Gambia National Olympic Committee

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Gambia National Olympic Committee
(GNOC)
Seat Bakau
founding 1972

president Lang Tombong Tamba
Website www.Verband.de

The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) ( Gambian National Olympic Committee ) is the National Olympic Committee of Gambia . It represents and organizes the Olympic movement of the West African state. The GNOC was founded in 1972 as the " Gambia Olympic Association " and was accepted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1976 .

President is Abdoulie Dandeh-Njie . From 1976 to 1988 Omar Sey , the former Foreign Minister of the Gambia, was the President of the GNOC. He helped Gambia to take part in the 1984 Summer Olympics for the first time. Since then, Gambia has regularly participated in the Olympic Games .

The GNOC sent two athletes to the 2004 Olympic Games.

Country code

The official Olympic country code for Gambia is: GAM

President

Term of office Official
1972-1976 Mahtarr A. Sarr
1976-1988 Omar Sey (1941-2018)
1988-2009 Abdoulie Dandeh-Njie
2009 Lang Tombong Tamba (* ≈1965)
2011 Momodou Dibba († 2017)
since 2016 Alh. Dodou J. Joof (* 1941)

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ President of Gambia Draft Federation voted new head of Olympic committee. In: insidethegames.biz. February 13, 2011, accessed July 13, 2020 .