Colombian Olympic Committee

{{Infobox National Olympic Committee

| title = Colombian Olympic Committee

| logo = Colombian Olympic Committee logo.svg

| size = 200px

| country = Colombia

| code = COL

| created = {{start date|df=y|1936|7|3}}

| recognized = 1948

| association = PASO

| headquarters = Bogotá, Colombia

| president = Ciro Solano Hurtado{{cite web|url=https://olimpicocol.co/web/comite-ejecutivo/|title=Comite ejecutivo|date=27 June 2024|work=COC|language=es}}

| secretary general = Ana Edurne Camacho

| website = {{URL|www.olimpicocol.co}} {{in lang|es}}

}}

The Colombian Olympic Committee (COC; {{langx|es|Comité Olímpico Colombiano}}) is the governing Olympic body of Colombia. Its mission is the coordination of efforts to protect the Olympic movement and consolidate its development, compliance with the rules of the Olympic Charter and promote the preparation, selection and participation of athletes in the Olympic Games and other national and international competitions.

The Colombian Olympic Committee is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.

History

The Colombian Olympic Committee was created 3 July 1936 and recognized by the IOC in 1948.[http://www.coc.org.co/about-us/office-premises/ History of Colombian Olympic Committee]

List of presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the COC:[http://www.coc.org.co/presidentes-del-coc/ Presidents of the COC]

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bgcolor = "#efefef" ! width = 200\|Period ! width = 250\|President
align = "center" \|1936–1937	Julio Gerlein Comelín
align = "center" \|1937–1942	Alberto Narino Cheyne
align = "center" \|1942–1946	Gregorio Obregón
align = "center" \|1946–1947	Humberto Chica Pinzón
align = "center" \|1947–1952	Leopoldo Uribe
align = "center" \|1952–1953	Enrique Gomez Hurtado
align = "center" \|1953–1954	Carlos Castillo
align = "center" \|1954–1957	Colonel Guillermo Padilla Manrique
align = "center" \|1957–1958	Helbert Liebisch
align = "center" \|1959–1975	Mario García and García
align = "center" \|1975–1979	Humberto Chica Pinzón
align = "center" \|1979–1989	Fidel Mendoza Carrasquilla
align = "center" \|1989–1997	Jorge Herrera Barona
align = "center" \|1997–2009	Andres Botero Philisbourne
align = "center" \|2009–2021	Baltazar Medina
align = "center" \|2021–present	Ciro Solano Hurtado