Hellenic Olympic Committee
Hellenic Olympic Committee logo | |
Country/Region | Greece |
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Code | GRE |
Created | February 3, 1894 |
Recognized | 1895 |
Continental Association | EOC |
Headquarters | Athens, Greece |
President | Spyros Capralos |
Secretary General | Emmanuel Katsiadakis |
Website | www.hoc.gr |
Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) (Greek: Ελληνική Ολυμπιακή Επιτροπή) is the governing Olympic body of Greece. It is one of the oldest National Olympic Committees in the world, being founded in 1894 and recognised in 1895.
It is based in Athens, Greece.
History
The HOC was founded in Athens on 3 February, 1894 on the name Commiittee of the Olympic Games (E.O.A.) with first chairman Crown Prince Constantine of Greece. On the same day, the committee held first meeting to organize the first modern Olympic Games. Finally, after many problems, the Games were opened on 6 April and closed on 15 April 1896 in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. which was restored in white marble thanks to the donation of one million drachmas from George Averoff. In 2000, for organisation 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, the E.O.A. changed its name to the Hellenic Olympic Committee.
List of presidents
Períod | President |
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1894-1912 | Prince Constantine |
1913 | King Constantine |
1914-1917 | Prince George |
1918-1920 | Miltiadis Negrepontis |
1921-1922 | Prince George |
1922-1923 | King George II |
1924-30/4/1930 | George Averoff |
1/5/1930-1936 | Ioannis Drosopoulos |
1936-1948 | Prince Paul |
1948-1952 | King Paul |
1953-1954 | Konstantinos Georgakopoulos and Ioannis Ketseas |
1955-1964 | Prince Constantine |
1965-1968 | Princess Irene |
1969-1973 | Theodosios Papathanasiadis |
31/1/1973-1974 | Spyridon Vellianitis |
30/8/1974-1976 | Apostolos Nikolaidis |
1976-1983 | Georgios Athanasiadis |
14/4/1983-1984 | Aggelos Lempesis |
1985-1988 and 1989-1992 | Lambis Nikolaou |
1993-1996 | Antonios Tzikas |
1997-2000 and 2001-2004 | Lambis Nikolaou |
2004-2009 | Minos Kyriakou |
2009–present | Spyros Capralos |
Greeks in the International Olympic Committee
- Demetrius Vikelas (1894-1899), who was the first IOC President (1894-1896)
- Alexandros Merkatis (1899-1925)
- George Averoff (1926-1930)
- Nikolaos Politis (1930-1933)
- Aggelos Volanakis (1933-1963)
- Ioannis Ketseas (1946-1965)
- ex-King Constantine (1963-1974)
- Pyrros Lapas (1965-1980)
- Epaminondas Petralias (1975-1977)
- Nikolaos Nisiotis (1978-1986)
- Nikos Filaretos (1981-2005)
- Lambis Nikoalou (1986-present), who was been IOC Vice President until 2009.
Member federations
- Hellenic Archery Federation
- Hellenic Athletics Federation
- Hellenic Badminton Federation
- Hellenic Basketball Federation
- Hellenic Boxing Federation
- Hellenic Canoe-Kayak Federation
- Hellenic Cycling Federation
- Hellenic Equestrian Federation
- Hellenic Fencing Federation
- Hellenic Football Federation
- Hellenic Gymnastics Federation
- Hellenic Golf Federation
- Hellenic Handball Federation
- Hellenic Ice Sports Federation
- Hellenic Judo Federation
- Hellenic Rowing Federation
- Hellenic Sailing Federation
- Hellenic Shooting Federation
- Hellenic Swimming Federation
- Hellenic Table Tennis Association
- Hellenic Taekwondo Federation
- Hellenic Triathlon Federation
- Hellenic Volleyball Federation
- Hellenic Weightlifting Federation
- Hellenic Wrestling Association