Colombian Olympic Committee

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Colombian Olympic Committee

Country/Region	Colombia
Code	COL
Created	3 July 1936
Recognized	1948
Continental Association	PASO
Headquarters	Bogotá, Colombia
President	Baltazar Medina[1]
Secretary General	Ciro Solano Hurtado
Website	olimpicocol.co

The Colombian Olympic Committee or COC (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Colombiano – COC) is the governing Olympic body of Colombia. Its mission is the coordination of efforts to protect the Olympic movement and consolidate its development, compliance with the rules of the Olympic Charter and promote the preparation, selection and participation of athletes in the Olympic Games and other national and international competitions.

The Colombian Olympic Committee is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.

History

The Colombian Olympic Committee was created 3 July 1936 and recognized by the IOC in 1948.^[2]

List of presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the COC:^[3]

Executive committee

The committee of the COC is represented by:^[4]

• President: Baltazar Medina
• Vice Presidents: Jose Luis Echeverri Azcarate, Helmut Bellingrodt
• Secretary General: Ciro Solano Hurtado
• Treasurer: Rafael Lloreda Currea
• Members: Ana Edurne Camacho Corredor, Irma Lucia Ruíz Gutiérrez, Juan Luis Zapata Fuscaldo, Pedro Luis Uribe Roldan
• IOC member: Luis Alberto Moreno
• Athlete Representative: Paulo Villar
• Chief Prosecutor: Helder Navarro Carriazo
• Deputy Prosecutor: Javier Vergara Garzon
• Manager: Armando Farfan Pena

Associated federations

See also

• Colombia at the Olympics
• Colombia at the Pan American Games
• Colombian Paralympic Committee

References

External links

• Official website