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Canadian Olympic Committee

Index Canadian Olympic Committee

The Canadian Olympic Committee - COC (Comité olympique canadien - COC) is the private, non-profit organization that represents Canada at the International Olympic Committee (IOC). [1]

38 relations: Barbados Olympic Association, Canada, Canada at the Olympics, Canadian Paralympic Committee, Commonwealth Games Canada, Dick Pound, Egale Canada, History of Canadian sports, Homophobia, International Olympic Committee, James Worrall, John Hanbury-Williams, Kenneth Farmer, LGBT, List of Canadian sports personalities, Marcel Aubut, National Olympic Committee, Nonprofit organization, Olympic Games, Ontario, Pan American Games, Pan American Sports Organization, Private sector, Roger Jackson, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Tricia Smith, William J. Warren, Winter Olympic Games, You Can Play, Youth Olympic Games, 1900 Summer Olympics, 1904 Summer Olympics, 1908 Summer Olympics, 1912 Summer Olympics, 1924 Winter Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics, 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Barbados Olympic Association

Barbados Olympic Association, founded in 1962, is the National Olympic Committee for Barbados.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canada at the Olympics

Canada has sent athletes to every Winter Olympic Games and almost every Summer Olympic Games since its debut at the 1900 games with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics, which it boycotted.

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Canadian Paralympic Committee

The Canadian Paralympic Committee - CPC (French: Comité paralympique canadien - CPC) is the private, non-profit organization representing Canadian Paralympic athletes in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Parapan American Games.

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Commonwealth Games Canada

Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) (Jeux du Commonwealth Canada) (JCU) is the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada responsible for Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth movement in Canada.

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Dick Pound

Richard William Duncan "Dick" Pound, (born March 22, 1942) is a Canadian swimming champion, lawyer and prominent spokesman for ethics in sport.

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Egale Canada

Egale Canada (formerly Equality for Gays And Lesbians Everywhere) is an advocacy organization founded in 1986 to advance equality for Canadian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and their families, across Canada.

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History of Canadian sports

The history of Canadian sports falls into five stages of development: early recreational activities before 1840; the start of organized competition, 1840-1880; the emergence of national organizations, 1882-1914; the rapid growth of both amateur and professional sports, 1914 to 1960; and developments of the last half-century.

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Homophobia

Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).

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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité International Olympique, CIO) is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is the authority responsible for the modern Olympic Games.

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James Worrall

James "Jim" Worrall, (June 23, 1914 – October 9, 2011) was a Canadian lawyer, Olympic track and field athlete, and sports administrator.

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John Hanbury-Williams

Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War and later Brigadier-General in charge of Administration (Scotland).

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Kenneth Farmer

Kenneth Pentin "Le Clou" Farmer, (July 26, 1912 – January 12, 2005) was a Canadian Chartered Accountant, a Winter Olympics silver medal winner in ice hockey, and a president of the Canadian Olympic Association (now known as the Canadian Olympic Committee).

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LGBT

LGBT, or GLBT, is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.

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List of Canadian sports personalities

The following is a list of Canadian sports personalities.

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Marcel Aubut

Marcel Aubut, (born January 5, 1948) is a Canadian lawyer, former president of the Canadian Olympic Committee and former president and Chief Executive Officer of the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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National Olympic Committee

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement.

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Nonprofit organization

A non-profit organization (NPO), also known as a non-business entity or non-profit institution, is dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared point of view.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Ontario

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada.

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Pan American Games

The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a major sporting event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions.

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Pan American Sports Organization

The Pan American Sports Organization (Panam Sports; Organización Deportiva Panamericana) is an international organization which represents the current 41 National Olympic Committees of North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean.

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Private sector

The private sector is the part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not controlled by the State.

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Roger Jackson

Roger Charles Jackson, (born January 14, 1942) is a Canadian academic and Olympic gold medalist rower.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.

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Toronto

Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016.

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Tricia Smith

Patricia Catherine M. Smith, (born April 14, 1957) is a Canadian rower.

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William J. Warren

William J. "Bill" Warren, (born 1939) is a Canadian lawyer who was the chancellor of the University of Calgary in Alberta from 2002 until 2006.

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Winter Olympic Games

The Winter Olympic Games (Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international sporting event held once every four years for sports practised on snow and ice.

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You Can Play

You Can Play is a social activism campaign dedicated to the eradication of homophobia in sports, centered on the slogan, "If you can play, you can play." The campaign was launched on March 4, 2012, by its three co-founders: Patrick Burke (a scout for the Philadelphia Flyers and son of former Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke), Brian Kitts, and Glenn Witman (both of GForce Sports).

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Youth Olympic Games

The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event organized by the International Olympic Committee.

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1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics (Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, in 1900.

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1904 Summer Olympics

The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from August 29 until September 3, 1904, as part of an extended sports program lasting from July 1 to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis.

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1908 Summer Olympics

The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, United Kingdom from 27 April to 31 October 1908.

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1912 Summer Olympics

The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 22 July 1912.

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1924 Winter Olympics

The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (Les Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.

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1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (r), was an international multi-sport event held in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russia.

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2010 Summer Youth Olympics

The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics (2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010) were the first edition of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), an international multi-sport and cultural event for youths based on the tradition of the Olympic Games.

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Canada Olympic House, Canadian Olympic Association, Comité olympique canadien.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Olympic_Committee

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