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Czech Olympic Committee

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Country/Region
  
Czech Republic

Created
  
1899

Continental Association
  
EOC

Code
  
CZE

Recognized
  
1993

Headquarters
  
Prague, Czech Republic

The Czech Olympic Committee (Czech: Český olympijský výbor – ČOV) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) representing the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest NOCs in the world, having been founded in 1899. It was transformed into the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee in 1919 and reconstituted under its original name in 1992, being formally recognized by the IOC again in 1993.

Presidents

The Czech Olympic Committee has had the following presidents:

  • 1899–1929: Jiří Stanislav Guth-Jarkovský
  • 1929–1951: Josef Gruss
  • 1951–1956: Vilém Mucha
  • 1956–1958: Václav Pleskot
  • 1958–1967: František Vodsloň
  • 1967–1970: Emanuel Bosák
  • 1970–1972: Richard Nejezchleb
  • 1972–1988: Antonín Himl
  • 1988–1989: Jindřich Poledník
  • 1990–1996: Věra Čáslavská
  • 1996–2012: Milan Jirásek
  • 2012-present: Jiří Kejval

    • References

    Czech Olympic Committee Wikipedia
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