Spanish Olympic Committee

Spanish Olympic Committee

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Country/Region	Spain
Code	ESP
Created	1912
Recognized	1912
Continental Association	EOC
Headquarters	Madrid
President	Alejandro Blanco Bravo
Secretary General	Victor Sanchez Naranjo
Website	www.coe.es

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Spanish Olympic Committee headquarters, in Madrid.

The Spanish Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Español, COE) is responsible for Spain's participation in the Olympic Games. It was founded on November 23, 1912 and refounded on January 11, 1924 in Barcelona.

Presidents

• 1912-1921 Gonzalo de Figueroa y Torres, Marqués de Villamejor
• 1924-1926 Santiago Güell y López, Barón de Güell
• 1926-1931 Eusebio López y Díaz de Quijano, Marqués de Lamadrid
• 1933-1936 Augusto Pi Suñer
• 1941-1956 José Moscardó Ituarte, Conde del Alcázar de Toledo
• 1956-1967 José Antonio Elola-Olaso
• 1967-1970 Juan Antonio Samaranch Torelló, Marqués de Samaranch
• 1970-1975 Juan Gich Bech de Careda
• 1975-1976 Tomás Pelayo Ros
• 1976-1980 Benito Castejón Paz
• 1980-1983 Jesús Hermida Cebreiro
• 1983-1984 Romá Cuyás Sol
• 1984-1987 Alfonso de Borbón y Dampierre, Duque de Cádiz
• 1987-1998 Carlos Ferrer Salat
• 1998-2002 Alfredo Goyeneche Moreno, Conde de Guaqui
• 2002-2005 José María Echevarría y Arteche
• 2005-present Alejandro Blanco Bravo

External links

• COE Official Site