Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano

Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano
Founded	June 10, 1914
Place of foundation	Rome
president	Giovanni Malagò
societies	95,000
Members	11 million
Association headquarters	Piazza Lauro de Bosis 15 00135 Rome
Homepage	www.coni.it

The Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano ( CONI ; German National Olympic Committee of Italy ) is the umbrella organization of Italian sports associations .

history

Seat of the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano in Rome

The organization was founded on June 10, 1914 as part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) . Around 95,000 sports clubs and 11 million members belong to the association. Not all Italian sports clubs belong to the CONI. The UISP, founded as a workers' sports organization in 1946, is part of the Confédération Sportive Internationale du Travail .

The following are recognized by the CONI in Italy:

• 45 sports associations
• 19 related disciplines
• 14 institutions to promote national sport

The associated service company Coni Servizi SpA , which is responsible for the economic side, is wholly owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance .

List of presidents

Carlo Compans de Brichanteau (1914-1920) Carlo Montù (1920–1921, acting) Francesco Mauro (1921-1923) Aldo Finzi (1923-1925) Lando Ferretti (1925-1928) Augusto Turati (1928-1930) Iti Bacci (1930–1931, acting) Leandro Arpinati (1931-1933) Achille Starace (1933-1939) Rino Parenti (1939-1940) Raffaele Manganiello (1940–1943)

Alberto Bonacossa (1943, acting) Ettore Rossi (1943-1944) Puccio Pucci (1944) Giulio Onesti (1944–1978, acting until 1946, then President) Franco Carraro (1978–1987) Arrigo Gattai (1987-1993) Mario Pescante (1993-1998) Bruno Grandi (1998-1999) Gianni Petrucci (1999-2013) Giovanni Malagò (since 2013)

Sporting awards given by CONI

• Stella al merito sportivo : Star for sporting merit (in gold, silver, bronze)
• Collare d'Oro al Merito Sportivo : Golden collar for sporting merit
• Medaglia al Valore Atletico : medal for athletic value (in gold, silver, bronze)
• Palma al Merito Tecnico : palm for technical merit

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  Stella al merito sportivo gold

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  Stella al merito sportivo silver

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  Stella al merito sportivo bronze

Web links

Commons : Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of CONI (Italian, English)
• Italy on olympic.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano. Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano, accessed September 18, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano : Organigramma gennaio (PDF; 143 kB).