The Yugoslav Olympic Committee (originally Jugoslavenski olimpijski odbor, from 1927 Jugoslovenski olimpijski komitet) was the non-profit organization

Non-profit organization

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 representing Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

n athletes in the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

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. The YOC organized Yugoslavia's representatives at the Summer

Summer Olympic Games

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 and Winter

Winter Olympic Games

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 Olympic Games

Olympic Games

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. It was established in Zagreb

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, Croatia

Croatia

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 in 1919 (recognized by the IOC in 1920), before moving to Belgrade

Belgrade

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 in 1927. With the dissolution of Yugoslavia, several successor committees were formed.

Successors

direct successor

• Olympic Committee of Serbia
  Olympic Committee of Serbia
  Olympic Committee of Serbia is the National Olympic Committee representing Serbia. It organizes the country's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games as well as at smaller events such as the Mediterranean Games.-History :...
  
   (2006)

other successors

• Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  The Bosnia and Herzegovina Olympic Committee is the non-profit organization representing Bosnia and Herzegovina athletes in the International Olympic Committee. The committee organizes Bosnia's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games....
  
   (1992)
• Croatian Olympic Committee
  Croatian Olympic Committee
  The Croatian Olympic Committee is the non-profit organization representing Croatian athletes in the International Olympic Committee. The COC organizes Croatia's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. It also organizes the Croatian contingent at smaller events such as the...
  
   (1991)
• Macedonian Olympic Committee
  Macedonian Olympic Committee
  The Macedonian Olympic Committee is the national Olympic committee of the Republic of Macedonia. In international Olympic organisations it is also referred to as the Olympic Committee of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, reflecting the disputed status of its country's official name...
  
   (1992)
• Montenegrin Olympic Committee
  Montenegrin Olympic Committee
  The Montenegrin Olympic Committee is the non-profit organization representing Montenegrin athletes in the International Olympic Committee...
  
   (2006)
• Olympic Committee of Slovenia (1991)

non-member of IOC

• Olympic Committee of Kosovo (2003)