National Olympic Committees

its first president. Today its membership consists of the 205 National Olympic Committees.

The IOC organizes the modern Olympic Games held in Summer and Winter, every four years. The first Summer Olympics organized by the International Olympic Committee were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896; the first Winter Olympics were in Chamonix, France, in 1924. Until 1992, both Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same year. After that year, however, the IOC shifted the Winter Olympics to the even years between Summer Games, to help space the planning of the two events two years apart from one another.

Contents

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* 1 Presentation

o 1.1 Original members of the International Olympic Committee

* 2 Presidents

* 3 Mission and role

* 4 Organization

o 4.1 The IOC Session

o 4.2 The IOC Executive Board

* 5 Honours

* 6 Museum

* 7 Publications

* 8 IOC members

o 8.1 Membership

o 8.2 Cessation of membership

* 9 Olympic marketing

o 9.1 Revenue

o 9.2 Revenue distribution

o 9.3 The Organizing Committees of the Olympic Games (OCOGs)

o 9.4 National Olympic Committees (NOCs)

o 9.5 International Olympic Sports Federations (IFs)

o 9.6 Other organizations

* 10 Bidding to host the games

* 11 Controversies

o 11.1 Salt Lake Bid Scandal

o 11.2 Women's Ski Jumping

* 12 See also

* 13 References

* 14 Further reading

* 15 External links

[edit] Presentation

1985 German Democratic Republic stamp

On 22 June 1894, the Olympic games were re-created as an international tournament by Pierre de Coubertin. The baron hoped to foster international communication and peace through the Olympic Games. The IOC is a parent organization intended to localize administration and authority for the Games, as well as to provide a single legal entity which owns copyrights, trademarks, and other intangible properties associated with the Olympic games. For example, the Olympic logos, the design of the Olympic flag, the motto, creed, and anthem are all owned and administered by the IOC. There are other organizations which the IOC coordinates as well, which are collectively called the Olympic Movement. The IOC President is responsible for representing the IOC as a whole, and there are members of the IOC which represent the IOC in their respective countries.

[edit] Original members of the International Olympic Committee

Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee and sometime President

Member Country From Until Notes

Mario Lucchesi-Palli Italy 1894 1894

Demetrios Vikelas Greece 1894 1897 President (1894-1896)

Arthur Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill Great Britain 1894 1898

Alexei de Butowski Russian Empire 1894 1900

Leonard A. Cuff New Zealand 1894 1905

Charles Herbert Great Britain 1894 1906

José Benjamín Zubiaur Argentina 1894 1907

Ferenc Kemény Austria-Hungary 1894 1907

Ernest Callot France 1894 1913 Treasurer (1894-1895)

Viktor Balck Sweden Norway-Sweden 1894 1921

William Milligan Sloane United States 1894 1924

Baron Pierre de Coubertin France 1894 1925 General Secretary (1894-1896), President (1896-1925)

Jiří Guth-Jarkovský Bohemia Bohemia 1894 1943

[edit] Presidents

No. Name Origin Date of birth/death Took office Left office Notes

1 Demetrius Vikelas Greece 15 February 1835

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20 July 1908 1894 1896

2 Pierre de Coubertin France 1 January 1863

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2 September 1937 1896 1925 Longest serving President

(29 years).

-- Godefroy de Blonay

(acting) Switzerland 25 July 1869

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14 February 1937 1916 1919

3 Henri de Baillet-Latour Belgium 1 March 1876

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6 January 1942 1925 1942 Died in office.

4 Johannes Sigfrid Edström Sweden 21 November 1870

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18 March 1964 1942 1952

5 Avery Brundage USA 28 September 1887

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8 May 1975 1952 1972 Only non-European member to hold the post.

6 Lord Killanin Ireland 30 July 1914

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25 April 1999 1972 1980

7 Juan Antonio Samaranch Spain 17 July 1920

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