Montenegrin Olympic Committee


The Montenegrin Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Montenegro. It is the umbrela sports organization in Montenegro, responsible for promoting the Olympic ideals and for ensuring that Montenegro is represented with athletes at the Olympic Games and other multi-sport events. The committee's president,, is Dušan Simonović.
Members of the committee are 16 Olympic sports federations, which elect the Executive Committee composed of the president and sixteen members.
The MOC organized the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe in Budva.

History

Following the May 2006 independence referendum, which saw Montenegro become a sovereign country, Montenegro's Olympic Committee was recognized as the 204th national member of the International Olympic Committee on 7 July 2007 at the 119th IOC session in Guatemala City, with the new assigned IOC code "MNE".
Montenegro's first appearance in the Olympics as an independent state came little more than a year later, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where it was represented by a team of 19 athletes, including 13 members of the national water polo team.

Executive committee

  • President: Dušan Sinomović
  • Vice presidents: Đuro Marić, Bojana Popović
  • Members: dr Dimitrija Rašović, Jovica Rečević, Jelena Dubljević, Nikola Kažić, Predrag Vukčević, Zorica Kostić Vučićević, Momir Đurđevac, Gojko Banjević, Dragan Kopitović, Rajko Kosić, Danijela Franeta, Vanja Mugoša, Nikola Perišić, Radmila Petrović

Member federations

The Montenegrin 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 15 Olympic Summer and one Winter Sport Federations in Montenegro.
National FederationSummer or WinterHeadquarters
Athletic Federation of MontenegroSummerPodgorica
Basketball Federation of MontenegroSummerPodgorica
Montenegro Boxing AssociationSummerPodgorica
Football Association of MontenegroSummerPodgorica
Gymnastics Federation of MontenegroSummerBudva
Handball Federation of MontenegroSummerPodgorica
Montenegro Judo FederationSummerPodgorica
Montenegro Rugby FederationSummerPodgorica
Montenegro Sailing FederationSummerHerceg Novi
Shooting Federation of MontenegroSummerPodgorica
Montenegro Ski AssociationWinterNikšić
Table Tennis Association of MontenegroSummerPodgorica
Taekwondo Association of MontenegroSummerPodgorica
Montenegro Tennis AssociationSummerPodgorica
Volleyball Federation of MontenegroSummerPodgorica
Water Polo and Swimming Federation of MontenegroSummerKotor

Awards

Since 1999, at the end of each calendar year proclaimed the most successful athletes. Initially declared Young Male Athlete, Young Female Athlete, Men's Team and Woman's Team, awards for the Sportsperson of the Year were introduced in 2011.