Japanese Olympic Committee

The Japanese Olympic Committee (日本オリンピック委員会, Nippon Orinpikku Iinkai, JOC) is the National Olympic Committee in Japan for the Olympic Games movement, based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams and raises funds to send Japanese competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Japanese Olympic Committee
Japanese Olympic Committee logo
Country/Region Japan
CodeJPN
Created1911
Recognized1912
Continental
Association
OCA
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
PresidentYasuhiro Yamashita
Secretary GeneralIchiro Hoshino
Websitejoc.or.jp/english/ Edit this at Wikidata

The Japanese Olympic Committee has helped organise every bid for an Olympic Games by a Japanese city to date. Japan has held the Olympic Games four times: the Summer Olympics twice (1964 Summer Olympic Games and the 2020 Summer Olympics, both in Tokyo) and the Winter Olympics twice (the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo and the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano).

New badge for Team Japan, to be used at Beijing 2022 and in future Games.

Presidents

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No. Years Name
1 1911–1921 Kanō Jigorō
2 1921–1933 Seiichi Kishi
3 1936–1937 Matahiko Oshima
4 1937–1942 Hirishi Shimomura
5 1945–1946 Ryōzō Hiramuma
6 1947–1958 Ryotaro Azuma
7 1959–1962 Jyuichi Tsushima
8 1962–1969 Prince Tsuneyoshi Takeda
9 1969–1973 Hanji Aoki
10 1973–1977 Masaji Tabata
11 1977–1989 Katsuzi Shibata
12 1989–1990 Yoshiaki Tsutsumi
13 1990–1999 Hironoshin Furuhashi
14 1999–2001 Yushirō Yagi
15 2001–2019 Tsunekazu Takeda
16 2019– Yasuhiro Yamashita

Executive committee

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The committee of the JOC is represented by:[1]

Notable former members

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Member federations

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Japan National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 34 Olympic Summer and 6 Winter Sport Federations in Japan.[3]

National Federation Summer or Winter Headquarters
All Japan Archery Federation Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Association of Athletics Federations Summer Tokyo
Nippon Badminton Association Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Baseball Federation of Japan Summer Chūō, Tokyo
Japan Basketball Association Summer Bunkyō, Tokyo
Japan Biathlon Federation Winter Sapporo
Japan Bobsleigh and Luge Federation Winter Nagano, Nagano
Japan Amateur Boxing Federation Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Canoe Federation Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Clay Target Shooting Association Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Curling Association Winter Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Cycling Federation Summer Shinagawa, Tokyo
Japan Equestrian Federation Summer Chūō, Tokyo
Japan Fencing Federation Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Football Association Summer Bunkyō, Tokyo
Japan Golf Association Summer Chūō, Tokyo
Japan Gymnastics Association Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Handball Association Summer Shinjuku, Tokyo
Japan Hockey Association Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Ice Hockey Federation Winter Shibuya, Tokyo
All Japan Judo Federation Summer Bunkyō, Tokyo
Japan Karate Federation Summer Koto-ku, Tokyo
Modern Pentathlon Association of Japan Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
National Rifle Association of Japan Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Roller Sports Federation Summer Tokyo
Japan Rowing Association Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Sailing Federation Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Skating Federation Winter Shibuya, Tokyo
Ski Association of Japan Winter Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Softball Association Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Nippon Surfing Association Summer Bunkyō, Tokyo
Japan Swimming Federation Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Table Tennis Association Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
All Japan Taekwondo Association Summer Minato, Tokyo
Japan Tennis Association Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Triathlon Union Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Volleyball Association Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Weightlifting Association Summer Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan Wrestling Federation Summer Shibuya, Tokyo

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Executive committee on official site (English)
  2. ^ "Mr. Kawabuchi died, 88 years old Tomakomai comes from the international hall of fame with ice hockey". 47news (in Japanese). 2014-01-20. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  3. ^ Member federations on official site (English)
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