Olympic Committee of Serbia

History

The Serbian Olympic Club (, Српски олимпијски клуб) was established on February 23, 1910. Major Svetomir Đukić is considered the founder of the Olympic movement in Serbia. In 1912, the Serbian Olympic Club changed its name to the Olympic Committee of Serbia and that year it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). After the Creation of Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Olympic Committee ({{lang|sr-Cyrl|Југословенски олимпијски комитет}} / {{lang|sr-Latn|Jugoslovenski olimpijski komitet}}) was created in Zagreb in 1919, before moving to Belgrade in 1927. It was recognized by the IOC in 1920.

After the country was renamed from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro in 2003, it changed its name to the Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro ({{lang|sr-Cyrl|Олимпијски комитет Србије и Црне Горе}} / {{lang|sr-Latn|Olimpijski komitet Srbije i Crne Gore}}). In 2006, Serbia became an independent country following the Montenegrin independence referendum, and the Olympic Committee of Serbia reverted to its original name. Belgrade, the capital of Serbia and Yugoslavia, submitted two separate bids to host the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Logos

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List of presidents

IOC members

Executive committee

The 2017-2020 committee of the OCS is represented by:

• President: Božidar Maljković
• IOC member: Nenad Lalović
• Honorary IOC Member: Borislav Stanković
• President of Sports Commission of OCS: Ivan Miljković
• Members:
• 10 Members from the Olympic Sports Federations: Mirko Nišović (president of Canoe Federation), Željko Trajković (president of Wrestling Federation), Veselin Jevrosimović (president of Athletics Federation), Zoran Gajić (president of Volleyball Federation), Predrag Danilović (president of Basketball Federation), Snežana Žugić (president of Diving Association), Nenad Petković (president of Shooting Federation), Iva Popović (president of Synchronized Swimming Federation), Milorad Krivokapić (president of Water Polo Federation), Vladeta Radivojević (president of Ski Association)
• 3 Members who were chosen by the OCS: Žarko Zečević, Bogdan Obradović, Milica Mandić
• Member of Sports Association of Serbia: Aleksandar Šoštar

Member federations

The Serbian 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 35 Olympic Summer and 7 Olympic Winter Sport Federations along with 5 other Sports Federations in Serbia.

Olympic Sport Federations

Other Federations

Awards

Main article: Awards of Olympic Committee of Serbia

In 1994, the Yugoslav Olympic Committee began giving awards to the most successful athletes from each calendar year. Initially, the awards were given to the best male and female athletes, but this was later expanded to include the best men’s and women’s teams, coaches, youth athletes and youth teams. The awards are presently given to athletes who have achieved results in current Olympic sports, as well as in the Chess Olympiad.

References

References

1. [http://oks.org.rs/istorija-olimpijskog-komiteta-srbije/ History of Olympic Committee of Serbia (Serbian)]