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The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is the national Olympic committee in Australia for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Australian competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every two years and alternating between Summer and Winter Games. ...
A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ...
The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organise this sports event every four years. ...
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The Australian Olympic Committee is comprised of 40 member organisations consisting of national governing bodies of each sport included on the Olympic program for the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games. Each state and territory in Australia has a State Olympic Council to promote Olympic values, and fundraise for the Australian Olympic teams. The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ...
A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ...
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, John Howard, as Patron. John Coates with AOC executive members Kevan Gosper and Phil Coles are also IOC members. Michael Jeffery His Excellency Major-General (Rtd) Philip Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC (born 12 December 1937), 24th Governor-General of Australia, was born in Wiluna, Western Australia and was educated at state schools in Perth. ...
John Howard The Honourable John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939), is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, coming to office on 11 March 1996 and winning re-election in 1998, 2001 and 2004. ...
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 perpective.
See Also Categories: Stub | Nations at the Summer Olympics | Australian sport ...
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