Korean Olympic Committee

Korean Olympic Committee

Infobox National Olympic Committee
title =Korean Olympic Committee



country = South Korea
code = KOR
created = | recognized = 1946
association = AOC
headquarters = Seoul, South Korea
president = Lee Yeon-taek
website = http://www.sports.or.kr/

The Korean Olympic Committee(Korean:대한올림픽위원회, Abbr.:KOC) is the National Olympic Committee in South Korea for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organization that selects players and teams to represent the nation, and raises funds to send to Olympic events organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

ee also

*Korean Sports Council
*South Korea at the Olympics
*Sport in South Korea
*Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

External links

* [http://www.sports.or.kr/eng/index.jsp Official Homepage]
* [http://www.sports.or.kr/eng/ksckoc.eng Brief History of KOC] ko icon
* [http://beijing2008.sports.or.kr Website for the 2008 Beijing Olympics] ko icon


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