Soviet Olympic Committee

The National Olympic Committee of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics () was the government-funded organization representing the Soviet Union in the International Olympic Committee. The NOC USSR organized Soviet participation at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee recognized the NOC USSR on 7 May 1951 at the 45th session of the IOC.Compare: History of Olympic Committee of USSR – ria.ru "Правопреемником ОК СССР стал Олимпийский комитет России (ОКР), образованный 1 декабря 1989 года."Prior to the 1950s, the Soviet Union refused to participate in the Olympics on ideological grounds.

Presidents Presidents Term years Konstantin Andrianov 1951–1977 Sergei Pavlov 1977–1983 Marat Gramov 1983–1990 Vitali Smirnov 1990–1992 (continued for Russia until 2001)

Soviet members of the International Olympic Committee Member Term years Konstantin Andrianov 1951–1988 Aleksei Osipowich Romanov 1952–1971 Vitali Smirnov 1971–1992 (continued for Russia until 2015) Marat Gramov 1988–1992

See also Soviet Union at the Olympics Russian Olympic Committee Spartakiad

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