The Chinese Olympic Committee (COC; ;

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. It is headquartered in Dongcheng,

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, China.

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Timeline concerning Olympic recognition

The following timeline concerns the different names and principle events concerning recognition of the ROC Olympic team: *1910: The "Chinese National Olympic Committee" () is created to represent China's interests in Olympic Games activities. *1922: The IOC recognized this CNO. *1932: ROC competes in the Olympics for the first time as "China" *1951: The Chinese National Olympic Committee moves from Nanking to

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;''The Times'', "The Latest Threat to the Olympics - And its all over a name", 10 July 1976 *1951: The PRC Chinese National Olympic Committee is organized; *1952: The PRC Chinese National Olympic Committee is invited to the Olympics for the first time, during the

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. Only one athlete,

Wu Chuanyu Wu Chuanyu ( zh, s=吴传玉, t=吳傳玉, p=Wú Chuányù) (21 August 1928 – 28 October 1954) was an Indonesian-born Chinese swimmer who competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1948 and 1952. In his second Games, he became the first co ...

, a swimmer, was able to participate, given that the Committee "was accepted for affiliation a mere two days before the opening of the Games".Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio, , Sulo Kolkka (ed.), Alex Matson (trans.), ''The Organising Committee for the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952'', 1952 *1954: The IOC adopts a resolution officially recognizing the "Chinese Olympic Committee" () of the People's Republic of China. The PRC is invited to the

1956 Melbourne Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the except ...

, and thus organizes a delegation, but withdraws in protest of the two China's issue; *1958: PRC withdraws from the Olympic movement and from the federations governing Olympic sports. Professor Tung Hou Yi, an IOC member for the PRC resigns; *1979: The IOC officially recognizes the PRC Chinese Olympic Committee as the representative body for "China" under Communist rule. The ROC Chinese Olympic Committee is officially renamed the "

Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (; IOC code TPE) is the National Olympic Committee representing the Republic of China (Taiwan). History The China National Amateur Athletic Federation () was established on 3 April 1922. Later that year, the ...

References

*Berlioux, Monique, "Concerning China", ''Olympic Review'', No. 66-67 p. 171–174, 1973 May–June
Olympic Information Center – China
(PDF), retrieved on 2008-08-24

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Timeline concerning Olympic recognition

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