Hungarian Olympic Committee
Appearance
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Code | HUN |
Created | 19 December 1895 |
Recognized | 1895 |
Continental Association | EOC |
Headquarters | Budapest, Hungary |
President | Krisztián Kulcsár |
Secretary General | Lazlo Fabian |
Website | www.olimpia.hu |
The Hungarian Olympic Committee (Hungarian: Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság, MOB) is the National Olympic Committee representing Hungary.
History
The Hungarian Olympic Committee was founded in 19 December 1895, as sixth in the world, following the French, Greek, American, German and Austrian Olympic Committees.
List of presidents
President | Term |
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Albert Berzeviczy | 1895-1904 |
Count Imre Széchényi | 1904-1905 |
Count Géza Andrássy | 1905-1907 |
Count Géza Andrássy and Gyula Muzsa | 1907-1927 |
Gyula Muzsa | 1927-1940 |
Gyula Prém | 1941-1944 |
Alajos Jámbor and Sándor Barcs | 1947-1948 |
Gusztáv Sebes and Zsigmond Ábrai | 1948-1951 |
Gyula Hegyi | 1951-1958 |
Gyula Hegyi, Sándor Gáspár and Zoltán Komócsin | 1958-1962 |
Gyula Hegyi | 1962-1964 |
Gyula Egri | 1964-1969 |
Sándor Beckl | 1969-1978 |
István Buda | 1978-1986 |
Gábor Deák | 1986-1989 |
Pál Schmitt | 1989-2010 |
Zsolt Borkai | 2010-2017 |
Krisztián Kulcsár | 2017-present |
Member federations
The Hungarian 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 33 Olympic Summer and five Winter Sport Federations in Hungary.