Comité Olímpico da Guiné-Bissau

Comité Olímpico da Guiné-Bissau
Founded	1992
Place of foundation	Bissau
Homepage	www.comiteolimpicobissau.com

The Comité Olímpico da Guiné-Bissau (COGB) is the National Olympic Committee of the West African Republic of Guinea-Bissau . It resides at Rua Justino Lopes number 21-A in the capital Bissau .

The COGB is u. a. Member of the association of the African NOK, the ANOCA , and the association of the Portuguese-speaking NOK, the ACOLOP .

history

The country was a Portuguese colony until it became independent in 1974. The COGB was established on April 12, 1992, and in 1995 it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Since 1996 Guinea-Bissau has taken part in all the Summer Olympics, and is aiming for its first medal there. So far, the country has not sent any athletes to the Winter Games (as of 2014).

In 2004 the COGB was one of the founding members of ACOLOP , the "Association of Portuguese-Speaking Olympic Committees". Since then, the country has participated in all Jogos da Lusofonia , the games organized by the ACOLOP for the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries . At the 2006 Games , Guinea-Bissau won its first bronze medal before winning two golds and one silver at the 2014 Games .

Members

• Federação de Atletismo da Guiné-Bissau (Athletics Federation)
• Federação de Basquetebol da Guiné-Bissau (Basketball Association)
• Federação de Boxe da Guiné-Bissau (Boxing Association)
• Federação de Canoagem da Guiné-Bissau (Canoeing Association)
• Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau (Football Association)
• Federação de Luta da Guiné-Bissau (Wrestling Association)
• Federação de Ténis da Guiné-Bissau (Tennis Association)
• Federação de Voleibol da Guiné-Bissau (Volleyball Federation)

President

• 1995–2001: José Manuel Vaz Fernandes
• 2001–2013: Augusto Bernardo Viegas
• since 2013: Sérgio Mané

Web links

• Official website of the Comité Olímpico da Guiné-Bissau (port.)
• Guinea-Bissau on the official website of the Olympic Games (English, French)
• Guinea-Bissau on the official website of ACOLOP , the Association of Portuguese-Speaking Olympic Committees

See also

• Olympic history of Guinea-Bissau

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Profile of Guinea-Bissau on the ACOLOP website, accessed on January 15, 2015.
2. ↑ Overview of the member associations  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the COGB website, accessed January 15, 2015.