Czech Olympic Committee

Country/Region	Czech Republic
Code	CZE
Created	1899
Recognized	1993
Continental Association	EOC
Headquarters	Prague, Czech Republic
President	Jiří Kejval
Secretary General	Petr Graclík
Website	www.olympijskytym.cz

The Czech Olympic Committee (Czech: Český olympijský výbor) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) representing the Czech Republic.

History

The Czech Olympic Committee is one of the oldest NOCs in the world, having been founded in 1899 as Bohemian Committee for the Olympic Games (Czech: Český výbor pro hry olympijské). It was transformed into the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee in 1919 and reconstituted under its original name in 1992, being formally recognized by the IOC again in 1993.

Presidents

The Czech Olympic Committee has had the following presidents:

Executive committee

• President: Jiří Kejval
• Vice Presidents: Roman Kumpost, Zdenek Hanik, Filip Suman, Libor Varhanik
• Secretary General: Petr Graclik

Member federations

The Czech 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 34 Olympic Summer and 8 Winter Sport Federations in Czech Republic.