The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC; (, SOK) is the
Swedish National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ...
(NOC). The Swedish Olympic Committee organize the Swedish participation in the Olympics, choose the participants and run a support program for swedish elite athletes called "Topp och Talang".
Members of the committee are 38 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and eight members. The Athletes Committee has one representative and swedish IOC members also have an automatic chair.
History
The Swedish Olympic Committee was founded on 27 April 1913
and recognized by
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based i ...
the same year.
Presidents
The Swedish Olympic Committee has had the following presidents:
Notable members
Executive committee
The committee of the SOC is represented by:
* President:
* Vice Presidents: ,
Malin Eggertz Forsmark
* Secretary General:
* IOC members:
Gunilla Lindberg
Gunilla Lindberg (born 6 May 1947) is a Swedish sports official and member of the International Olympic Committee.
Lindberg took up a position in the offices of the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) in 1969, and was appointed SOC's Secretary-Gene ...
,
Frida Hansdotter
* Athletes representative:
Anna Laurell Nash
* Members:
Carina Olsson,
Eva-Lena Karlsson, ,
Fredrik Rapp,
Petra Sörling,
Stefan Rahm
Member federations
The Swedish National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 38 Olympic Summer and seven Winter Sport Federations and the 17 Non-Olympic Sport federations in Sweden.
SOC member federations
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Olympic Sport federations
Non-Olympic Sport federations
See also
* Sweden at the Olympics
Sweden first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then with one exception, the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics. Sweden has earned medals at all Olympic games ex ...
References
External links
Official website
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1913 establishments in Sweden
National Olympic Committees
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Sports organizations established in 1913
Sweden at the Olympics