Athletics Cook Islands

Athletics Cook Islands Inc. (ACI) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the Cook Islands.[1][2]

Athletics Cook Islands Inc.
SportAthletics
JurisdictionIncorporated Society
AbbreviationACI
Founded1962 (1962)
AffiliationIAAF
Affiliation date1966 (1966)
Regional affiliationOAA
HeadquartersNikao, Rarotonga
PresidentErin Tierney
Vice president(s)Thomas Henderson
SecretaryRuth Tangiaau Mave
ReplacedCook Islands Amateur Athletics Association

History

ACI was founded as Cook Islands Amateur Athletics Association by Percy Henderson[3] in 1962, and was affiliated to the IAAF in the year 1966.[4] In 1979, Hugh Ngamata Henry was elected president.[5] Later, Anne Tierney served as president.[6][7]

Current president is Erin Tierney.[1][2]

Affiliations

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

  • Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC)

National records

ACI maintains the Cook Islands records in athletics.

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References
  1. Athletics Cook Islands, IAAF, retrieved 28 January 2014
  2. ATHLETICS COOK ISLANDS, Oceania Athletics Association, retrieved 28 January 2014
  3. Percy Henderson – Sporting Achievements, Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee, 29 April 2008, retrieved 28 January 2014
  4. International Association of Athletics Federations – Constitution – In force as from 1st November 2011, IAAF, p. 55, retrieved 28 January 2014
  5. Hugh Ngamata Henry, Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee, 15 January 2011, retrieved 28 January 2014
  6. General History of Oceania Athletics Association – THE OCEANIA ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION, Oceania Athletics Association, retrieved 28 January 2014
  7. COOK ISLANDS (COK) – Athletics Cook Islands Inc., IAAF, archived from the original on 16 August 2012, retrieved 28 January 2014
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