Belgian Olympic Committee
Encyclopedia
The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee ( / ), abbreviated to COIB or BOIC, is the National Olympic Committee
for Belgium
. It was founded in 1906 and the administrative seat is located in Brussels
.
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
for Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. It was founded in 1906 and the administrative seat is located in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
.
List of presidents
- Edouard de LaveleyeEdouard de LaveleyeBaron Edouard de Laveleye was the first chairman of the Belgian Football Association , and the president of the Belgian Olympic Committee. For his services, he was made the first honorary member of FIFA...
(1906–1923) - Henri de Baillet-LatourHenri de Baillet-LatourCount Henri de Baillet-Latour was a Belgian aristocrat and the third president of the International Olympic Committee....
(1923–1942) - Prince Albert de Ligne (1942–1945)
- Rodolphe William Seeldrayers (1945–1955)
- Victor BoinVictor BoinVictor Boin was a Belgian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, and épée fencer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.Boin was born in Brussels...
(1955–1965) - Raoul Mollet (1965–1989)
- Jacques RoggeJacques RoggeJacques Rogge, Count Rogge , is a Belgian sports bureaucrat. He is the eighth and current President of the International Olympic Committee .-Life and career:...
(1989–1992) - Adrien Vanden Eeden (1992–1998)
- Francois NarmonFrançois NarmonFrançois Narmon is a Belgian businessman and former president of Dexia and the Belgian Olympic Committee. From 2002 until 2004 he was a member of the International Olympic Committee....
(1998–2004) - Pierre-Olivier BeckersPierre-Olivier BeckersPierre-Olivier Beckers is a Belgian businessman and CEO of Delhaize. He became President and Chief Executive Officer of Delhaize Group in January 1999, and Chief Executive Officer of Delhaize America since September 2002...
(2004 – )