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Georgian National Olympic Committee

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Georgian National Olympic Committee
Georgian National Olympic Committee logo
Country/Region Georgia
CodeGEO
Created1989
Recognized1993
Continental
Association
EOC
HeadquartersTbilisi, Georgia
PresidentLeri Khabelov
Secretary GeneralEmzar Zenaishvili
Websitewww.geonoc.org.ge

The Georgian National Olympic Committee (GNOC; Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული ოლიმპიური კომიტეტი, sakartvelos erovnuli olimp'iuri k'omit'et'i) is a Georgian national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. It is an umbrella organization for 12 regional bodies, the Georgian Olympic Academy, the Georgian Olympians’ Association, and the Olympic Museum.

History

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The GNOC was established on October 6, 1989, and gained a preliminary and a full recognition from the International Olympic Committee on March 9, 1992, and September 23, 1993, respectively.

Presidents

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Presidents Portrait Term years
Took office Time in office
1 Nona Gaprindashvili 6 October 1989 13 December 1996
2 (I) Jansugh (Jano) Bagrationi 13 December 1996[1] 13 December 2000
2 (II) 13 December 2000 17 December 2004
3 Arkady (Badri) Patarkatsishvili 17 December 2004 9 October 2007[2]
(Deposed)
Giorgi (Gogi) Topadze (acting) 24 October 2007[2] 31 October 2008
4 Gia Natsvlishvili 31 October 2008[3] 20 December 2012[4]
5 (I) Leri Khabelov 20 December 2012[5] 23 December 2016
5 (II) 23 December 2016[6] 11 September 2020
5 (III) 11 September 2020 15 November 2024
5 (IV) 15 November 2024[7] Incumbent

See also

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