Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian Latin: Olimpijski komitet Bosne i Hercegovine; Serbian Cyrillic: Олимпијски комитет Босне и Херцеговине) is the non-profit organization representing Bosnia and Herzegovina athletes in the International Olympic Committee. The committee organizes Bosnia's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country/Region Bosnia and Herzegovina
CodeBIH
Created1992
Recognized1993
Continental
Association		EOC
HeadquartersSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
PresidentMarijan Kvesić
Secretary GeneralSaid Fazlagić
Websitewww.okbih.ba

Members of the committee are 38 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and twelve members.

History

The Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina was founded on June 4, 1992. It grew out of the ZOI '84 organization, organizers of the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. The committee maintains the Museum of the XIV Winter Olympiad. The first president of the committee was Stjepan Kljuić, with Izudin Filipović being the first secretary general. It became a full IOC and European Olympic Committee member in 1993.

Shortly after its foundation, the committee drafted the first athletes to participate under the Bosnian flag in the Olympic games for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

List of presidents
PresidentTerm
Stjepan Kljuić 1992–1997
Bogić Bogićević 1997–2001
Ahmed Karabegović
Ljiljanko Naletilić
Zdravko Rađenović		 2001–2002
Marijan Kvesić
Milanko Mučibabić
Nađa Avdibašić Vukadinović		 2002–2007
Marijan Kvesić 2007–2008
Siniša Kisić 2008–2009
Izet Rađo 2009–2013
Siniša Kisić 2013–2014
Marijan Kvesić 2014–2017
Izet Rađo 2017–2018
Siniša Kisić 2018–2019
Izet Rađo 2019–2020
Marijan Kvesić 2020–present

Executive committee
  • President: Izet Rađo
  • Vice Presidents: Milanko Mučibabić i Izet Rađo
  • Members: Elvedin Begić, Nihad Selimović, Mirsad Ćatić, Slobodan Grahovac, Edin Krupalija, Ivan Brkić, Kornelija Leko, Goran Bošnjak, Branislav Crnogorac, Nada Kujundžić

Member federations

National Federations of Bosnia and Herzegovina are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 24 Olympic Summer and 6 Winter Sport Federations and eight Non-Olympic Sports Federations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Olympic Sport federations
National FederationSummer or WinterHeadquarters
Athletic Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Badminton Association of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerBanja Luka
Basketball Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Bob Association of Bosnia and HerzegovinaWinterSarajevo
Boxing Federation of Bosnia and HеrzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Cycling Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerBanja Luka
Association of Equestrian Organisations of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Football Association of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Golf Association in Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Gymnastics Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Handball Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ice Hockey FederationWinterSarajevo
Canoe Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerDoboj
Ice Sports Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaWinterSarajevo
Judo Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Karate Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerDoboj
Luge Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaWinterSarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina Rowing FederationSummerVišegrad
Rugby Union of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerZenica
Shooting Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Skeleton Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaWinterSarajevo
Ski Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaWinterSarajevo
Swimming Association of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerLaktaši
Table Tennis Federation of Bosnia-HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Taekwondo Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Tennis Association of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Triathlon Association in Bosnia & HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Volleyball Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Water Polo Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Weightlifting Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo
Wrestling Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummerSarajevo

Non-Olympic Sport federations
National FederationHeadquarters
Aeronautical Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
Bocce Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaPosušje
Cheerleading Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaŠiroki Brijeg
Chess Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
Diving Association of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
Motorcycle Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaKreševo
Special Olympics Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
Sport Fishing Association of Bosnia and HerzegovinaIstočno Sarajevo

See also
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