Olympic Committee of Serbia

The Olympic Committee of Serbia (Serbian: Олимпијски комитет Србије / Olimpijski komitet Srbije) is the National Olympic Committee representing Serbia. It organizes the country's representatives at the Olympic Games and other multisport events.

Olympic Committee of Serbia
Olympic Committee of Serbia logo
Country/Region Serbia
CodeSRB
Created1910 (1910)
Recognized1912
Continental
Association		EOC
HeadquartersBelgrade, Serbia
PresidentBožidar Maljković
Secretary GeneralĐorđe Višacki
Websitewww.oks.org.rs

Members of the committee are 47 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and seventeen members.

History
The Monument of Svetomir Đukić, the founder of Olympic Committee of Serbia, in Valjevo

Serbian Olympic Club (Serbian: Српски олимпијски клуб / Srpski olimpijski klub) was established on February 23, 1910. Major Svetomir Đukić is considered the founder of the Olympic movement in Serbia. In 1912 the Serbian Olympic Club has changed its name to the Olympic Committee of Serbia and that year it was recognized by the IOC. After Creation of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav Olympic Committee (Југословенски олимпијски комитет / Jugoslovenski olimpijski komitet) as created in Zagreb, Croatia in 1919, before moving to Belgrade in 1927. It was recognized by IOC in 1920. After renaming the country FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, it changed its name to the Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro (Олимпијски комитет Србије и Црне Горе / Olimpijski komitet Srbije i Crne Gore). In 2006 Serbia became an independent country after Montenegrin independence referendum, and Olympic Committee of Serbia returns to its original name.[1] Belgrade, the capital of Serbia and Yugoslavia was two times submitted bids to host the Summer Olympic Games. They wanted to organize the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.

List of presidents
PresidentTerm
Nikodije Stevanović 1910-1919
Franjo Bučar 1919-1927
Dušan Stefanović 1927-1931
Stefan Hadži 1931-1941
Stanko Bloudek 1948-1950
Dušan Korać 1950-1951
Gustav Vlahov 1951-1952
Boris Bakrač 1952-1960
Milijan Neoričić 1960-1964
Zoran Polič 1964-1973
Gojko Sekulovski 1973-1977
Đorđe Peklić 1977-1981
Slobodan Filipović 1981-1982
Azem Vllasi 1982-1983
Zdravko Mutin 1983-1986
Ivan Mećanović 1986-1989
Aleksandar Bakočević 1989-1996
Dragan Kićanović 1996-2005
Philip Zepter 2005
Ivan Ćurković 2005-2009
Vlade Divac 2009-2017
Božidar Maljković 2017–present

IOC members
Member Term
Svetomir Đukić 1912-1948
Franjo Bučar 1920-1947
Stanko Bloudek 1948-1959
Boris Bakrač 1960-1986
Slobodan Filipović 1987-1995
Borislav Stanković 1988-2005
Nenad Lalović 2015–present

Executive committee

The 2017-2020 committee of the OCS is represented by:

Member federations

The Serbian National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 35 Olympic Summer and 7 Winter Sport Federations and five another Sports Federations in Serbia.

Olympic Sport federations
National FederationSummer or WinterHeadquarters
Archery Association of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Athletics Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Badminton Association of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Baseball Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Basketball Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Biathlon Union of SerbiaWinterBelgrade
Serbian Bob & Skeleton AssociationWinterBelgrade
Serbian Boxing FederationSummerBelgrade
Serbian Canoe FederationSummerBelgrade
Sport Climbing Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Clay Target Shooting Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
National Curling Association of SerbiaWinterBelgrade
Cycling Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Serbian Diving AssociationSummerBelgrade
Federation for Equestrian Sport of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Fencing Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Football Association of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Golf Association of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Gymnastics Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Handball Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Serbian Hockey AssociationSummerBelgrade
Serbian Ice Hockey AssociationWinterBelgrade
Judo Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Karate Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Serbian Luge AssociationWinterBelgrade
Serbian Rowing FederationSummerBelgrade
Rugby Union of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Serbian Sailing AssociationSummerBelgrade
Serbian Shooting Sport FederationSummerBelgrade
Serbian Skating AssociationWinterBelgrade
Ski Association of SerbiaWinterBelgrade
Softball Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Serbian Swimming FederationSummerBelgrade
Synchronized Swimming Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Table Tennis Association of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Serbian Taekwondo AssociationSummerBelgrade
Tennis Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Serbian Triathlon UnionSummerBelgrade
Volleyball Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade
Serbia Water Polo FederationSummerBelgrade
Serbian Weightlifting FederationSummerBelgrade
Wrestling Federation of SerbiaSummerBelgrade

Another federations
National FederationHeadquarters
Coaches Association of SerbiaBelgrade
Olympians Association of SerbiaBelgrade
Paralympic Committee of SerbiaBelgrade
Sports Association of SerbiaBelgrade
Sports Medicine Association of SerbiaBelgrade

Awards
Main article: Awards of Olympic Committee of Serbia

Decision by the Board, then the Yugoslav Olympic Committee, JOK since 1994. at the end of each calendar year proclaimed the most successful athletes. Initially declared sportswoman and sportsman, and later introduced the award for best the women's team, the men's team, coach, young sportsperson and youth team. The competition includes results from current Olympic sports, also and from Chess Olympiad.

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See also

References
  1. History of Olympic Committee of Serbia (Serbian)
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