Association of National Olympic Committees

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Association of National Olympic Committees
Formation26 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
Flag of Fiji.svg Robin E. Mitchell
Secretary-General
Flag of Sweden.svg Gunilla Lindberg
Vice-President
Flag of Qatar.svg Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani
Website anocolympic.org

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.

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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:

ContinentContinental associationPresidentFounded
Africa Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Flag of Algeria.svg Mustapha Berraf 1981
Americas Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) Flag of Chile.svg Neven Ilic 1940
Asia Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Flag of India.svg Raja Randhir Singh 1982
Europe European Olympic Committees (EOC) Flag of Greece.svg Spyros Capralos 1968
Oceania Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) Flag of Fiji.svg 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.NameCountryTerm
1. Mario Vázquez Raña Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 26 June 1979 13 April 2012
2. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 13 April 2012 28 November 2018
Acting Robin E. Mitchell Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 28 November 2018 20 October 2022
3. Robin E. Mitchell Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 20 October 2022 present

ANOC Vice-President

No.NameCountryTerm
1. Patrick Hickey Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 28 November 2012; 2017
2. Robin E. Mitchell Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 28 November 2018 20 October 2022
3. Robin E. Mitchell Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 28 November 2018 20 October 2022
4. Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 20 October 2022 present

ANOC Secretary-General

No.NameCountryTerm
1. Anselmo López Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1980 1981
2. Marian Renke Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1981 1992
3. Feliciano Mayoral Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1994 1996
4. Feliciano Mayoral Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1996 2003
5. Gunilla Lindberg Flag of Sweden.svg  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 cityCountryYear
1st San Juan Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1979
2nd Milan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1981
3rd Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America 1983
4th Mexico City Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1984
5th Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1986
6th Vienna Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1988
7th Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1990
8th Acapulco Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1992
9th Atlanta Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America 1994
10th Cancun Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1996
11th Sevilla Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1998
12th Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2000
13th Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2002
14th Athens Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2004
15th Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2006
16th Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2008
17th Acapulco Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2010
18th Moscow Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Federation 2012
19th Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2014
20th Washington Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America 2015
21st Doha Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2016
22nd Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2017
23rd Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2018
24th Doha Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2019
25th Crete Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2021
26th Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2022
27th Cascais Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2024
28th Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  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.

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

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