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Everything about List Of Ioc Country Codes totally explainedThe International Olympic Committee ( IOC) uses three letter acronym country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic Games. Each code usually identifies a National Olympic Committee, but there are several codes that have been used for other instances in past Games, such as teams composed of athletes from multiple nations, or groups of athletes not formally representing any nation.
Several of the IOC codes are different from the standard ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes. Other sporting organizations, such as FIFA or the Commonwealth Games Federation, use similar country codes to refer to their respective teams.
History
The 1956 Winter Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics were the first Games to feature Initials of Nations to refer to each NOC in the published official reports.
However, the codes used at the next few Games were often based on the host nation's language
(for example GIA for Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics, from Giappone in Italian) or based on the French name for the nation
(for example EUA for the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics, from États-Unis d'Amérique).
By the 1972 Winter Olympics, most codes were standardized on the current usage, but several have changed in recent years. Additionally, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, breakup of Yugoslavia, dissolution of Czechoslovakia, German reunification, and several instances of geographical renaming have all resulted in code changes.
Current NOCs
There are 205 current NOCs within the Olympic Movement. The following tables show the currently used code for each NOC and different codes used in past Games (if any), per the official reports from those Games. Some of the past code usage is further explained in the following sections. Codes used specifically for a Summer Games only or a Winter Games only, within the same year, are indicated by "S" and "W" respectively.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
Y
Z
Historic NOCs and teams
Codes still in use
Twelve historical NOCs or teams have codes that are still used in the IOC results database to refer to past medal winners from these teams.
| Code |
Nation/Team |
Other codes used |
| ANZ |
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| BOH |
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| BWI |
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ANT (1960, 1968), WID (1964) |
| EUA |
United Team of Germany |
GER (1956–1964) |
| EUN |
Unified Team |
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| FRG |
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ALL (1968W), ALE (1968S), GER (1972–1976) |
| GDR |
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ADE (1968) |
| SCG |
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| TCH |
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CSL (1956W), CZE (1960W), CSV (1960S), CZS (1964S), CHE (1968S) |
| URS |
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SOV (1968W) |
| YUG |
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JUG (1956–1960, 1968W), YUS (1964S) |
| ZZX |
Mixed teams |
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Obsolete codes
| Code |
Nation (NOC) |
Years |
Notes |
| BIR |
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1948–1988 |
Now |
| CEY |
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1948–1972 |
Now |
| DAH |
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1964–1976 |
Now |
| HBR |
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1968–1972 |
Now |
| KHM |
Khmer Republic |
1972–1976 |
Now |
| MAL |
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1956–1960 |
Competed independently prior to the formation of Malaysia in 1963.
Now |
| — |
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1956 |
| NRH |
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1964 |
Now |
| ROC |
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1932–1976 |
Now |
| RHO |
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1960–1972 |
Now |
| UAR |
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1960–1968 |
Now |
| VOL |
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1972–1984 |
Now |
| YAR |
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1984–1988 |
Competed independently prior to Yemenite unification in 1990.
Now |
| YMD |
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1988 |
| YUG |
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1996–2002 |
As 2004–2006 |
| ZAI |
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1972–1996 |
Now |
| — |
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1948–1964 |
Now |
| — |
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1952 |
Now |
| — |
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1952 |
Competed independently prior to rejoining West Germany in 1957. |
Two other significant code changes have occurred, both because of a change in the nation's designation as used by the IOC:
- HOL was changed to NED for the Netherlands for the 1992 Games, reflecting the change in designation from Holland.
- IRN was changed to IRI for Iran for the 1992 Games, reflecting the change in designation to Islamic Republic of Iran.
Special codes
ANZ is now used in the IOC's medal database
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