Hellenic Olympic Committee


The Hellenic Olympic Committee is the governing Olympic body of Greece. It is the second oldest National Olympic Committee in the world, it organizes the country's representatives at the Olympic Games and other multi-sport events.
Members of the committee are 27 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and six members.
It is based in Athens, Greece.

History

The history of the Hellenic Olympic Committee is strongly connected to the history of the revival of the Olympic Games. It was founded in Athens on February 3, 1894 with the name Committee of the Olympic Games and became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1895. E.O.A organized 1896 Summer Olympics, first in modern history, in restored Panathenaic Stadium, who was held from 6 to 15 April.
In 1899, Greek government gave to E.O.A. full responsibility to cooperate with other sport federations, spreads the Olympic spirit and its structure of the 12 members, led by the president.
When Athens was chosen as the host city of the 2004 Summer Olympics during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne on 5 September 1997, in 2000 the E.O.A. changed its name to the Hellenic Olympic Committee.
From the I Mediterranean Games in Alexandria in 1951, Hellenic Olympic Committee is responsible for their holding every four years as part of preparations for the Olympic Games.
The HOC organises the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame in Ancient Olympia for ceremonies of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, as well as the Olympic torch relay over Greece, before the Flame continues its journey around the world.

List of presidents

PresidentTerm
Crown Prince Constantine1894-1912
King Constantine I1913
Crown Prince George1914-1917
Miltiadis Negrepontis1918-1920
Crown Prince George1921-1922
King George II1922-1923
George Averoff1924-1930
Ioannis Drosopoulos1930-1936
Crown Prince Paul1936-1948
King Paul1948-1952
Konstantinos Georgakopoulos
Ioannis Ketseas		1953-1954
Crown Prince Constantine1955-1964
Princess Irene1965-1968
Theodosios Papathanasiadis1969-1973
Spyridon Vellianitis1973-1974
Apostolos Nikolaidis1974-1976
Georgios Athanasiadis1976-1983
Aggelos Lempesis1983-1984
Lambis Nikolaou1985-1992
Antonios Tzikas1993-1996
Lambis Nikolaou1997-2004
Minos Kyriakou2004-2009
Spyros Capralos2009-present

IOC Members

Executive committee

The committee of the HOC is represented by:
The Hellenic 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 26 Olympic Summer and one Winter Sport Federations in Greece.
National FederationSummer or WinterHeadquarters
Hellenic Archery FederationSummerAthens
Hellenic Athletics FederationSummerNea Smyrni, Athens
Hellenic Badminton FederationSummerOAKA, Athens
Hellenic Basketball FederationSummerOAKA, Athens
Hellenic Boxing FederationSummerAthens
Hellenic Canoe-Kayak FederationSummerPiraeus, Athens
Hellenic Cycling FederationSummerOAKA, Athens
Hellenic Equestrian FederationSummerMarkopoulo Mesogaias
Hellenic Fencing FederationSummerAthens
Hellenic Football FederationSummerAthens
Hellenic Golf FederationSummerGlyfada, Athens
Hellenic Gymnastics FederationSummerOAKA, Athens
Hellenic Handball FederationSummerAthens
Hellenic Judo FederationSummerAno Liosia, Athens
Hellenic Karate FederationSummerAno Liosia, Athens
Hellenic Modern Pentathlon FederationSummerAthens
Hellenic Federation of Mountaineering and ClimbingSummerAthens
Hellenic Rowing FederationSummerPiraeus, Athens
Hellenic Sailing FederationSummerKallithea, Athens
Hellenic Shooting FederationSummerAthens
Hellenic Swimming FederationSummerNea Smyrni, Athens
Hellenic Table Tennis FederationSummerAthens
Hellenic Taekwondo FederationSummerAthens
Hellenic Volleyball FederationSummerAmaroussion, Athens
Hellenic Weightlifting FederationSummerOAKA, Athens
Hellenic Winter Sports FederationWinterAthens
Hellenic Wrestling FederationSummerAno Liosia, Athens

Objects of the HOC

The Hellenic Olympic Committee operates a number of sports facilities: Panathenaic Stadium, Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, the education facilities of the International Olympic Academy, Museum of Modern Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia; and participates in the management of OAKA.