Uruguayan Olympic Committee

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Uruguayan Olympic Committee
*Spanish:* Comité Olímpico Uruguayo
National Olympic Committee
Country/Region	Uruguay
Code	URU
Created	October 27, 1923
Recognized	1923
Continental Association	PASO
Headquarters	Montevideo
President	Julio César Maglione
Website	http://www.cou.org.uy/
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Uruguay at the Olympic Games

Flag of Uruguay
IOC code	URU
NOC	Uruguayan Olympic Committee
Website	www.cou.org.uy (Spanish)

Olympic history

Summer Games

Winter Games

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The Uruguayan Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Uruguayo, COU) was founded in 1923 and was recognized by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) that same year.

It is the national governing body in charge of the Olympics. It is also a member of PASO, ACNO and ODESUR.

Its President is Julio César Maglione, since 1987, who has recently been reelected.^[1]

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Spanish Wikipedia.

↑ "Maglione reelected". El Observador. Aug 7, 2012.

External links

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Affiliated organizations	ODEBO (Bolivarian) CASCO (Central America and Caribbean) ODESUR (South America) ORDECA (Central America)

Associated Competitions	Pan American Games Parapan American Games Winter Pan American Games

Affiliated Competitions	Bolivarian Games Central American Games Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games South American Beach Games South American Youth Games

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