| Australian Olympic Committee | |
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| National Olympic Committee | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Code | AUS |
| Created | 1895 |
| Recognized | 1895 |
| Continental Association | ONOC |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
| President | John Coates AC LLB |
| Secretary General | Craig Phillips |
| Website | http://www.olympics.com.au/ |
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is the National Olympic Committee in Australia for the Olympic Games movement. National Olympic Committees (or NOCs) are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC) uses Three letter acronym country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic The Oceania National Olympic Committees ( Acronym: ONOC) is an International organisation that congregates the 17 National Olympic Committees (NOCs Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. John Dowling Coates AC is an Australian lawyer sports administrator and businessman Craig Phillips (born 16 October 1971 in Liverpool) was the winner of the first series of the British Reality television show Big Brother National Olympic Committees (or NOCs) are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games It is a non-profit organization that selects teams, and raises funds to send Australian competitors to Olympic events organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage
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Organization
The Australian Olympic Committee is composed of 40 member organizations consisting of national governing bodies of each sport included on the Olympic program for the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games. The Olympic sports comprise all the Sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years Each state and territory in Australia has a State Olympic Council to promote Olympic values and raise funds for the Australian Olympic teams.
The AOC President in 2005 is John Coates, with Patron in Chief being the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Michael Jeffery, and Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, as Patron. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Dowling Coates AC is an Australian lawyer sports administrator and businessman The term governor general or governor-general refers to a vice-regal representative of a Monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription Major General Philip Michael Jeffery AC, CVO, MC (born 12 December[[ 937]] was the 24th Governor-General of Australia The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957 is the 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia and federal leader of the Centre-left Australian Labor Coates and AOC executive members Kevan Gosper and Phil Coles are also IOC members. Richard Kevan Gosper (born 19 December, 1933) is a former Australian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres
The AOC executive consists of John Coates (President), Ron G Harvey (Vice President), Peter Montgomery (Vice President), Craig Phillips (Secretary General), Lynnne Beates, Helen M Brownlee, Ian Chesterman (Chef de Mission, 2006 Winter Olympic Team), J Douglas Donaghue, Nicholas Green, Michael V Wenden, Russell Withers, Tom King (Chair, Athlete's Commission) and Jacqui Cooper (Deputy Chair, Athlete's Commission). Peter Lawrence Montgomery is an American Mathematician who has published widely in the more mathematical end of the field of Cryptography. Nicholas Green ( September 9, 1987 &ndash October 1, 1994) was an American boy Tom King or Thomas King may refer to Tom King (highwayman (died c Jacqui Cooper ( January 6, 1973 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian freestyle skier.
An Athletes' Commission, made up of 8 elected summer Olympic athletes and 2 winter Olympic athletes, advises the AOC executive on all matters pertaining to the Olympic movement from a competitor's perspective.
Funding
The AOC raises the necessary funds for the preparation, participation and recognition of members of Australia's Olympic Teams through corporate sponsorship, licensing and traditional fundraising activities. Each State Olympic Council has the task of raising funds via traditional fundraising activities. The AOC also receives an annual distribution from the Australian Olympic Foundation.
In the period 2005-2008, the total AOC funding for Olympic programs was in excess of $42 million, or an average of $10. 5 million per calendar year. As would be expected, the majority of the funds were expended in 2008 during the year of the Beijing Olympics. [1]
In comparison, the governments of Australia spent substantially more on funding sport and recreation in Australia. For the operations of Australia's federal government, see Government of Australia Queen of Australia Governor-General of In the period 2000-01, total government funding for sport and recreation activities was $2. 1 billion. [2]
The Commonwealth Government, through the Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Institute of Sport, is the major funding source for elite sport in Australia. This article describes the federal government of Australia See Australian governments for other jurisdictions The Australian Sports Commission (ASC is the governing body responsible for distributing funds and providing strategic guidance for Sporting activity in Australia The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS leads the development of elite sport and is widely acknowledged in Australia and internationally as a world best practice model for elite athlete In the 2006-07 financial year, the Australian Sports Commission spent $151 million to achieve excellence in high performance sport. The Australian Sports Commission (ASC is the governing body responsible for distributing funds and providing strategic guidance for Sporting activity in Australia This included $56 million funding for the Australian Institute of Sport. The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS leads the development of elite sport and is widely acknowledged in Australia and internationally as a world best practice model for elite athlete [3]
See also
- Australian Olympic Foundation
- Australia at the Olympics
- Australian Youth Olympic Festival
- Australian Sports Commission
- Australian Institute of Sport
- Sport in Australia
External links
The Australian Olympic Foundation is a foundation established to help future Australian athletes develop and compete at an Olympic level Australia has sent athletes to almost all editions of the modern Olympic Games. The Australian Sports Commission (ASC is the governing body responsible for distributing funds and providing strategic guidance for Sporting activity in Australia The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS leads the development of elite sport and is widely acknowledged in Australia and internationally as a world best practice model for elite athlete Sport in Australia is popular and widespread Levels of both participation and watching are much higher than in many other countriesDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic