International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité international olympique, CIO) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece between 776 BC to 393 AD. Its membership is 203 National Olympic Committee. It is the committee to support and promote participation in sports throughout the world.

Presidents

Demetrius Vikelas (1894–1896)^[1]
Pierre de Coubertin (1896–1925)^[1]
Henri de Baillet-Latour (1925–1942)^[1]
Sigfrid Edström (1942–1952)^[1]
Avery Brundage (1952–1972)^[1]
Lord Killanin (1972–1980)^[1]
Juan Antonio Samaranch (1980–2001)^[2]
Jacques Rogge (2001–2013)^[3]
Thomas Bach (2013-present)

International Olympic Committee Media

Olympic Anthem
IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland
Current IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The main entrance of the former headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne
The first IOC, at the 1896 Athens Games
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1985, MiNr Zusammendruck 2949.jpg

1985 German Democratic Republic stamp

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Olympic.com, Factsheet, p. 1; retrieved 2012-7-26.
↑ Olympic.com, Juan Antonio Samaranch; retrieved 2012-7-26.
↑ Olympic.com, Count Jacques Rogge; retrieved 2012-7-26.

[factsheet-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Olympic.com, Factsheet, p. 1; retrieved 2012-7-26.

[2] Olympic.com, Juan Antonio Samaranch; retrieved 2012-7-26.

[3] Olympic.com, Count Jacques Rogge; retrieved 2012-7-26.

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