Olympic Committee of Portugal
The Comité Olímpico de Portugal ( COP) is the National Olympic Committee in Portugal.
History
Since 1906, the International Olympic Committee (IOC ) was represented by Dr. D. António de Lencastre in Portugal, but it was only on 26 October 1909, the COP was founded, and still recognized in the same year by the IOC. Portugal was thus the 13th country, which joined the Olympic spirit with a NOK.
The first president was Dr. Jaime Santos Mauperrin. He was previously Chairman of the Sociedade Promotora de Educação Física Nacional (English about: National Association for the Advancement of Physical Education ), from which the COP was born.
The COP organized the official participation of Portugal in the next Olympic Games, the Summer Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912. The subsequent preparations for the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1916 were canceled due to the outbreak of the First World War.
The Law of 14 August 1919, the government of the young republic Portugal recognized ( since 1910 ) to the COP and granted him government grants.
Since inception, the COP organized the Portuguese participation in all Olympics.
Members
- Federação de Andebol de Portugal ( Handball Federation )
- Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo ( Association of Athletics Federations )
- Federação Portuguesa de Badminton ( Badminton Association )
- Federação Portuguesa de basquetebol ( Basketball Federation )
- Federação Portuguesa de Boxe ( Boxing Association )
- Federação Portuguesa de Canoagem ( Canoe Sports Association )
- Federação Portuguesa de Ciclismo ( Cycling Federation )
- Federação de Desportos de Inverno de Portugal ( Winter Sports Federation )
- Federação Equestre Portuguesa ( Equestrian Federation)
- Federação Portuguesa de Esgrima ( Fencing Federation )
- Federação Portuguesa de Futebol ( Football Association)
- Federação de ginástica de Portugal (gymnastics association )
- Federação Portuguesa de Golfe (Gulf Sports Association )
- Federação Portuguesa de Hóquei (Hockey Association )
- Federação Portuguesa de Judo ( Judo Federation )
- Federação Portuguesa de Lutas Amadoras ( Wrestling Federation )
- Federação Portuguesa de Natação ( Swimming Federation )
- Federação Portuguesa do Pentatlo Moderno ( Modern Pentathlon Association)
- Federação Portuguesa de Remo ( Rowing Federation )
- Federação Portuguesa de Rugby ( Rugby union )
- Federação Portuguesa de Taekwondo ( Teakwondoverband )
- Federação Portuguesa de Ténis ( Tennis Federation )
- Federação Portuguesa de Ténis de mesa ( Table Tennis Federation )
- Federação Portuguesa de Tiro ( shooters Association )
- Federação Portuguesa de Tiro com Arco ( Archers Association )
- Federação Portuguesa de Tiro com Armas de Caça (hunting shooters Association )
- Federação de Triatlo de Portugal ( Triathlon Federation )
- Federação Portuguesa de Vela ( Sailing Federation )
- Federação Portuguesa de Voleibol ( Volleyball Federation )
In addition, a variety of non -Olympic sports federations (eg the Chess Federation Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez or the Portuguese Sport Dance Association ) and other organizations are members of the COP, as the Inatel, the Special Olympics Portugal, or the Society for Sports Medicine Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Desportiva, etc.