Soviet Olympic Committee
The National Olympic Committee of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russian: Национальный Олимпийский комитет Союза Советских Социалистических Республик – НОК СССР) was the government-funded organization representing the Soviet Union in the International Olympic Committee. The NOC USSR organized Soviet participation at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee recognized the NOC USSR on 7 May 1951 at the 45th session of the IOC. Prior to the 1950s, the Soviet Union refused to participate in the Olympics on ideological grounds.[1]
Country/Region | Soviet Union |
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Code | URS |
Created | 7 May 1951 |
Recognized | 1951–1992 |
Continental Association | EOC |
Headquarters | Moscow |
Presidents
Presidents | Term years |
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Konstantin Andrianov | 1951–1977 |
Sergei Pavlov | 1977–1983 |
Marat Gramov | 1983–1990 |
Vitali Smirnov | 1990–1992 |
Soviet members of the International Olympic Committee
Member | Term years |
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Konstantin Andrianov | 1951–1988 |
Aleksei Osipowich Romanov | 1952–1971 |
Vitali Smirnov | 1971–1992 |
Marat Gramov | 1988–1992 |
See also
Sources
- Compare: History of Olympic Committee of USSR – ria.ru "Правопреемником ОК СССР стал Олимпийский комитет России (ОКР), образованный 1 декабря 1989 года."
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