The Colombian Olympic Committee or COC ( es, 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

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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.

List of presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the COC: , - , -bgcolor = "#efefef" ! width = 200, Period ! width = 250, President , -align = "center" , 1936-1937, , Julio Gerlein Comelín , -align = "center" , 1937-1942, , Alberto Narino Cheyne , -align = "center" , 1942-1946, , Gregorio Obregón , -align = "center" , 1946-1947, , Humberto Chica Pinzón , -align = "center" , 1947-1952, , Leopoldo Uribe , -align = "center" , 1952-1953, , Enrique Gomez Hurtado , -align = "center" , 1953-1954, , Carlos Castillo , -align = "center" , 1954-1957, , Colonel Guillermo Padilla Manrique , -align = "center" , 1957-1958, , Helbert Liebisch , -align = "center" , 1959-1975, , Mario García and García , -align = "center" , 1975-1979, , Humberto Chica Pinzón , -align = "center" , 1979-1989, , Fidel Mendoza Carrasquilla , -align = "center" , 1989-1997, , Jorge Herrera Barona , -align = "center" , 1997-2009, , Andres Botero Philisbourne , -align = "center" , 2009-present, , Baltazar Medina

Executive committee

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* 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

, - , vAlign = "top" , * Underwater activities * Chess * Archers * Athletics * Motor racing * Basketball * Baseball * Billiards * Bolus * Boxing * Bridge * Canoeing * Cycling * Coleus * Aerial sports , vAlign = "top" , * Armed forces Sports * Sports mountain climbing * Equestrian * Fencing * Water-ski * Football * Football lounge * Gymnastics * Golf * Judo * Karate-do * Karts * Weight lifting * Fight * Motorcycle , vAlign = "top" , * Jet skiing * Swimming * Orientation * Ice skating * Paralympic * Squash * Softball * Taekwondo * Triathlon * Yew * Tennis * Table tennis * Shooting and hunting * Candle * Volleyball

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