Argentine Olympic Committee

Argentine Olympic Committee
Argentine Olympic Committee logo
Country Argentina
CodeARG
Created31 December 1923; 102 years ago (1923-12-31)
Recognized1923
Continental
Association
PASO
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
PresidentMario Moccia
Websitecoarg.org.ar

The Argentine Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Argentino, COA; IOC Code: ARG) is the National Olympic Committee representing Argentina's athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Pan American Games and the South American Games.

It is based in Buenos Aires.[1]

History

The COA was created by the president of Argentina Marcelo T. de Alvear in 1923 and recognized by International Olympic Committee in the same year.[2]

Presidents

President Term
Pablo Cagnasso 1973–1977
Antonio Rodríguez [es] 1977–2005
Julio Ernesto Cassanello 2005–2008
Alicia Masoni de Morea 2008–2009
Gerardo Werthein 2009–2021
Mario Moccia 2021–present

See also

References

  1. ^ "Contacto". www.coarg.org.ar (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  2. ^ Majumdar, Boria; Collins, Sandra (2013). Olympism: The Global Vision: From Nationalism to Internationalism. Routledge. p. 12. ISBN 9781317996811.