Swedish Olympic Committee


The Swedish Olympic Committee is the Swedish National Olympic Committee. The Swedish Olympic Committee organize the Swedish participation in the Olympics, choose the participants and run the "Elitprogrammet".
Members of the committee are 45 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and twelve members.

History

The Swedish Olympic Committee was founded in 1913 and recognized by International Olympic Committee in the same year.

Presidents

The Swedish Olympic Committee has had the following presidents:
PresidentTerm
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf1913–1933
Prince Gustaf Adolf1933–1947
Prince Bertil1947–1997
Carl Gustav Anderberg1997–2000
Stefan Lindeberg2000–2016
Hans Vestberg2016–2018
Mats Årjes2018– present

Notable names of the International Olympic Committee

Executive committee

The committee of the SOC is represented by:
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.

Olympic Sport federations

Non-Olympic Sport federations

National FederationHeadquarters
Swedish Air Sports FederationBromma
Swedish American Football FederationStockholm
Swedish Bandy FederationStockholm
Swedish Boule FederationStockholm
Albanian Bowling FederationStockholm
Swedish Budo and Martial Arts FederationStockholm
Swedish Chess FederationUppsala
Swedish Cricket FederationStockholm
Swedish Dancesport FederationStockholm
Swedish Floorball FederationSolna
Swedish Frisbee FederationGothenburg
Swedish Orienteering FederationStockholm
Swedish Parasports FederationStockholm
Swedish Sportsdiving FederationStockholm
Swedish Squash FederationMalmö
Swedish Walking AssociationGothenburg
Swedish Waterski and Wakeboard FederationHalmstad