Oceania National Olympic Committees
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The Oceania National Olympic Committees (acronym: ONOC) is an international organisation that congregates the 17 National Olympic Committee
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...

s (NOCs) of Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

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It often assembles with other continental NOCs in the form of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).

Member countries

In the following table, the year in which the NOC was recognized by 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) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NOC was created.
Nation Code  National Olympic Committee
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...

 
Created Ref.
 American Samoa ASA American Samoa National Olympic Committee 1987 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=ASA
 Australia AUS Australian Olympic Committee
Australian Olympic Committee
The Australian Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee in Australia for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Australian competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee .-Background:The...

1895 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=AUS
 Cook Islands COK Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee 1986 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=COK
 Federated States of Micronesia FSM Federated States of Micronesia National Olympic Committee 1995/1997 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=FSM
 Fiji FIJ Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee was founded on 25 March 1949 and achieved International Olympic Committee recognition on 20 September 1955. It is responsible for entering Fiji representatives in the Olympic Games and the coordination and management of Fiji Teams to...

1949/1955 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=FIJ
 Guam GUM Guam National Olympic Committee
Guam National Olympic Committee
Guam National Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Guam.- External links :**...

1976/1986 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=GUM
 Kiribati KIR Kiribati National Olympic Committee 2002/2003 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=KIR
 Marshall Islands MHL Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee 2001/2006 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=MHL
 Nauru NRU Nauru Olympic Committee
Nauru Olympic Committee
Nauru Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Nauru. It represents and organizes the Olympic movement on the island. The NNOC was founded in 1991 and was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1994....

1991/1994 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=NRU
 New Zealand NZL New Zealand Olympic Committee
New Zealand Olympic Committee
The New Zealand Olympic Committee is the body in New Zealand responsible for selecting athletes to represent New Zealand in the Summer and Winter Olympic and the Commonwealth Games....

1911/1919 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=NZL
 Palau PLW Palau National Olympic Committee 1997/1999 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=PLW
 Papua New Guinea PNG Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee 1973/1974 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=PNG
 Samoa SAM Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee 1983 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=SAM
 Solomon Islands SOL National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands 1983 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=SOL
 Tonga TGA Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee 1963/1984 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=TGA
 Tuvalu TUV Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee 2004/2007 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=TUV
 Vanuatu VAN Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee 1987 http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=VAN
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