The Olympic Committee of Slovenia (; OKS) ensures the participation of Slovenian athletes at the
Olympic Games
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, the
Mediterranean Games
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, and the
European Youth Olympic Festival
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. The Committee gathers 39 national sports federations governing various sports in Slovenia, who elect the Committee's executive council, which is composed of president and 21 council members.
History
Following Slovenia's independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, the Olympic Committee was established on 15 October 1991, and was officially admitted as a member of the
International Olympic Committee
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(IOC) on 17 January 1992, which allowed Slovenian athletes to compete at the
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...
in
Albertville
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It is best k ...
, France.
Presidents
Executive committee
The committee of the NOC SLO is represented by:
* President:
Bogdan Gabrovec
* Honorary President:
Janez Kocijančič
Janez Kocijančič (October 20, 1941 – June 1, 2020) was a Slovenes, Slovene politician and lawyer. He was also the president of the Slovenian Olympic Committee from 1991 to 2014.
Education and early career
Janez Kocijančič received his bac ...
* Vice Presidents:
Janez Sodržnik,
Iztok Čop
Iztok Čop (born 17 June 1972) is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist.
Biography
Čop was born in Kranj, SR Slovenia, and started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located ...
,
Tomaž Barada
Tomaž Barada is a former Slovenian martial artist in kickboxing and taekwon-do
Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strik ...
* Members:
Gregor Benčina,
Ivan Levak,
Tjaša Andree Prosenc,
Metod Ropret,
Matej Erjavec Matej is a given name that originates from the Slavic nations of Central and Eastern Europe. It is one of the most common male names in Slovakia and Slovenia, and is also common in Croatia. The name is originally derived from Matthias the Apostle.
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,
Stanko Glažar Stanko or Stańko () is a variation of the Slavic masculine given name Stanislav. Nicknames in . Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
*Stanko Abadžić (born 1952), Croatian photographer and photojournalist
*Stanko Barać (born 1986), ...
,
Rok Vehovec,
Bojan Rotovnik,
Milan Žvan
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,
Tomo Tiringer Tomo may refer to:
People
Surname
*Angele Tomo (born 1989), Cameroonian freestyle wrestler
*
*Taite Te Tomo (1883–1939), Maori politician in New Zealand
Given name
* Tomo Gluić (born 1983), Croatian footballer
* Tomo Križnar (born 1954), Slo ...
,
Branko Žnidarič Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka.
People named Branko include:
* Branko (DJ), P ...
,
Miran Kos
Miran may refer to:
Places
*Miran (Xinjiang), an ancient oasis town in Ruoqiang County, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, southeastern Xinjiang, western China
*Miran fort, a ruined defensive structure built by the Tibetan Empire, located in ...
,
Dejan Crnek
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The name is first recorded in 1325 (1333) for a voevo ...
,
Martina Ratej
Martina Ratej (born 2 November 1981) is a Slovenian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.
Career
Ratej competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
Ratej won the bronze ...
,
Miroslav Cerar Miroslav Cerar may refer to:
* Miroslav Cerar (gymnast) (born 1938), Slovenian lawyer, gymnast and Olympic gold medalist and father of Miroslav Cerar Jr.
* Miroslav Cerar (politician) (born 1963), Slovenian lawyer and politician, son of Miros ...
,
Damjan Lazar
Damjan may refer to:
People
* Damjan (given name)
* Jernej Damjan (born 1983), Slovenian ski jumper
Places
* Damjan-Fortuz, a village in Albania
* Damjan, Iran
Damanjan (, also Romanized as Dāmanjān and Dāmenjān; also known as Damanyan a ...
,
Vojka Ravbar Vojka can refer to:
* Vojka, Slovakia, village in the Trebišov District, Slovakia
* Vojka nad Dunajom
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Member federations
The Slovenian 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 32 Olympic Summer and 7 Winter Sport Federations in Slovenia.
See also
*
Slovenia at the Olympics
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
National Olympic Committees
Olympics
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Olympic Committee
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Sports organizations established in 1991