Association of National Olympic Committees

Association of National Olympic Committees
Formation26 June 1979; 44 years ago (1979-06-26)
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersLausanne, Switzerland
Membership
206 National Olympic Committees
8 Associate National Olympic Committees
Official language
English, French, Spanish
President
Fiji Robin E. Mitchell
Websiteanocolympic.org

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) is an international organization that affiliates the current 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Each year it gathers all its members at the ANOC General Assembly, in which the ANOC Awards are awarded to NOCs and their athletes since 2014. The association organises the ANOC World Beach Games, a multi-sport event held every two years.

History

The ANOC was established in June 1979 during the Constitutive General Assembly in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The organization's purpose is for the IOC to manage the general affairs for the National Olympic Committees, to give them their support, advice, cooperation, and recommendations for their development.

Members

Its members are affiliated to one of five continental associations:

Continent Continental association President Founded
Africa Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Algeria Mustapha Berraf 1981
Americas Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) Chile Neven Ilic 1940
Asia Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Kuwait Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah 1982
Europe European Olympic Committees (EOC) Greece Spyros Capralos 1968
Oceania Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) Fiji Robin E. Mitchell 1981

The organization was founded in 1979 under the presidency of Mario Vázquez Raña of Mexico. Since 2012, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait has served as the ANOC president. He self-suspended himself in November 2018 and Robin Mitchell was elected ANOC President on October 20, 2022. [1]

ANOC Presidents

No. Name Country Term
1. Mario Vázquez Raña  Mexico 26 June 1979 – 13 April 2012
2. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah  Kuwait 13 April 2012 – 28 November 2018
Acting Robin E. Mitchell  Fiji 28 November 2018 – 20 October 2022
3. Robin E. Mitchell  Fiji 20 October 2022 – present

ANOC General Assembly

The ANOC General Assembly is the general meeting of the members of ANOC, held once a year in which each member has one vote. It is ANOC's supreme governing body and its decisions are final. The Assembly elects the President and the Senior Vice-President every four years, as well as the members of the Executive Council.

# Host city Country Year
1st San Juan  Puerto Rico 1979
2nd Milan  Italy 1981
3rd Los Angeles  United States of America 1983
4th Mexico City  Mexico 1984
5th Seoul  South Korea 1986
6th Vienna  Austria 1988
7th Barcelona  Spain 1990
8th Acapulco  Mexico 1992
9th Atlanta  United States of America 1994
10th Cancun  Mexico 1996
11th Sevilla  Spain 1998
12th Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 2000
13th Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 2002
14th Athens  Greece 2004
15th Seoul  South Korea 2006
16th Beijing  China 2008
17th Acapulco  Mexico 2010
18th Moscow  Russian Federation 2012
19th Bangkok  Thailand 2014
20th Washington  United States of America 2015
21st Doha  Qatar 2016
22nd Prague  Czech Republic 2017
23rd Tokyo  Japan 2018
24th Doha  Qatar 2019
25th Crete  Greece 2021
26th Seoul  South Korea 2022
27th Bali  Indonesia 2023
28th Cascais  Portugal 2024

ANOC Awards

Since 2014, the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has given awards to the best athletes of the year. Traditionally, on even years, the ANOC Awards recognise achievements from the previous Olympic Games while on the odd years, the ceremony is dedicated to achievements from recent Continental Games or International Federation World Championships. The winners are selected from a shortlist presented to a jury by the Continental Olympic Associations.

Year Host City Award Category Awardee
2014 Bangkok Most Successful NOC of London 2012 United States United States Olympic Committee (accepted by Scott Blackmun)
Best Female Team of London 2012 Brazil Team Brazil Volleyball (accepted by Fabiana Marcelino Claudino)
Best Male Team of London 2012 France Team France Handball (accepted by Daouda Karaboué)
Best Female Athlete of London 2012 China Li Xiaoxia (Table Tennis)
Best Male Athlete of London 2012 Kenya David Rudisha (Athletics)
Most Successful NOC of Sochi 2014 Russia Russian Olympic Committee (accepted by Alexander Zhukov)
Best Female Team of Sochi 2014 Canada Team Canada Ice Hockey (accepted by Caroline Ouellette)
Best Male Team of Sochi 2014 Canada Team Canada Ice Hockey (accepted by Bob Nicholson)
Best Female Athlete of Sochi 2014 Netherlands Ireen Wüst (Speed Skating)
Best Male Athlete of Sochi 2014 Norway Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (Biathlon)
Outstanding Performance Russia Larisa Latynina
Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Belgium Jacques Rogge
2015 Washington Best Male Athlete of the African Games 2015 Republic of the Congo Franck Elemba (Athletics)
Best Female Athlete of the African Games 2015 Ivory Coast Marie-Josée Ta Lou (Athletics)
Best Male Athlete of the Pan American Games 2015 Brazil Thiago Pereira (Swimming)
Best Female Athlete of the Pan American Games 2015 United States Kim Rhode (Shooting)
Best Male Athlete of the Asian Games 2014 Qatar Femi Oguonde (Athletics)
Best Female Athlete of the Asian Games 2014 China Yao Jinnan (Gymnastics)
Best Male Athlete of the European Games 2015 Azerbaijan Togrul Asgarov (Wrestling)
Best Female Athlete of the European Games 2015 Republic of Ireland Katie Taylor (Boxing)
Best Male Athlete of the Pacific Games 2015 Papua New Guinea Ryan Pini (Swimming)
Best Female Athlete of the Pacific Games 2015 Federated States of Micronesia Jennifer Chieng (Boxing)
Outstanding Performance United States Bob Beamon
Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Italy Francesco Ricci Bitti
Contribution to the Olympic Movement Germany Thomas Bach
2016 Doha Best Female Athlete of Rio 2016 Puerto Rico Monica Puig (Tennis)
Best Male Athlete of Rio 2016 South Africa Wayde Van Niekerk (Athletics)
Best Female Team of Rio 2016 United Kingdom Team GB Hockey (accepted by Hollie Webb)
Best Male Team of Rio 2016 Fiji Team Fiji Rugby Sevens (accepted by Osea Kolinisau)
ANOC Award for Most Inspirational Performance Brazil Rafaela Silva (Judo)
Most Successful NOC of Rio 2016 United Kingdom Team GB (accepted by Lord Sebastian Coe)
ANOC Award for Inspiring Hope through Sport International Olympic Committee Refugee Olympic Team (accepted by Tegla Loroupe)
ANOC Award for the Success of Rio 2016 Brazil Carlos Nuzman
Contribution to the Olympic Movement Qatar H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
2017 Prague Best Female Athlete from Africa 2017 Egypt Farida Osman (Swimming)
Best Male Athlete from Africa 2017 South Africa Chad Le Clos (Swimming)
Best Female Athlete from the Americas 2017 Venezuela Yulimar Rojas (Athletics)
Best Male Athlete from Americas 2017 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 4 x 400 team (Athletics)
Best Female Athlete from Asia 2017 China Yu Song (Judo)
Best Male Athlete from Asia 2017 Qatar Mutaz Essa Barshim (Athletics)
Best Female Athlete from Europe 2017 Sweden Sarah Sjöström (Swimming)
Best Male Athlete from Europe 2017 Austria Marcel Hirscher (Skiing)
Best Female Athlete from Oceania 2017 New Zealand Sarah Goss (Rugby)
Best Male Athlete from Oceania 2017 New Zealand Robbie Manson (Rowing)
Outstanding Performance Romania Nadia Comaneci
Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Uruguay Julio Maglione
Contribution to the Olympic Movement Jamaica Michael Fennell
2018 Tokyo Best Female Athlete of PyeongChang 2018 Italy Arianna Fontana (Short Track)
Best Male Athlete of PyeongChang 2018 United States Shaun White (Snowboarding)
Best Female Team of PyeongChang 2018 Sweden Sweden Curling Team
Best Male Team of PyeongChang 2018 United States US Curling Team
Most Successful NOC of PyeongChang 2018 Norway Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
ANOC Award for Inspiring Hope through Sport International Olympic Committee Unified Korean Ice Hockey Team
Outstanding Performance South Korea Yuna Kim
Outstanding Athlete Norway Bjørn Dæhlie
Contribution to the Olympic Movement Italy Mario Pescante
2019 Doha Best Female Athlete of the African Games Rabat 2019 South Africa Erin Gallagher (Swimming)
Best Male Athlete of the African Games Rabat 2019 Zambia Sydney Siame (Athletics)
Best Female Athlete of the Pan American Games Lima 2019 Colombia Mariana Pajón (BMX)
Best Male Athlete of the Pan American Games Lime 2019 Cuba Julio Cesar La Cruz (Boxing)
Best Female Athlete of the Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018 China Chen Yile (Gymnastics)
Best Male Athlete of the Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Kuwait Ali Al Kharafi (Equestrian)
Best Female Athlete of the European Games Minsk 2019 Russia Dina Averina (Gymnastics)
Best Male Athlete of the European Games Minsk 2019 Italy Mauro Nespoli (Archery)
Best Female Athlete of the Pacific Games Samoa 2019 Papua New Guinea Toea Wisil (Athletics)
Best Male Athlete of the Pacific Games Samoa 2019 Samoa Brandon Schuster (Swimming)
Outstanding Performance Germany Katarina Witt
Outstanding Athlete Japan Yasuhiro Yamashita
Outstanding Lifetime Achievement South Africa Sam Ramsamy
Contribution to the Olympic Movement Qatar H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
2021 Crete Best Male Team of Tokyo 2020  Japan (Baseball)
Best Female Team of Tokyo 2020  New Zealand (Rugby Sevens)
Best Male Athlete of Tokyo 2020 Kenya Eliud Kipchoge (Athletics)
Best Female Athlete of Tokyo 2020 Canada Maggie Mac Neil (Swimming)[2]
Best Male Multiple Athlete Event of Tokyo 2020 Italy Italian Cycling Track Team Pursuit (Cycling)
Best Female Multiple Athlete Event of Tokyo 2020 Estonia Estonia Fencing Épée Team (Fencing)
Outstanding Athlete Performance Cuba Mijaín López (Wrestling)
Outstanding NOC Performance Japan Japanese Olympic Committee
Contribution to the Olympic Movement Australia John Coates
2022 Seoul Best Female Team Performance of Beijing 2022 Canada Women's Canada Ice Hockey team (Ice Hockey)
Best Male Team Performance of Beijing 2022 Sweden Men's Swedish Curling Team (Curling)
Best Mixed Team Event Performance of Beijing 2022 United States Nick Baumgartner & Lindsey Jacobellis (Snowboard Cross)
Best Female Performance of Beijing 2022 China Ailing Eileen Gu (Freestyle Skiing)
Best Male Performance of Beijing 2022 South Korea Daeheon Hwang (Short Track - Speed Skating)
Outstanding Sporting Career Netherlands Sven Kramer (Speed Skating)
Outstanding NOC Performance China Chinese Olympic Committee
Contribution to the Olympic Movement United Kingdom Sir Craig Reedie

References

  1. ^ History of ANOC
  2. ^ "Margaret Mac Neil (CAN) crowned Best Female Athlete of Tokyo 2020". FINA. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

External links

  • Official website


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