Austrian Olympic Committee
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The Austrian Olympic Committee (Österreichisches Olympisches Comité (ÖOC in ) is the non-profit organization
representing Austria
n athletes in the International Olympic Committee
(IOC). It was formally recognized by the IOC in 1912. The ÖOC also represents the selection of Austrian cities in their bid for being the site for an Olympic Games.
ÖOC is headquartered in Oberwaltersdorf
.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
representing Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n athletes in the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC). It was formally recognized by the IOC in 1912. The ÖOC also represents the selection of Austrian cities in their bid for being the site for an Olympic Games.
ÖOC is headquartered in Oberwaltersdorf
Oberwaltersdorf
Oberwaltersdorf is a town in the district of Baden in Lower Austria in Austria....
.