Country/Region | Sweden |
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Code | SWE |
Created | 27 April 1913 |
Recognized | 1913 |
Continental Association | EOC |
Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
President | Hans von Uthmann |
Secretary General | Åsa Edlund Jönsson[1] |
Website | www.sok.se |
The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC; (Swedish: Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté, SOK) is the Swedish National Olympic Committee (NOC). The Swedish Olympic Committee organize the Swedish participation in the Olympics, choose the participants and run a support program for swedish elite athletes called "Topp och Talang".
Members of the committee are 38 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and eight members. The Athletes Committee has one representative and swedish IOC members also have an automatic chair.