The Croatian Olympic Committee is the non-profit organization

Non-profit organization

Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...

 representing Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

n athletes in the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

. The COC organizes Croatia's representatives at the Summer

Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...

 and Winter

Winter Olympic Games

The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...

 Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

. It also organizes the Croatian contingent at smaller events such as the Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games

The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years, mainly for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe, Africa and Asia meet. The idea was proposed at the 1948 Summer Olympics by Muhammed Taher Pasha, chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, and they were first...

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In 2006, the COC organized the first Croatian World Games

Croatian World Games

The Croatian World Games are an Olympics-style competition pitting autochthonous Croat communities in Croatia and neighbouring nations against each other and Croatian diaspora communities. The first Games were held in 2006 in Zadar with the intent to stage them again in 2009. The event is organized...

 in Zadar

Zadar

Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...

. These games gather various groups of diaspora

Diaspora

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 Croats against contingents from Croatia

Croatia

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 and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Presidents

• Antun Vrdoljak
  Antun Vrdoljak
  Antun Vrdoljak is a Croatian screenwriter, film director and former actor and political appointee.-Life:Antun Vrdoljak was born in Imotski, Kingdom of Yugoslavia . He studied acting at the Academy of Drama Arts at the University of Zagreb. His acting debut was in 1957 film Nije bilo uzalud...
  
   (1991–2000)
• Zdravko Hebel (2000–2002)
• Zlatko Mateša
  Zlatko Mateša
  Zlatko Mateša was the Prime Minister of Croatia from late 1995 until 31 January 2000. He is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union....
  
   (2002–present)

Croatians in the International Olympic Committee

• Franjo Bučar
  Franjo Bucar
  Franjo Bučar was a Croatian writer and sports popularizer of Slovenian origin. He is considered to be the father of Croatian sport and olympism....
  
   (1920–1946)
• Boris Bakrač (1960–1987)
• Antun Vrdoljak
  Antun Vrdoljak
  Antun Vrdoljak is a Croatian screenwriter, film director and former actor and political appointee.-Life:Antun Vrdoljak was born in Imotski, Kingdom of Yugoslavia . He studied acting at the Academy of Drama Arts at the University of Zagreb. His acting debut was in 1957 film Nije bilo uzalud...
  
   (1995–present)

Member associations

• Croatian Athletics Federation
  Croatian Athletics Federation
  The Croatian Athletics Federation is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Croatia.It was founded in 1992 after Croatia had announced independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
  
  
• Croatian Badminton Association
• Croatian Baseball Association
• Croatian Biathlon Federation
• Croatian Cycling Federation
  Croatian Cycling Federation
  The Croatian Cycling Federation or HBS is the national governing body of cycle racing in Croatia.The HBS is a member of the UCI and the UEC....
  
  
• Croatian Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
• Croatian Boxing Federation
  Croatian Boxing Federation
  The Croatian Boxing Federation is the governing body of amateur boxing in Croatia. It was established in 1921.It is a member organization of the Croatian Olympic Committee....
  
  
• Croatian Curling Federation
• Croatian Weightlifting Federation
• Croatian Gymnastics Federation
• Croatian Hockey Federation
• Croatian Wrestling Association
• Croatian Sailing Federation
• Croatian Judo Federation
• Croatian Canoe Federation
  Croatian Canoe Federation
  The Croatian Canoe Federation is the governing body of rowing in Croatia. It organizes the Croatian representation at international competitions and the Croatian National Championships....
  
  
• Croatian Skating Federation
• Croatian Equestrian Federation
• Croatian Basketball Federation
  Croatian Basketball Federation
  The Croatian Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Croatia.It was founded in 19 December 1948 as a member of the larger Yugoslav Basketball Federation . In 19 January 1992 the HKS joined the International Basketball Federation on its own...
  
  
• Croatian Fencing Federation
• Croatian Football Federation
  Croatian Football Federation
  The Croatian Football Federation is the governing body of association football in Croatia. It was originally formed in 1912 and is based in the capital city of Zagreb. The organisation is a member of both FIFA and UEFA, and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in Croatia...
  
  
• Croatian Volleyball Federation
  Croatian Volleyball Federation
  The Croatian Volleyball Federation is the governing body of volleyball in Croatia. It is based in Zagreb.It organizes the following volleyball leagues:* 1A Men's Volleyball League...
  
  
• Croatian Swimming Federation
• Croatian Handball Federation
  Croatian Handball Federation
  The Croatian Handball Federation is the governing body of team handball in Croatia. It is based in Zagreb.It organizes the handball leagues:* Croatian First League of Handball* Croatian Second League of Handball...
  
  
• Croatian Long Distance Swimming Federation
• Croatian Ice Hockey Federation
  Croatian Ice Hockey Federation
  Croatian Ice Hockey Federation is the governing body of ice hockey in Croatia.Croatian Ice Hockey Federation was established on November 9, 1935 in Zagreb. It has been a member of IIHF since May 7, 1992. It is based in Zagreb, Trg Krešimira Ćosića 11....
  
  
• Croatian Synchronized Swimming Federation
• Croatian Diving Federation
• Croatian Ski Association
• Croatian Softball Association
• Croatian Table Tennis Association
• Croatian Archery Federation
• Croatian Shooting Federation
• Croatian Taekwondo Federation
• Croatian Tennis Association
  Croatian Tennis Association
  The Croatian Tennis Association is the governing body of tennis in Croatia. It organizes Croatia's teams in the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup. It also organizes and helps coordinate local tournaments and produces a national ranking list of players....
  
  
• Croatian Triathlon Federation
• Croatian Water Polo Federation
  Croatian Water Polo Federation
  The Croatian Water Polo Federation is the governing body of water polo in Croatia. It is based in Zagreb.It organizes the water polo leagues:* Croatian First League of Water Polo* Croatian First League B of Water Polo...
  
  
• Croatian Rowing Federation
  Croatian Rowing Federation
  The Croatian Rowing Federation is the governing body of rowing in Croatia. It organizes the Croatian representation at international competitions and the Croatian national championships.The federation was formed on November 4, 1939 in Zagreb...
  
  
• Croatian Federation for Modern Pentatlon