Association of National Olympic Committees

Association of National Olympic Committees
	Headquarters in Lausanne
Formation	26 June 1979;45 years ago
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Lausanne, Switzerland
Membership	206 National Olympic Committees ; 8 Associate National Olympic Committees
Official language	English, French, Spanish
President	Robin E. Mitchell
Secretary-General	Gunilla Lindberg
Vice-President	Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani
Website	anocolympic.org

Last updated December 09, 2024

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) is an international organization that affiliates the current 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Every two years, it gathers all its members at the ANOC General Assembly, in which the ANOC Awards are awarded to NOCs and their athletes since 2014. The association organises the ANOC World Beach Games, a multi-sport event held every two years.

History

The ANOC was established in June 1979 during the Constitutive General Assembly in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The organization's purpose is for the IOC to manage the general affairs for the National Olympic Committees, to give them their support, advice, cooperation, and recommendations for their development.

Members

Its members are affiliated to one of five continental associations:

Continent	Continental association	President	Founded
Africa	Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA)	Mustapha Berraf	1981
Americas	Pan American Sports Organization (PASO)	Neven Ilic	1940
Asia	Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)	Raja Randhir Singh	1982
Europe	European Olympic Committees (EOC)	Spyros Capralos	1968
Oceania	Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC)	Robin E. Mitchell	1981

The organization was founded in 1979 under the presidency of Mario Vázquez Raña of Mexico. Since 2012, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait has served as the ANOC president. He self-suspended himself in November 2018 and Robin Mitchell was elected ANOC President on October 20, 2022. ^[1]

ANOC Presidents

No.	Name	Country	Term
1.	Mario Vázquez Raña	Mexico	26 June 1979 – 13 April 2012
2.	Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah	Kuwait	13 April 2012 – 28 November 2018
Acting	Robin E. Mitchell	Fiji	28 November 2018 – 20 October 2022
3.	Robin E. Mitchell	Fiji	20 October 2022 – present

ANOC Vice-President

No.	Name	Country	Term
1.	Patrick Hickey	Ireland	28 November 2012; 2017
2.	Robin E. Mitchell	Fiji	28 November 2018 – 20 October 2022
3.	Robin E. Mitchell	Fiji	28 November 2018 – 20 October 2022
4.	Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani	Qatar	20 October 2022 – present

ANOC Secretary-General

No.	Name	Country	Term
1.	Anselmo López	Spain	1980 – 1981
2.	Marian Renke	Poland	1981 – 1992
3.	Feliciano Mayoral	Spain	1994 – 1996
4.	Feliciano Mayoral	Spain	1996 – 2003
5.	Gunilla Lindberg	Sweden	20 October 2003 – present

ANOC General Assembly

The ANOC General Assembly is the general meeting of the members of ANOC, held once a year in which each member has one vote. It is ANOC's supreme governing body and its decisions are final. The Assembly elects the President and the Senior Vice-President every four years, as well as the members of the Executive Council.

#	Host city	Country	Year
1st	San Juan	Puerto Rico	1979
2nd	Milan	Italy	1981
3rd	Los Angeles	United States of America	1983
4th	Mexico City	Mexico	1984
5th	Seoul	South Korea	1986
6th	Vienna	Austria	1988
7th	Barcelona	Spain	1990
8th	Acapulco	Mexico	1992
9th	Atlanta	United States of America	1994
10th	Cancun	Mexico	1996
11th	Sevilla	Spain	1998
12th	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	2000
13th	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	2002
14th	Athens	Greece	2004
15th	Seoul	South Korea	2006
16th	Beijing	China	2008
17th	Acapulco	Mexico	2010
18th	Moscow	Russian Federation	2012
19th	Bangkok	Thailand	2014
20th	Washington	United States of America	2015
21st	Doha	Qatar	2016
22nd	Prague	Czech Republic	2017
23rd	Tokyo	Japan	2018
24th	Doha	Qatar	2019
25th	Crete	Greece	2021
26th	Seoul	South Korea	2022
27th	Bali	Indonesia	2023
28th	Cascais	Portugal	2024
29th	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2026

ANOC Awards

Since 2014, the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has given awards to the best athletes of the year. Traditionally, on even years, the ANOC Awards recognise achievements from the previous Olympic Games while on the odd years, the ceremony is dedicated to achievements from recent Continental Games or International Federation World Championships. The winners are selected from a shortlist presented to a jury by the Continental Olympic Associations.

Year	Host City	Award Category	Awardee
2014	Bangkok	Most Successful NOC of London 2012	United States Olympic Committee (accepted by Scott Blackmun)
		Best Female Team of London 2012	Team Brazil Volleyball (accepted by Fabiana Marcelino Claudino)
		Best Male Team of London 2012	Team France Handball (accepted by Daouda Karaboué)
		Best Female Athlete of London 2012	Li Xiaoxia (Table Tennis)
		Best Male Athlete of London 2012	David Rudisha (Athletics)
		Most Successful NOC of Sochi 2014	Russian Olympic Committee (accepted by Alexander Zhukov)
		Best Female Team of Sochi 2014	Team Canada Ice Hockey (accepted by Caroline Ouellette)
		Best Male Team of Sochi 2014	Team Canada Ice Hockey (accepted by Bob Nicholson)
		Best Female Athlete of Sochi 2014	Ireen Wüst (Speed Skating)
		Best Male Athlete of Sochi 2014	Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (Biathlon)
		Outstanding Performance	Larisa Latynina
		Outstanding Lifetime Achievement	Jacques Rogge
2015	Washington	Best Male Athlete of the African Games 2015	Franck Elemba (Athletics)
		Best Female Athlete of the African Games 2015	Marie-Josée Ta Lou (Athletics)
		Best Male Athlete of the Pan American Games 2015	Thiago Pereira (Swimming)
		Best Female Athlete of the Pan American Games 2015	Kim Rhode (Shooting)
		Best Male Athlete of the Asian Games 2014	Femi Oguonde (Athletics)
		Best Female Athlete of the Asian Games 2014	Yao Jinnan (Gymnastics)
		Best Male Athlete of the European Games 2015	Togrul Asgarov (Wrestling)
		Best Female Athlete of the European Games 2015	Katie Taylor (Boxing)
		Best Male Athlete of the Pacific Games 2015	Ryan Pini (Swimming)
		Best Female Athlete of the Pacific Games 2015	Jennifer Chieng (Boxing)
		Outstanding Performance	Bob Beamon
		Outstanding Lifetime Achievement	Francesco Ricci Bitti
		Contribution to the Olympic Movement	Thomas Bach
2016	Doha	Best Female Athlete of Rio 2016	Monica Puig (Tennis)
		Best Male Athlete of Rio 2016	Wayde Van Niekerk (Athletics)
		Best Female Team of Rio 2016	Team GB Hockey (accepted by Hollie Webb)
		Best Male Team of Rio 2016	Team Fiji Rugby Sevens (accepted by Osea Kolinisau)
		ANOC Award for Most Inspirational Performance	Rafaela Silva (Judo)
		Most Successful NOC of Rio 2016	Team GB (accepted by Lord Sebastian Coe)
		ANOC Award for Inspiring Hope through Sport	Refugee Olympic Team (accepted by Tegla Loroupe)
		ANOC Award for the Success of Rio 2016	Carlos Nuzman
		Contribution to the Olympic Movement	H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
2017	Prague	Best Female Athlete from Africa 2017	Farida Osman (Swimming)
		Best Male Athlete from Africa 2017	Chad Le Clos (Swimming)
		Best Female Athlete from the Americas 2017	Yulimar Rojas (Athletics)
		Best Male Athlete from Americas 2017	Trinidad and Tobago 4 x 400 team (Athletics)
		Best Female Athlete from Asia 2017	Yu Song (Judo)
		Best Male Athlete from Asia 2017	Mutaz Essa Barshim (Athletics)
		Best Female Athlete from Europe 2017	Sarah Sjöström (Swimming)
		Best Male Athlete from Europe 2017	Marcel Hirscher (Skiing)
		Best Female Athlete from Oceania 2017	Sarah Goss (Rugby)
		Best Male Athlete from Oceania 2017	Robbie Manson (Rowing)
		Outstanding Performance	Nadia Comaneci
		Outstanding Lifetime Achievement	Julio Maglione
		Contribution to the Olympic Movement	Michael Fennell
2018	Tokyo	Best Female Athlete of PyeongChang 2018	Arianna Fontana (Short Track)
		Best Male Athlete of PyeongChang 2018	Shaun White (Snowboarding)
		Best Female Team of PyeongChang 2018	Sweden Curling Team
		Best Male Team of PyeongChang 2018	USA Curling Team
		Most Successful NOC of PyeongChang 2018	Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
		ANOC Award for Inspiring Hope through Sport	Unified Korean Ice Hockey Team
		Outstanding Performance	Yuna Kim
		Outstanding Athlete	Bjørn Dæhlie
		Contribution to the Olympic Movement	Mario Pescante
2019	Doha	Best Female Athlete of the African Games Rabat 2019	Erin Gallagher (Swimming)
		Best Male Athlete of the African Games Rabat 2019	Sydney Siame (Athletics)
		Best Female Athlete of the Pan American Games Lima 2019	Mariana Pajón (BMX)
		Best Male Athlete of the Pan American Games Lime 2019	Julio Cesar La Cruz (Boxing)
		Best Female Athlete of the Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018	Chen Yile (Gymnastics)
		Best Male Athlete of the Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018	Ali Al Kharafi (Equestrian)
		Best Female Athlete of the European Games Minsk 2019	Dina Averina (Gymnastics)
		Best Male Athlete of the European Games Minsk 2019	Mauro Nespoli (Archery)
		Best Female Athlete of the Pacific Games Samoa 2019	Toea Wisil (Athletics)
		Best Male Athlete of the Pacific Games Samoa 2019	Brandon Schuster (Swimming)
		Outstanding Performance	Katarina Witt
		Outstanding Athlete	Yasuhiro Yamashita
		Outstanding Lifetime Achievement	Sam Ramsamy
		Contribution to the Olympic Movement	H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
2021	Crete	Best Male Team of Tokyo 2020	Japan (Baseball)
		Best Female Team of Tokyo 2020	New Zealand (Rugby Sevens)
		Best Male Athlete of Tokyo 2020	Eliud Kipchoge (Athletics)
		Best Female Athlete of Tokyo 2020	Maggie Mac Neil (Swimming)^[2]
		Best Male Multiple Athlete Event of Tokyo 2020	Italian Cycling Track Team Pursuit (Cycling)
		Best Female Multiple Athlete Event of Tokyo 2020	Estonia Fencing Épée Team (Fencing)
		Outstanding Athlete Performance	Mijaín López (Wrestling)
		Outstanding NOC Performance	Japanese Olympic Committee
		Contribution to the Olympic Movement	John Coates
2022	Seoul	Best Female Team Performance of Seoul 2022	Women's Canada Ice Hockey team (Ice Hockey)
		Best Male Team Performance of Seoul 2022	Men's Swedish Curling Team (Curling)
		Best Mixed Team Event Performance of Seoul 2022	Nick Baumgartner & Lindsey Jacobellis (Snowboard Cross)
		Best Female Performance of Seoul 2022	Ailing Eileen Gu (Freestyle Skiing)
		Best Male Performance of Seoul 2022	Hwang Dae-heon (Short Track)
		Outstanding Sporting Career	Sven Kramer (Speed Skating)
		Outstanding NOC Performance	Chinese Olympic Committee
		Contribution to the Olympic Movement	Sir Craig Reedie
2024	Cascais	Best Female Team Performance of Paris 2024	Women's Italy Ice Volleyball team
		Best Male Team Performance of Paris 2024	Men's Handball Denmark team
		Best Mixed Team Event Performance of Paris 2024	Lara Vadlau & Lukas Mähr Sailing
		Best Female Performance of Paris 2024	Julien Alfred (Athletic)
		Best Male Performance of Paris 2024	Letsile Tebogo (Athletic)
		Outstanding Female Sporting Career	Lisa Carrington (Canoe)
		Outstanding Male Sporting Career	MA Long (Ping pong)
		Outstanding NOC Performance	French Olympic Committee
		Contribution to the Olympic Movement	Anita DeFrantz

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References

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↑ "Margaret Mac Neil (CAN) crowned Best Female Athlete of Tokyo 2020". FINA . 25 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

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v t e Association of National Olympic Committees
African Games Asian Games European Games Pan American Games Pacific Games World Beach Games
Africa	ANOCA – Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
Americas	PASO – Panam Sports
Asia	OCA – Olympic Council of Asia
Europe	EOC – European Olympic Committees
Oceania	ONOC – Oceania National Olympic Committees

v t e International Olympic Committee (IOC)
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Meetings	Olympic Congresses 13th IOC sessions 117th 121st 123rd 125th 127th 128th 129th 130th 131st 132nd 133rd 134th 141st 142nd 144th
Honors	Olympic Order Olympic Cup Pierre de Coubertin Medal Olympic Laurel Olympic Diploma of Merit
Related Organizations	National Olympic Committee Association of NOCs International sports federations Summer Winter IOC Recognised International World Games Association International Paralympic Committee International Committee of Sports for the Deaf Special Olympics
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Headquarters in Lausanne
Formation	26 June 1979;45 years ago (1979-06-26)
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Lausanne, Switzerland
Membership	206 National Olympic Committees 8 Associate National Olympic Committees
Official language	English, French, Spanish
President	Robin E. Mitchell
Secretary-General	Gunilla Lindberg
Vice-President	Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani
Website	anocolympic.org