Argentine Olympic Committee

Argentine Olympic Committee
Argentine Olympic Committee logo
Argentine Olympic Committee logo
Country/Region  Argentina
Code ARG
Created 1923 (1923)
Recognized 1923
Continental
Association		 PASO
Headquarters Buenos Aires, Argentina
President Gerardo Werthein
Secretary General Mario Moccia
Website coarg.org.ar

The Argentine Olympic Committee or COA (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Argentino - COA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Argentine athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Pan American Games and the South American Games.

It is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[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

PresidentTerm
Pablo Cagnasso 1973-1977
Antonio Rodríguez 1977-2005
Julio Ernesto Cassanello 2005-2008
Alicia Masoni de Morea 2008-2009
Gerardo Werthein 2009-present[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Contacto". www.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ Majumdar, Boria; Collins, Sandra (2013). Olympism: The Global Vision: From Nationalism to Internationalism. Routledge. p. 12. ISBN 9781317996811.
  3. ↑ "Buenos Aires drops out of running for 2023 PanAm Games". Reuters. 22 April 2017.
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