ethnicity who won the pommel horse event at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He also won three world and nine European championships.
Domestically ...
,
Damjan Lazar,
Vojka Ravbar
Member federations
The Slovenian 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 32 Olympic Summer and 7 Winter Sport Federations in Slovenia.
See also
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Slovenia at the Olympics
Slovenia first participated as an independent nation at the Olympic Games at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, and the country has sent athletes to compete at every Games since then. The Slovenian Olympic Committee was established in ...
External links
Official website
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National Olympic Committees
Olympics
Olympic Committee
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Sports organizations established in 1991