German Olympic Committee

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The German Olympic Committee ( DOA ) was Germany's National Olympic Committee before World War II .

history

Since 1917, German sport was organized in the German Reich Committee for Physical Exercise (DRA). Due to the First World War , Germany was excluded from the 1920 and 1924 Summer Games and the 1924 Winter Games .

In order to force the reintegration of Germany into the Olympic family, the DOA split off from the DRA in 1925.

Despite the National Socialist incorporation and dissolution of various sports associations by the National Socialists, the DOA existed until 1946. However, from 1934 it was led by the respective Reich Sports Leader , who was also subordinate to the German Reich Association for Physical Exercise (DRL).

In 1946 the DOA was dissolved.

In June 1947, under the leadership of Adolf Friedrich zu Mecklenburg, a new provisional German Olympic Committee was founded, but it was denied international recognition because it did not represent a recognized state (the Federal Republic had not yet been founded).

After the constitution of the Federal Republic was completed in May 1949 , the prerequisites for the establishment of a NOK were given. On September 24, 1949, the National Olympic Committee for Germany was founded in Bonn , the successor organization to the DOA in what was then the Federal Republic. In 1951 the National Olympic Committee for East Germany was founded in the GDR (renamed the National Olympic Committee of the GDR in 1965).