Olympic Organizations
European Olympic Committee
http://www.eurolympic.org
International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games Organising Committee
http://www.saltlake2002.com
Athens 2004 Olympic Games Organising Committee
http://www.athens.olympic.org
Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games Organsing Committee
http://www.torino2006.it
International Paralympic Committee
http://www.paralympics.org
Olympic Museum
http://www.museum.olympic.org
Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
http://www.asoif.com
The Fair Play Committee
On 25 March 1993, LNOC approved the list of members of the Fair Play
Commission. Prof. Stanislovas Stonkus was elected to the post of its
chairman.
THE LEADERS OF FAIR PLAY MOVEMENT.
1993-1995: Stanislovas Stonkus, the Chairman of the Fair Play Commission of Lithuania;
1995-1999: Stanislovas Stonkus, the President of Lithuanian Fair Play
Committee; Algis Daumantas, the Secretary General of the Committee;
1999-2002: prof. Kęstas Miškinis, the President of Lithuanian Fair Play
Committee; Algis Daumantas, the Secretary General of the Committee;
Since 2002: Dr. Arvydas Juozaitis, the President of Lithuanian Fair
Play Committee; Algis Daumantas, the Secretary General of the Committee.
THE LAUREATES OF THE INTERNATIONAL "FAIR PLAY" COMMITTEE
Algirdas Šocikas. On 9 January 1995 in Stuttgart (Germany), CIPF
honorary diploma was presented for the first time to the representative
of Lithuania - Algirdas Šocikas, the heavy weight-class boxer from
Kaunas, the European champion (1953 in Warsaw and 1955 in Berlin) and
the USSR champion for 6 times (1950-1956).
Algirdas Šocikas competed in the rings for 11 years. In 128 fights he
won 118 victories, including 70 knockouts. No one competitor spoke
adversely of him. This noble-minded person merited a title of a ring
gentleman.
Birutė Kalėdienė. One of the most eminent track-and-field athletes of
all times, the world ex-record holder in javelin throwing, the winner
of the bronze medal at XVII Olympic Games in Roma.
Vladas Vitkauskas. The first person in the world who hoisted the flag
of his state on the peaks of the highest mountains of all continents of
the planet. In 1993, after the successful climbing to Everest
(Chomo-lungma) and return to the base camp, he climbed the peak again
in order to lower the body of the perished woman alpinist from Nepal,
although he was emaciated by the first climbing and had frostbitten the
toes of the both feet.
Artūras Poviliūnas. On 24 March 2002, at Frankfurt am Main Opera
Theatre, Janas Kamutis the President of the International "Fair Play"
Committee handed the bronze Willi Daume bas-relief to Artūras
Poviliūnas.
Artūras Poviliūnas is the President of Lithuanian National Olympic
Committee since 1988 and a member of the Executive Committee of the
World Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) since 2002. In
2001, A.Poviliūnas was awarded with a title of Honorary Doctor of
Lithuanian Physical Education Academy.
Povilas Karoblis. Professor of Vilnius Pedagogical University, Dr Hab,
a member of LNOC, the President of Lithuanian Olympic Academy. The
laureate of CIFP (2002).
Jūratė Gutnikienė. A former parachute jumper. During a jump, she saved
a life of other parachutist at the risk of her own life. In 2003, she
was awarded with a diploma.
Lithuanian Olympic Academy
After the restoration of Lithuanian National Olympic Committee, the
Olympic Academy had been established in order to preserve and propagate
Olympic ideas and the cultural heritage of Olympic Movement, to strive
for spiritual and physical perfection, to unite scientists for these
purposes, to cooperate with International Olympic Academy as well as
scientific, training and sports institutions and organizations of
foreign states.
Professors Stanislovas Stonkus and Juozas Šliažas were the initiators
of establishment of Lithuanian Olympic Academy (LOA). Ass. Prof.
Valerijus Jasiūnas was elected the first President of Lithuanian
Olympic Academy, Ass. Prof. Algirdas Raslanas - the Vice-President and
Prof. Dr Hab Povilas Karoblis - the Dean. On 9 July 1990, Lithuanian
Olympic Academy became the newest Olympic organization in the state.
The first cadency of LOA activity was specified by historians directed
by Dr Hab Henrikas Šadžius. The conferences "Problems of Physical
Education and Sports in Lithuania" (1991) and "The Historical
Experience - the the Present and Future of Independent Lithuania"
(1993) were arranged. The scientific reports presented in both
conferences were published and issued as separate publications.
On 13 May 1994, LOA report and election congress in Kaunas elected
P.Karoblis to a post of the President of LOA. On 1 December 2002,
P.Karoblis was elected for the new 4-year term of office. At present,
LOA is one of top-quality sports science institutions.
LOA sessions and conferences become already a very important support
for sports science, historical research and generalizations. LOA offers
a scientific assistance to sportsmen-Olympians, supports the Lithuanian
Museum of Sports in its studies of history of Olympism. In cooperation
with Lithuanian Sports Scientific Council, Lithuanian Physical
Education Academy and Vilnius Pedagogical University, it publishes a
journal "Sporto mokslas" /"Sports Science"/ within several years
already.
LOA actively co-operates with International Olympic Academy:
representatives of Lithuania annually participate in its sessions and
conferences. Lithuanians also participate in seminars of journalists
(Athens-Olympia) as well as sessions for educations of higher
institutes of physical education and for young participants. The
sculpture "A Basketball Player" was solemnly unveiled in Olympia
(Greece). Stanislovas Kuzma, the author of the sculpture presented this
gift of LNOC to International Olympic Academy on the occasion of
100-year anniversary of restoration of Olympic Games. In such a way,
the cooperation with Nikos Filaaretos, the President of International
Olympic Academy started.
