Bulgarian Olympic Committee
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The Bulgarian Olympic Committee (Български олимпийски комитет, abbreviated as БОК, BOC) is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Bulgaria and a part of the International Olympic Committee. It was formed on 30 March 1923 (with Bulgaria participating in the Olympic Games since the first modern Olympiad in 1896), disbanded for a short period between September 1944 and 1952, since when it has continuously represented the country in the Olympic movement.
[edit] Heads of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee
- Eftim Kitanchev (1923-1925)
- Dimitar Stanchov (1925-1929)
- Velizar Lozanov (1929-1941)
- Rashko Atanasov (1941-1944)
- Vladimir Stoychev (1959-1982)
- Ivan Slavkov (1982-2005)
- Stefka Kostadinova (2005-)