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Austrian Olympic Committee
The Austrian Olympic Committee (, ÖOC) is the non-profit organization representing Austrian athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The ÖOC also represents the selection of Austrian cities in their bid to be the site for the Olympic Games. ÖOC is headquartered in Vienna.
History
The Austrian Olympic Committee was created in 1908 and formally recognized by the IOC in 1912.
List of presidents
Member federations
The Austrian national federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their sports. They are responsible for training, competition, and development of their sports. There are currently 32 Olympic summer and 6 winter sports federations in Austria.
Pierre de Coubertin Medal
Since 1969, the Austrian Olympic Committee has awarded a "for outstanding merits in the Olympic Movement". The first recipients at a ceremony held on 23 June 1969 in the Museum of the 20th Century in Vienna were Austrian President Franz Jonas, IOC President Avery Brundage, IOC member Manfred Mautner Markhof, the Minister of Education Theodor Piffl-Perčević, the ÖOC President Heinrich Drimmel, and the ÖOC Hon. Secretary-General Edgar Fried. Later recipients include Rudolf Sallinger, Pat Hickey, and Dieter Kalt Sr..
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