Home›National Olympic Committees›All National Olympic CommitteesBrowse ByAll National Olympic CommitteesReference and ClassificationVerifiedA country's representative body within the Olympic Movement, responsible for sending teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games and for developing sport nationally, sometimes combined with a national sports confederation under one body. Belongs here: any National Olympic Committee or its combined national equivalent. Does not belong here: a country's federation for a single sport, grouped under National Sport Federations.FactsAll National Olympic CommitteesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Frequently Asked QuestionsFactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. 1All National Olympic CommitteesFilter Results39 entriesBody TypeAllFederally chartered nonprofit corporation (1)Governing body of Brazilian Olympic sport (1)National Olympic Committee (23)National Olympic Committee (governing Olympic body) (1)National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee (3)National Olympic Committee and umbrella sports confederation (1)Private nonprofit organization (1)Associated WithAllAll Japan Judo Federation (1)British Gymnastics (1)British Swimming (1)Deutscher Skiverband (German Ski Federation, DSV) (1)International Olympic Committee (IOC) (39)International Paralympic Committee (IPC) (4)Founding YearAll1861 (1)1894 (2)1904 (1)1905 (1)1908 (1)1910 (2)1911 (4)1912 (1)1913 (1)1914 (2)1919 (1)1920 (2)1923 (2)1926 (1)1927 (1)1936 (1)1947 (1)1948 (2)1949 (2)1951 (1)1955 (1)1959 (1)1964 (1)1976 (1)1990 (1)1993 (1)1997 (1)2004 (1)2006 (1)HeadquartersAllArgentina (1)Australia (1)Brazil (1)Canada (1)China (1)Ethiopia (1)France (1)India (1)Indonesia (1)Japan (1)Kenya (1)Mexico (1)New Zealand (1)Nigeria (1)Saudi Arabia (1)South Africa (1)South Korea (1)Switzerland (1)Taiwan (1)Thailand (1)Ukraine (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (1)Vietnam (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 39Australian Olympic Committee (AOC)National Olympic CommitteesBritish Olympic Association (BOA)National Olympic CommitteesCanadian Olympic Committee (COC)National Olympic CommitteesChinese Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic CommitteesChinese Taipei Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic CommitteesComitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI)National Olympic CommitteesComite National Olympique et Sportif Francais (CNOSF)National Olympic CommitteesComite Olimpico Argentino (Argentine Olympic Committee)National Olympic CommitteesComite Olimpico do Brasil (Brazilian Olympic Committee)National Olympic CommitteesComite Olimpico Espanol (COE)National Olympic CommitteesComite Olimpico Mexicano (Mexican Olympic Committee)National Olympic CommitteesCuban Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic CommitteesDeutscher Olympischer Sportbund (DOSB)National Olympic CommitteesDutch Olympic Committee*Netherlands Sports Federation (NOC*NSF)National Olympic CommitteesEgyptian Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic CommitteesEthiopian Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic CommitteesFiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC)National Olympic CommitteesIndian Olympic Association (IOA)National Olympic CommitteesIndonesian Olympic Committee (NOC Indonesia)National Olympic CommitteesJamaica Olympic AssociationNational Olympic CommitteesJapanese Olympic Committee (JOC)National Olympic CommitteesKorean Sport & Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic CommitteesMoroccan National Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic CommitteesNational Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK)National Olympic CommitteesNational Olympic Committee of NigeriaNational Olympic CommitteesNational Olympic Committee of ThailandNational Olympic CommitteesNational Olympic Committee of UkraineNational Olympic CommitteesNew Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC)National Olympic CommitteesNorwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF)National Olympic CommitteesPhilippine Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic CommitteesPolish Olympic Committee (PKOl)National Olympic CommitteesRussian Olympic Committee (ROC)National Olympic CommitteesSaudi Olympic and Paralympic CommitteeNational Olympic CommitteesSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC)National Olympic CommitteesSwedish Olympic Committee (SOK)National Olympic CommitteesSwiss OlympicNational Olympic CommitteesTurkish National Olympic Committee (TMOK)National Olympic CommitteesUnited States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC)National Olympic CommitteesVietnam Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic CommitteesSources1. Wikipedia: National Olympic Committeetier 2WikipediaNational Olympic Committee, lead sectionQuote, National Olympic Committee, lead sectionA National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.Frequently Asked QuestionsHow does a National Olympic Committee differ from a National Sport Federation?A National Olympic Committee represents the whole Olympic Movement in a country, while a National Sport Federation governs one sport there.National Olympic Committees covers a country's representative body within the Olympic Movement, responsible for sending teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games and for developing sport nationally, sometimes combined with a national sports confederation under one body. A country's federation for a single sport is grouped instead under National Sport Federations, so the dividing line is whether the body represents the whole Olympic Movement in that country or one sport specifically.