United States Olympic Committee

The United States Olympic Committee (abbreviated USOC ) is the National Olympic Committee of the United States. The USOC, which presents itself under the name of Team USA, also coordinates the relationship between the United States Anti-Doping Agency and the World Anti- Doping Agency, as well as many other international sports organizations. The USOC was founded in 1894. Its position as the only organization responsible for all Olympic -related activities of the United States is specified in the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act. The mission of the USOC is to strengthen the Olympic movement and the sports that are part of the program of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan American Games and the Parapan American Games. The USOC is mainly financed through corporate sponsorship, private donations and the sale of licensed products.

History

The USOC in its present form goes to a small group of sports officials to James E. Sullivan, who had founded the Amateur Athletic Union, back, which had the goal of an American team at the first Olympic Games of the modern age in 1896 in Athens at the start to bring. The first president of the committee was William Milligan Sloane 1894. Formally, the committee was constituted at a meeting in New York Athletic Club in November 1921 as American Olympic Association. 1940 changed the American Olympic Association changed its name to United States of America Sports Federation until 1945 it adopted the name United States Olympic Association. In 1961 major changes were made to the organizational structure and changed the name again. From now on, said the organization United States Olympic Committee.

On 1 July 1978, the USOC moved his headquarters from New York City to Colorado Springs. On 8 November 1978, the Amateur Sports Act of Congress of the United States was adopted. In it, the USOC has been established as the coordinating organization for the sports in the Olympic and Pan American Games. In addition, it should generally promote the sport. The Act also the emblems of the IOC and USOC the USOC the rights to the words " Olympic", " Olympiad " and " Citius, Altius, Fortius " were protected and also awarded. Only organizations that have used these before September 21, 1950 were allowed to continue to do this.

Training facilities

The USOC has several training sites:

  • The main site is located in Colorado Springs, where there is also the headquarters of the USOC. There are training opportunities for summer and winter sports.
  • The ARCO Training Center in Chula Vista offers training opportunities for summer sports. The largest plant there is a lake for canoe racing and rowing.
  • The U.S. Olympic Center in Lake Placid offers winter sports training options.
  • In Marquette, Michigan, there is a winter sports training center.
  • The Pettit National Ice Center in West Allis, Wisconsin offers training opportunities for ice sports.
  • The U.S. Olympic Rowing Team Training Facility is located on Lake Mercer in West Windsor Township, New Jersey

Awards

The USOC awards several awards:

  • USOC Athlete of the Year - Awards for best male, female and disabled athletes and the best team from the USOC member organizations
  • USOC Coach of the Year - Awards for the best national, development, Disabled coach and volunteer coach
  • United States Olympic Hall of Fame - Hall of Fame for outstanding athletes and coaches of Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as persons with special merits in the Olympic movement
  • U.S. Olympic Spirit Award - Award for athletes, the special sportsmanship, use, or results of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
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