Guatemalan Olympic Committee

The Guatemalan Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Guatemalteco, abbreviated as COG) is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Guatemala and a part of the International Olympic Committee and PASO. It was formed in 1947 and recognized by the IOC that same year. As of 2022, COG is officially suspended by IOC.

Guatemalan Olympic Committee
Guatemalan Olympic Committee logo
Country/Region Guatemala
CodeGUA
Created1947
Recognized1947
Continental
Association		PASO
HeadquartersGuatemala City, Guatemala
PresidentGerardo Rene Aguirre Oestmann
Secretary GeneralJuan Carlos Sagastume Bendaña
Websitewww.cog.org.gt

Suspension

On 15 October 2022 International Olympic Committee officially suspended National Olympic Committee of Guatemala. As a result of suspension, any athletes of Guatemala can no longer represent the country and compete under the country's flag/name at the Olympic Games and other international multi-sports events as well as Guatemalan NOC lost all the funding from IOC.[1]

Presidents
PresidentTerm
Roberto Barrios Peña 1947-1948
Edmundo R. Nanne 1948-1950
Humberto González Juárez 1951-1952
Alfonso Martínez Estévez 1952-1953
Miguel Massis 1953-1954
Augusto Putzeys Rojas 1954-1955
Manuel Ruano Mejía 1956
Julio Illescas Rojas 1956-1957
Roberto Ortiz y Ortiz 1958-1959
Julio Flores Toledo 1959-1960
Justo Ramiro García 1960-1961
Donaldo Álvarez Ruíz 1962-1963
Tomas Villamar Contreras 1967-1968
Enrique García de León 1969-1970
Luis Canella Gutiérrez 1970-1973
Alejandro Giammattei Cáceres 1973-1981
Kenneth J. Downing 1981-1982
Willi Kaltschmitt Lujan 1983-1993
Fernando Beltranena Valladares 1993-2009
Sergio Camargo Muralles 2009-2013
Gerardo Rene Aguirre Oestmann 2014–present

Executive committee

The committee of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee is represented by:[2]

  • President: Gerardo Rene Aguirre Oestmann
  • Vice Presidents: Juan Carlos Sagastume
  • IOC Member: Willi Kaltschmitt Luján
  • Members: Lorena Toriello, Claudia Rivera, Rafael Cuestas

See also

References
  1. IOC Executive Board suspends NOC of Guatemala
  2. Executive committee
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