Home›National Olympic Committees›Olympic Recognition›YesBrowse ByYesFactsYesFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. 1YesFilter Results32 entriesSport GovernedAllOlympic Sports (32)Body TypeAllContinental Confederation (1)National Governing Body (3)National Olympic Committee (30)Nonprofit / Company (1)Sports Governing Body (general) (1)HeadquartersAllArgentina (1)Arnhem (1)Australia (1)Brazil (1)Cairo (1)Canada (1)Ethiopia (1)Fiji (1)France (1)Frankfurt (1)Havana (1)India (1)Indonesia (1)Istanbul (1)Japan (1)Kenya (1)Kingston (1)Madrid (1)Mexico (1)Mexico City (1)New Delhi (1)New Zealand (1)Paris (1)Philippines (1)Rabat (1)Rome (1)Saudi Arabia (1)South Africa (1)South Korea (1)Stockholm (1)Switzerland (1)Thailand (1)Ukraine (1)United Kingdom (1)Warsaw (1)Founding YearAll1894 (1)1904 (1)1905 (1)1908 (1)1910 (1)1911 (3)1912 (1)1913 (1)1914 (2)1919 (1)1920 (2)1923 (2)1926 (1)1927 (1)1936 (1)1947 (1)1948 (2)1949 (1)1955 (1)1959 (1)1964 (1)1990 (1)1993 (1)1997 (1)2004 (1)2006 (1)Associated WithAllAll Japan Judo Federation (1)British Gymnastics (1)British Swimming (1)Deutscher Skiverband (German Ski Federation, DSV) (1)International Olympic Committee (IOC) (32)International Paralympic Committee (IPC) (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 32Australian Olympic Committee (AOC)YesBritish Olympic Association (BOA)YesCanadian Olympic Committee (COC)YesComitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI)YesComité National Olympique et Sportif Francais (CNOSF)YesComité Olímpico Argentino (Argentine Olympic Committee)YesComite Olimpico do Brasil (Brazilian Olympic Committee)YesComité Olímpico Español (COE)YesComité Olímpico Mexicano (Mexican Olympic Committee)YesCuban Olympic CommitteeYesDeutscher Olympischer Sportbund (DOSB)YesDutch Olympic Committee*Netherlands Sports Federation (NOC*NSF)YesEgyptian Olympic CommitteeYesEthiopian Olympic CommitteeYesFiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC)YesIndian Olympic Association (IOA)YesIndonesian Olympic Committee (NOC Indonesia)YesJamaica Olympic AssociationYesJapanese Olympic Committee (JOC)YesKorean Sport & Olympic CommitteeYesMoroccan National Olympic CommitteeYesNational Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK)YesNational Olympic Committee of ThailandYesNational Olympic Committee of UkraineYesNew Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC)YesPhilippine Olympic CommitteeYesPolish Olympic Committee (PKOl)YesSaudi Olympic and Paralympic CommitteeYesSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC)YesSwedish Olympic Committee (SOK)YesSwiss OlympicYesTurkish National Olympic Committee (TMOK)YesFAQsHow 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.Sources1. 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.