Oceania National Olympic Committees
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The Oceania National Olympic Committees (acronym: ONOC) is an international organisation that congregates the 17 National Olympic Committee
s (NOCs) of Oceania
.
It often assembles with other continental NOCs in the form of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).
(IOC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NOC was created.
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
s (NOCs) of Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
.
It often assembles with other continental NOCs in the form of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).
Member countries
In the following table, the year in which the NOC was recognized by the International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NOC was created.
Nation | Code | National Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games... | Created | Ref. |
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American Samoa | ASA | American Samoa National Olympic Committee | 1987 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=ASA |
Australia | AUS | Australian Olympic Committee Australian Olympic Committee The Australian Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee in Australia for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Australian competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee .-Background:The... |
1895 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=AUS |
Cook Islands | COK | Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee | 1986 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=COK |
Federated States of Micronesia | FSM | Federated States of Micronesia National Olympic Committee | 1995/1997 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=FSM |
Fiji | FIJ | Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee was founded on 25 March 1949 and achieved International Olympic Committee recognition on 20 September 1955. It is responsible for entering Fiji representatives in the Olympic Games and the coordination and management of Fiji Teams to... |
1949/1955 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=FIJ |
Guam | GUM | Guam National Olympic Committee Guam National Olympic Committee Guam National Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Guam.- External links :**... |
1976/1986 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=GUM |
Kiribati | KIR | Kiribati National Olympic Committee | 2002/2003 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=KIR |
Marshall Islands | MHL | Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee | 2001/2006 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=MHL |
Nauru | NRU | Nauru Olympic Committee Nauru Olympic Committee Nauru Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Nauru. It represents and organizes the Olympic movement on the island. The NNOC was founded in 1991 and was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1994.... |
1991/1994 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=NRU |
New Zealand | NZL | New Zealand Olympic Committee New Zealand Olympic Committee The New Zealand Olympic Committee is the body in New Zealand responsible for selecting athletes to represent New Zealand in the Summer and Winter Olympic and the Commonwealth Games.... |
1911/1919 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=NZL |
Palau | PLW | Palau National Olympic Committee | 1997/1999 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=PLW |
Papua New Guinea | PNG | Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee | 1973/1974 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=PNG |
Samoa | SAM | Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee | 1983 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=SAM |
Solomon Islands | SOL | National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands | 1983 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=SOL |
Tonga | TGA | Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee | 1963/1984 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=TGA |
Tuvalu | TUV | Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee | 2004/2007 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=TUV |
Vanuatu | VAN | Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee | 1987 | http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=VAN |