Spanish Olympic Committee

Spanish Olympic Committee

Country/Region	Spain
Code	ESP
Created	1912
Recognized	1912
Continental Association	EOC
Headquarters	Madrid, Spain
President	Alejandro Blanco Bravo
Secretary General	Victoria Cabezas Alvarez
Website	www.coe.es

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The Spanish Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Español, COE) is responsible body for Spain's participation in the Olympic Games. Members of the committee are 35 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and 23 members.

History

The Spanish Olympic Committee was founded on November 23, 1912, and refounded on January 11, 1924, in Barcelona.^[1]

Presidents

Executive committee

The committee of the COE is represented by:^[2]

• President: Alejandro Blanco Bravo
• Vice Presidents: Isabel Fernández Gutiérrez, Francisco Vidal Blázquez García, Isabel García Sanz, Marco Antonio Rioja Pérez
• Secretary General: Victoria Cabezas Alvarez
• IOC Members: Pilar de Borbón, Marisol Casado Estupiñán, José Perurena López, Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs
• Treasurer: Víctor Gaspar Sánchez Naranjo
• Members of Representatives of Olympic Sports Federations: Jesús Carballo Martínez, Jesús Castellanos Pueblas, Santiago Deó Valera, Luis Gonzaga Escauriaza Barreiro, José Hidalgo Martín, José Luis López Cerrón, José María Peus España, Francisco Javier Revuelta del Peral, Juan José Román Mangas
• Members of Representatives of Non-Olympic Sports Federations Manuel Aviñó Roger, Luis Vañó Martínez, Luis Angel Vegas Herrera
• Representative of Olympic Sport: Ignacio Sola Cortabarría

Member federations

The Spanish 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 33 Olympic Summer and two Winter Sport Federations in Spain.^[3]

See also

• Spain at the Olympics

References

External links

• Official website