Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (Slovak: Slovenský olympijský a športový výbor, SOŠV) is the National Olympic Committee representing Slovakia in the International Olympic Committee. It is based in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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| Country/Region |  Slovakia |
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| Code | SVK |
| Created | 1992 |
| Recognized | 1993 |
| Continental Association | EOC |
| Headquarters | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| President | Anton Siekel |
| Secretary General | Jozef Liba |
| Website | olympic.sk |
History
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The Czechoslovak Olympic Committee is one of the oldest NOCs in the world, having been founded in 1899 as Bohemian Committee for the Olympic Games (Czech: Český výbor pro hry olympijské). It was transformed into the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee in 1919 and then both the Czech Olympic Committee and the Slovak Olympic Committee (Slovak: Slovenský olympijský výbor, SOV) was founded and reconstituted on 19 December 1992, and both NOCs were recognized on 20 January 1993. It is one of two successors of the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee (ČSOV) which dissolved on 27 March 1993. SOC was approved as the 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.[1]
List of presidents
edit| Name | Term |
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| Vladimír Černušák | 1992–1999 |
| František Chmelár | 1999–2016 |
| Anton Siekel | 2016–present |
Executive committee
edit- President: Anton Siekel[2]
- Vice Presidents: Peter Korčok, Zdenko Kríž, Jozef Gönci
- Members: Monika Šišková, Jozef Jurášek, Matej Tóth, Daniel Líška, Robert Petriska, Marián Vanderka, Ľubor Halanda, Danka Barteková
Member federations
editThe 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.[3][4]