Soviet Olympic Committee

NOC USSR
NOC USSR logo
Country Soviet Union
CodeURS
CreatedApril 23, 1951 (1951-04-23)
RecognizedMay 7, 1951 (1951-05-07)
Continental
Association		EOC
DissolvedMarch 12, 1992 (1992-03-12)
HeadquartersMoscow

The National Olympic Committee of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russian: Национальный Олимпийский комитет Союза Советских Социалистических Республик – НОК СССР) 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.[1]Prior to the 1950s, the Soviet Union refused to participate in the Olympics on ideological grounds.[2][3][4]

Presidents

PresidentsTerm 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

MemberTerm 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

Sources

  1. ↑ Compare: History of Olympic Committee of USSR – ria.ru "Правопреемником ОК СССР стал Олимпийский комитет России (ОКР), образованный 1 декабря 1989 года."
  2. ↑ Mertin, Evelyn (2010). "Participation is not enough. The Soviet Union in the Olympic Movement". Cahiers de l'INSEP. 46 (1): 225–233. doi:10.3406/insep.2010.1131.
  3. ↑ "A History of Sports & Dictators: Soviet sports propaganda". Human Rights Foundation Archive. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
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