The National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (, DIF; IOC Code: DEN) is the National Olympic Committee representing Denmark.
The organization as it exists today was formed in 1993 by the merger of the Dansk Idræts-Forbund (Danish Sports Confederation) and Danmarks Olympiske Komité (Danish Olympic Committee).
History
Danish Sports Confederation The confederation was founded on 14 February 1896 as Dansk Idræts-Forbund. At the time it was founded, it represented 18 associations across ten different sports with 2,180 individual members. After the Danish Gymnastics Federation (Dansk Gymnastik Forbund) and the Danish Football Association became members in 1904, the confederation began to expand dramatically. By 1918, it represented more than 400 associations with approximately 60,000 members. Initially the confederation was not recognized by the state. It first received state-funding in 1903, when it was awarded an annual grant of 3,000 DKK.
The confederation's headquarters were initially located on Ingemannsvej in Frederiksberg. Its location changed many times in the following years until it moved to Østerbro in 1925. In 1957 the confederation purchased its own building from a carpet wholesaler—a location which it occupied until 1973. In 1970, plans to construct a purpose-built headquarters for the confederation were drawn up. The building was designed by architects Tarquini Mårtensson and Mikael Tarp Jensen and completed in Brøndby in 1974. The building has become known as Idrættens Hus (lit. House of Sports) and remains the organization's headquarters to this day. A number of related organizations are housed within the building as well, including Team Danmark and Anti-Doping Denmark.
Denmark's Olympic Committee Denmark's Olympic Committee was established in 1905. In 1912, it took over the confederation's organisational responsibilities for the Olympic games. In 1993 the two independent organizations were again merged. As a result of the merger, the combined organization became known as Danmarks Idrætsforbund.
List of presidents The following is a list of presidents since its creation in 1896.
President TermVictor Hansen 1896–1897Holger Forchhammer 1897–1899Niels V. Holbek 1899–1901Fritz Hansen 1901–1909Johan L. Nathansen 1909–1922Holten F. Castenschiold 1922–1941Herbert Sander 1941–1947Leo Frederiksen 1947–1962Gudmund Schack 1962–1969Kurt Møller 1969–1978Svend O. Hansen 1978–1983Kai Holm 1983–2007Niels Nygaard 2007–2021Hans Natorp 2021–present
Member federations The Danish National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 32 Olympic Summer and 4 Winter Sport Federations in Denmark.
National Federation Summer or Winter HeadquartersDanish Archery AssociationSummerBrøndbyDanish Athletics FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Badminton FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Basketball FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Boxing AssociationSummerBrøndbyDanish Canoe FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Curling FederationWinterBrøndbyDanish Cycling FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Sports Diving FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Equestrian FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Fencing FederationSummerCopenhagenDanish Football AssociationSummerBrøndbyDanish Golf UnionSummerBrøndbyDanish Gymnastics FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Handball FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Hockey FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Ice Hockey UnionWinterBrøndbyDanish Judo and Ju-jitsu FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Karate FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Modern Pentathlon AssociationSummerNexøDanish Rollerskating UnionSummerBrøndbyDanish Rowing FederationSummerBagsværdDanish Rugby FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Sailing AssociationSummerBrøndbyDanish Shooting UnionSummerBrøndbyDanish Skating FederationWinterBrøndbyDanish Ski FederationWinterCopenhagenDanish Softball FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Swimming FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Table Tennis AssociationSummerBrøndbyDanish Taekwondo FederationSummerHøjbjergDanish Tennis FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Triathlon FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Volleyball FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Weightlifting FederationSummerBrøndbyDanish Wrestling FederationSummerBrøndby
See also Denmark at the Olympics
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